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Part 4: Maintain Your Network

Are you tired of applying to 100 jobs and not hearing back? Maybe you’re nervous about reaching out to other people and talking about yourself. Perhaps you’ve heard about networking from a lot of people, but you’re skeptical about the way it can actually work for you. As a career coach, I have distilled the targeted networking approach of finding jobs into a five-step process, each of which I will guide you through. Every three weeks, we will address another piece of the puzzle through an interactive workshop. In Part 1, we reflected on what exactly you want out of your next job and why, and learned how to tell your story in an elevator pitch and rehearse it so you are comfortable sharing your story with others in as little as one minute. In Part 2, we discussed how to start by finding 5-10 organizations that you want to work at, now that you know what you want to do next. We talked about how to figure out what opportunities actually exist for you in the market, using both online (LinkedIn, virtual communities) and in-person (networking and industry events) methods. In Part 3, we used your existing networks to find people who do the work you want to be doing and ask them for coffee chats so you can learn more about them, harnessing your curiosity and concerns to learn about what they’re doing, their workplaces, and how you can break into this organization or field. Our focus was on figuring out if a good fit exists and also creating a good connection and relationship with that person, not asking for a referral. In Part 4: Maintain Your Network, we will: - Review the results of creating new connections, and revisit your target organizations and network building process. - Learn to stay active on LinkedIn, through email, and industry events, and be patient with yourself and trust the process. Part 5: Use Your Network to Apply (July 31) By the end of the process, you will be fully prepared to use the targeted networking approach to find a job, and more importantly, you will be closer to a chosen job and career that helps you live a purposeful, fulfilling life. Each workshop will include exercises that we will work through together, and I will answer questions. While you can attend any workshop as a one-off, it can be very powerful to attend the entire five-workshop sequence. If you want more personalized support as you go through the job search process, sign up for 1-on-1 coaching sessions with me! This workshop is appropriate for: - Students and early-career professionals who are not sure how to get started with the internship or full-time job search - Mid-career professionals who are looking to pivot into another industry or find a job after a career gap - Anyone who wants to become more adept at networking and use it strategically

Execution and Order-Slicing Simulator

Compare TWAP, volume-weighted, participation-based, and custom order schedules across four synthetic market replays. Inspect fills, timing, spread, impact, and opportunity cost before defending an execution choice.

Quant Recruiting, Readiness, and Offer Dashboard

Manage a quant job search in one workbook. Track target roles, applications, contacts, interview rounds, preparation, weekly actions, and offer facts, then use the dashboard to spot gaps without turning estimates into claims.

Backtesting Red-Team Lab

Audit a deliberately flawed backtest and identify look-ahead bias, survivorship bias, cost errors, weak validation, and unsupported conclusions. Includes a learner notebook, synthetic data, verifier, and worked answer key.

Market Making Games and Simulation Workbook

Practice quoting, inventory management, adverse selection, and decision making under pressure through short market making games. Includes worked examples, drills, and a clear self review checklist for quant trading candidates.

Career Pivot Asset Map

Think you're starting from zero on your career pivot? You're not. This worksheet maps the credibility, skills, and knowledge you've already built, then shows you exactly how they transfer, plus helps you name the one real gap worth closing before you apply.

STAR Story Builder

The STAR Story Builder is a one-page worksheet that helps you turn your work experience into interview-ready impact stories. Using the STAR framework and the X-Y-Z formula, you will walk away with a clear, measurable story that answers the behavioral questions hiring managers actually ask. Built by Andrew Cause, #5 Career Expert on Leland, with 4,200+ coaching minutes and insights from years of recruiting at JPMorganChase, EY, and Fisher Investments.

The Best Recruiting Companion - Networking Tracker

There is no better way to tackle application cycle stress, than without this simple and fool-proof networking tracker! Navigating recruitment can be overwhelming, but managing your contacts does not have to be. Designed for ultimate efficiency, this foolproof tracker keeps everything you need to know perfectly organized and easy to access. It cuts out the unnecessary data so you can focus strictly on building relationships that matter. Download it now to streamline your process and start growing your professional network.

Resume Example for Nurses and NP's

A practical résumé guide for nursing students, new graduate nurses, experienced registered nurses, and nurse practitioners. This resource provides examples of how to organize your education, licenses, certifications, clinical experience, leadership, research, and professional accomplishments. Use it to strengthen your résumé, clearly communicate your qualifications, and prepare for nursing or advanced practice job applications

Reducing Fear of Uncertainty & Change

This practical tool designed to help you regain your footing when life feels unpredictable. By guiding you to identify your specific stressors, release the things outside your control, and refocus your energy on what you can influence, this tool interrupts the anxiety spiral. Who it's for: Ideal for professionals navigating career transitions, individuals facing unexpected life shifts, or anyone feeling overwhelmed by the unknown and looking for a simple way to regain their focus and peace of mind.

Comprehensive List of International Fellowships

Are you about to graduate and unsure about the next step in your career? This resource is perfect for finding an international fellowship aligned with your background. The spreadsheet lists over 20 fellowships from spending a year teaching in Africa to learning Mandarin in Taiwan.

