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352 position you seek. This is THE APPLICATION. It will determine, more than
353 anything else, what consideration you receive.
354 7. Offer to go to work on probation. In the majority of instances if you are
355 determined to have the position for which you apply, it will be most effective if
356 you offer to work for a week, or a month, or for a sufficient length of time to
357 enable your prospective employer to judge your value WITHOUT PAY. This
358 may appear to be a radical suggestion, but experience has proved that it seldom
359 fails to win at least a trial. If you are SURE OF YOUR QUALIFICATIONS, a
360 trial is all you need.
361 Incidentally, such an offer indicates that you have confidence in your ability to
362 fill the position you seek. It is most convincing. If your offer is accepted, and you
363 make good, more than likely you will be paid for your "probation" period. Make
364 clear the fact that your offer is based upon:
365 a. Your confidence in your ability to fill the position.
366 b. Your confidence in your prospective employer's decision to employ you
367 after trial.
368 c. Your DETERMINATION to have the position you seek.
369 8. Knowledge of your prospective employer's business. Before applying for a
370 position, do sufficient research in connection with the business to familiarize
371 yourself thoroughly with that business, and indicate in your brief the knowledge
372 you have acquired in this field.
373 This will be impressive, as it will indicate that you have imagination, and a real
374 interest in the position you seek. Remember that it is not the lawyer who knows
375 the most law, but the one who best prepares his case, who wins. If your "case" is
376 properly prepared and presented, your victory will have been more than half won
377 at the outset.
378 Do not be afraid of making your brief too long. Employers are just as much
379 interested in purchasing the services of well-qualified applicants as you are in






































































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