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Finding the Right Fit: Creating a career you love | LegalTalkNetwork
Samorn Selim had a difficult childhood. Her family fled Laos when she was young, and settled in a rough section of Stockton, California. There was violence in her neighborhood, and sometimes the family did not have enough food. So after graduating from Berkeley Law and getting a job at a big law firm in San Francisco, she thought she should be happy. But she wasn’t. In this episode of Asked and Answered, Selim shares what she learned about finding the right career fit.
Take Charge of Your Personal Brand | Samorn Selim | Talks at Google
Samorn Selim stopped by the Googleplex to talk about building your personal brand, why it matters, how authenticity fits in with your brand, and how to use your brand to advance your career. As the founder of Career Unicorns, a coach, counselor, and lawyer, Samorn provides a holistic approach to coaching professionals, recent graduates, and students, including women, people of color, and first-generation professionals.
Turning Vision Into Action - Samorn Selim | UC Berkeley Events
Samorn Selim has helped over 1,000 professionals to find joy in their career. She shares with over 300 UC Berkeley staff members the tools to help you wake up every day and be excited to go to work. You will walk away with strategies that you can implement immediately to have a clear vision, growth mindset, influence plan, win-win framework, and commitment to turn your vision into action.
Samorn Selim on YouTube
ABA Journal in partnership with Legal Talk Network
UC Berkeley Next Opportunity at Work (NOW) Conference
American Bar Association
UC Berkeley Next Opportunity at Work (NOW) Conference
American Bar Association
Golden Gate University, School of Law
American Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Bar Association
UC Berkeley Encore Series
ABA Career Center
Kind Words
Speaking Engagements
“I would love to recommend Samorn! While preparing for one of my job interviews, I attended one of Samorn's lunch and learns. The session was about imposter syndrome. It was on the same day as one of my interview rounds and I was actually feeling imposter syndrome right before my interview. The topic could not have come at a better time. I got off the lunch and learn and went right into my interview feeling a renewed sense of confidence.”
Paul Leung,
Software Engineer at Airbnb
Publications & Media
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Who’s Going Bat For Your Career
It’s Not A Sign Of Weakness To Ask For Help
An Alternative Pathway To A Dream Job Destination
Demystifying Boutique, Small, and Mid-size Firms
Changing Times, Changing CDO
What Does Your Name Say about You - The Eighth Circuit Undercuts Name Association Discrimination Claims in EEOC v. Trans States Airlines
Books
Belonging
Self Love Lessons From A Workaholic, Depressed, Insomniac Lawyer
What happens when your dream job becomes a nightmare? This brutally honest memoir about the daughter of Lao refugees exposes the reality behind the facade of high achievement: the sleepless nights, hidden depression, and relentless need to hustle to prove your self-worth that plague first-generation professionals who've clawed their way to the top only to find that their success is now a prison.
Career Unicorns™ 90-Day
5-Minute Gratitude Journal
An Easy & Proven Way To Cultivate Mindfulness, Beat Burnout & Find Career Joy
Are you struggling with relentless career pressure, juggling work and family, constantly thinking you’re never doing enough, or feeling exhausted and numbed out? This career gratitude journal is a perfect gift to yourself or loved ones to practice mindfulness, gratitude, and career joy.
Career Unicorns™ 90-Day
5-Minute Self-Reflection Journal
An Easy & Proven Way To Find Career Clarity, Purpose & Fulfillment
Are you successful by external measures, but still feel misaligned, stuck, or uncertain about your next career move? This career self-reflection journal is your pragmatic guide to pause, reflect, and uncover what you truly desire. It's a perfect gift to yourself, friends, and colleagues.