SHARP Interview Worksheet

A comprehensive, actionable framework and workbook designed by Caolan Hunter for high-stakes international interview preparation. This resource introduces the SHARP framework (Situation, Hard Part, Approach, Result, Point), a methodology engineered to eliminate generic responses by injecting specificity, clinical credibility, and visible executive judgment into professional narratives. The document features practical tools for candidates navigating global transitions, including: 1. The Fork in the Road Technique: A diagnostic tool to uncover and articulate active decision-making over passive responsibilities. 2. The Market Adaptation Guide: A regional framework for tailoring delivery styles across the US, UK, Germany/Netherlands, and APAC markets without altering core professional history. 3. Structured Story Templates: Four dedicated layouts optimizing narratives for Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Strategic Pivots, and Resource Constraints. 4. An Interview Mapping Matrix: A tactical guide pairing common high-stakes interview questions with the correct template and timing strategy.

Senior Signal Toolkit

A practical communication playbook engineered by Caolan Hunter to help rising executives and international leaders eliminate deferential language habits and command presence in global rooms. The toolkit addresses a widespread transitional problem: highly capable professionals being perceived as junior due to passive delivery, over-explanation, and permission-seeking phrasing. Designed as an immediate diagnostic and behavioral overhaul, this resource provides: 1. The Deferential Trap & Language Swaps: High-impact substitutions that shift tone from passive support ("I was just wondering if...") to decisive strategic ownership ("My recommendation is B—here's why..."). 2. The Five Strategic Entry-Lines: Field-tested opening phrasing to set strategic frames, highlight hidden risk, execute secure disagreement, and anchor conversations with executive rigor. 3. The 60-Second Self-Introduction Reframe: A three-part formula designed to replace career chronologies with a high-leverage value proposition, explicit proof points, and a contextual hook. 4. The Rapid Confidence Audit: A 10-second diagnostic tool to interrupt self-censorship, pivot instantly to bottom-line messaging, and assert authority in high-stakes environments.

Top List of International Research Internships

Are you seeking to launch your research career? Or have you dreamed of top PhD positions? If so, you are in the right place! This resource decomposes top research internships across the globe for students to help you cultivate the research skills top PIs are looking for. The direct link to each internship is available within the spreadsheet as well as scheme eligibility.

The Ultimate One Page Resumé for High Achievers

Are you looking to stand out from the crowd? This CV/Resumé template offers the perfect structure to showcase all of your achievements. Whether you are looking for a new role in engineering, or trying to break into the competitive world of finance, this template will land you at the top of the pile!

Using ChatGPT for Career Narratives

ChatGPT is a powerful tool, and when used correctly it can be a practical partner in shaping your career story or helping you articulate your branding. Join me in a hands-on, interactive workshop where you will learn prompts and techniques to incorporate this AI tool into your job search and career exploration.

The 2026 AI Job Market, Decoded: Which Track Is Your Career On?

The AI job market didn't shrink, it split. I coach PMs, TPMs, and AI/ML professionals to land on the right side of that line. By day, I'm a Senior Engineering Program Manager at Apple working on AI-powered search and safety, where I sit on the hiring and evaluation side of exactly the roles my clients are targeting. Before Apple, I spent years in autonomous vehicles at Uber ATG and Aurora, so I've lived through one AI hype cycle already and know what actually gets people hired when the market shifts under them. I'm also an ICF-PCC certified coach with a master's in I/O Psychology from Purdue, which means our sessions aren't just resume tweaks. We work on how you tell your story, how you interview under pressure, and how you build a portfolio of evidence that beats any credential. What we can work on together: Positioning for AI/ML PM and TPM roles, including full interview loop prep Resume and narrative overhauls that lead with finished work, not job titles Career strategy: which track your role is on, and the moves that compound from here Executive presence, stakeholder management, and the senior skills now expected at every level I've coached clients into roles at OpenAI and top AI companies, and I've written two books on career growth and working with AI. If you want a plan built around your career instead of the averages, book a session and let's map it out.

Experience Translation: International Resume & Narrative Alignment

A highly practical, diagnostic tool engineered by Caolan Hunter to help professionals translate their domestic track records into universally understood markers of executive value. The resource addresses a critical cross-border bottleneck: the reality that local reputation, regional company prestige, and market-specific job titles do not automatically migrate across international borders. Designed for automated screening systems (ATS) and overseas recruiters, this checklist breaks down the conversion process into four actionable layers: 1. Company Scale & Brand Legibility: Methodologies for translating unknown local corporate brands into universal operational scale metrics ($USD revenue, headcount, or global analogues). 2. Role, Scope & Title Alignment: Frameworks to standardize idiosyncratic job titles and explicitly quantify geographic, budgetary, and cross-cultural management scope. 3. Jargon Elimination: Practical strategies to scrub region-bound acronyms, local compliance codes, and niche tools, reframing them into universal commercial business outcomes. 4. The Post-Move Narrative Check: Features the Coherence Sentence Formula, a strategic tool designed to eliminate lifestyle-driven motivations and replace them with rigorous commercial logic that global hiring managers respect.

Career Goals Essay Worksheet

A six-step worksheet that builds the essay's skeleton, not just notes: find your career thread, pressure-test your goals until they're checkable, and map your specific gaps to what each school actually provides.

4 Case Interview Habits That Separate Offers From Rejections

Most case prep focuses on frameworks and practice. What it misses is the small habits that interviewers actually notice in the room. This cheat sheet covers 4 behaviors that consistently separate candidates who get MBB offers from those who don't. Based on real experience as an ex-McKinsey consultant and HBS MBA who has been on both sides of the interview table. Useful whether you have 3 weeks or 3 months until your interview.