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Structure vs serendipity on the job hunt as a legal professional with Sam Santos
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💪 Taking chances
Being a student with internship requirements sometimes forces you out of your comfort zone. Sam talks about how she took chances, applying for a computer science job and ended up getting it as a law student. This experience is something that still impacts her life today. Hiring managers - take some chances on the right people!
💻The complementary parts of tech & law
On the outside, it may seem that technology companies and law firms have little in common. As someone who works in both, what is Sam's perspective?
🧑⚖️ The journey of a law student
We dive into what law students go through and what Sam recommends. (There are a ton of tips that work for people in all industries):
- How diversity in your experiences is a real benefit to having a fruitful law career
- How law school has added new ways to analyzing personal problems
- What OCIs are and her experience going through it
- How OCIs can be beneficial or detrimental to people on the job search
🔧 Job Search Tools
Sam shares a ton of fun stories that relate back to everyday job search tools:
- Why research is important on the job search
- Why you never know if an interview actually went well
Credits
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Guest: Samantha Santos
Host: Marco Yim
Company: Extempra
Music by Wataboi
Artwork: Ravenfrostt
9 episodes
Manage episode 288292331 series 2859738
Follow Samantha on LinkedIn
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Episode Highlights
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💪 Taking chances
Being a student with internship requirements sometimes forces you out of your comfort zone. Sam talks about how she took chances, applying for a computer science job and ended up getting it as a law student. This experience is something that still impacts her life today. Hiring managers - take some chances on the right people!
💻The complementary parts of tech & law
On the outside, it may seem that technology companies and law firms have little in common. As someone who works in both, what is Sam's perspective?
🧑⚖️ The journey of a law student
We dive into what law students go through and what Sam recommends. (There are a ton of tips that work for people in all industries):
- How diversity in your experiences is a real benefit to having a fruitful law career
- How law school has added new ways to analyzing personal problems
- What OCIs are and her experience going through it
- How OCIs can be beneficial or detrimental to people on the job search
🔧 Job Search Tools
Sam shares a ton of fun stories that relate back to everyday job search tools:
- Why research is important on the job search
- Why you never know if an interview actually went well
Credits
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Guest: Samantha Santos
Host: Marco Yim
Company: Extempra
Music by Wataboi
Artwork: Ravenfrostt
9 episodes
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