Africa

August 01, 2002 | Legaltech News

The old adage "don't play with fire" also goes for truth.

By Martha Fay Africa

3 minute read

August 12, 2002 | New York Law Journal

W hen the president of the U.S. Olympic Committee resigned recently due to discrepancies in her resume, all the other "ringers" I have seen came to mind.

By Martha Fay Africa

4 minute read

August 09, 2005 | Law.com

By Major, Lindsey & Africa

3 minute read

August 26, 2002 | Law.com

If you're a lawyer who has been laid off because of the tech bust, you may be tempted to "look better" by providing a revisionist version of your past on a new r�sum�. But legal recruiter Martha Fay Africa warns that technology can get you again: Recruiters who have scanned your old r�sum� into a document file can now compare it with a current r�sum� and check for discrepancies.

By Martha Fay Africa

4 minute read

December 14, 2001 | Law.com

How well do technology tools work in the recruiting process? Some headhunters express some real reservations about its effectiveness for either candidates or hiring law firms and legal departments -- because of misuse, abuse, time and access issues. But others acknowledge how technology has helped the recruiting process, and in some cases, even "leveled the playing field," and helped reduce bias in hiring.

By Martha Fay Africa

5 minute read

December 21, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

If you are not sure how something will be perceived, ask the recruiter you are working with to help you. The key is to set yourself apart, while being able to back up everything you are selling. Remember, if you always tell the truth, you never have to remember which lie you told.

By Deborah Ben-Canaan and Martha Fay Africa

6 minute read

September 22, 2009 | Law.com

In the age of e-resumes and data systems that store millions upon millions of historical documents, recruiters and employers can now look longitudinally at information in resumes provided by candidates over many years and map the "content drift" of this information. This provides an entirely new way of determining a candidate's veracity when it comes to his or her employment history, note Deborah Ben-Canaan and Martha Fay Africa of Major, Lindsey & Africa. Their advice: Don't stretch the truth.

By Deborah Ben-Canaan and Martha Fay Africa

7 minute read

January 28, 2002 | National Law Journal

A headhunter and her colleagues offer opinions on the usefulness of various technologies in the recruiting process.

By Martha Fay Africa

5 minute read

September 18, 2009 | The Recorder

What may seem like small embellishments or omissions on a resume can mar your reputation just as well as a flagrant lie, write Deborah Ben-Canaan and Martha Fay Africa, of Major, Lindsey & Africa.

By Deborah Ben-Canaan and Martha Fay Africa

7 minute read

October 05, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

In the age of e-Résumés and data systems that store millions upon millions of historical documents, recruiters and employers now have the ability to look longitudinally at information in Résumés provided by candidates over many years and map the "content drift" of this information. This provides an entirely new way of determining a candidate's veracity when it comes to his or her employment history.

By Deborah Ben-Canaan and Martha Fay Africa

6 minute read