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From Applicant to AI Marketer: Your Blueprint for Landing a Dream Job
Landing your dream job at the intersection of AI and marketing demands more than just a sharp resume—it requires strategic positioning, domain fluency, and an ability to tell your story through data. Join Arthur B., seasoned product marketing leader with experience at Meta, TikTok, Adobe, and now Google AI, to get the inside scoop on what it really takes to break into the AI marketing world. Arthur will walk you through how to identify and build the right skills, tailor your narrative for AI-driven roles, and structure your application to land attention in a crowded field. Whether you’re pivoting from a traditional marketing role or entering the AI space for the first time, this session will give you a clear blueprint to differentiate yourself and move confidently toward your ideal role.
Navigating AI Salary Data & Market Trends
Walkthrough of key salary datasets and trends, explaining what drives compensation differences and how candidates can evaluate offers and align career goals with compensation realities.
Creating Impactful Pre-Job Projects
Walkthrough of building and presenting portfolio pieces that resonate with AI employers, featuring tips on storytelling, technical demonstration, and networking through project sharing.
Walk through of AI Company Landscape with Live Examples
In this live guided walkthrough, we'll walk through Bessemer's AI market map to understand the entire landscape of how these AI companies operate together, and talk about different considerations in taking jobs in different parts of the AI stack.
Which AI job is the right fit for me?
Reading to understand roles and impact on things like work-life balance, focus time vs. meetings, and more. Includes a research assignment and table laying out different aspects of each job.
AI Job Market Noise, Networking Strategies & Referrals
Examines challenges posed by imprecise AI job listings and teaches targeted networking practices, referral system insights, and rapport-building with insiders, plus an assignment to initiate connections and refine messaging.
Building Your AI Portfolio & Outside-In Projects
Detailed strategies for engineers, designers, marketers, and data scientists to craft projects showing value aligned with target companies. Includes best practices for packaging and sharing work and an action-oriented assignment.
October Series Session 7: Negotiating Confidently
This session teaches you to treat salary negotiation as a normal business conversation about your value.
Understanding AI Compensation Data 2025
Provides updated, accurate AI salary ranges across roles such as AI researcher, MLE, and FDE, based on Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, and recent industry reports including the NYT's superstar compensation story. Includes assignment to benchmark target roles against market pay.
Inside the Forward-Deployed Engineer Role
Interactive session dissecting the FDE role with real-world examples, skill mapping, and discussion on how FDEs accelerate AI adoption in enterprise environments.
Mastering AI Networking & Referrals
Guide to building meaningful relationships in the AI ecosystem, overcoming hiring noise, and securing referrals through thoughtful engagement and value-add interactions.
AI-Powered Lead Gen: More Leads, Less Work
Tired of spending hours prospecting, researching, and qualifying leads manually? In this session, Robin V., a Leland coach and AI automation expert, will show you how to harness AI to streamline your lead generation process and scale your outreach effortlessly. You’ll discover practical tools and tactics for finding high-quality leads, personalizing outreach at scale, and automating key parts of your sales funnel—without sacrificing authenticity or results. Whether you’re a founder, marketer, or sales professional, you’ll walk away with actionable strategies to generate more leads in less time using AI.
How to Land a Job as an AI Product Manager
AI product management is one of the most exciting and fast-evolving roles in tech—but it can also be one of the hardest to break into. In this panel, Jeff N. (Principal PM @ Amazon), Nina O. (Former Lead PM @ Google), and Sonya K. (Former PM @ Microsoft) will share what it takes to land a PM role in the age of artificial intelligence, from building technical fluency to showcasing strategic thinking and cross-functional leadership. You’ll learn how top candidates position themselves for success, what hiring managers at companies like Meta, Google, and OpenAI are looking for, and how to stand out even without a traditional AI or engineering background. Whether you’re an aspiring PM or looking to transition into AI-focused products, this session will give you actionable insights and a clear roadmap to your next big opportunity.
AI Week Kickoff: AI’s Impact on Jobs, Business, and Daily Life
Join us as we kick off AI Week with an incredible panel exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the ways we live and work. This session, AI’s Impact on Jobs, Business, and Daily Life, brings together leading voices at the intersection of technology, work, and innovation — Andrew Q. (former Head of AI at Spotify, early OpenAI Engineer), Andrew S. (Editor at Large for Jobs & Career Development at LinkedIn News, Host of the Get Hired podcast), and Solomon C. (AI and Automation Expert). Together, they’ll unpack how AI is transforming industries, redefining roles, and creating new opportunities for both individuals and organizations. The kickoff is just the start. Throughout AI Week (Nov 10–13), we’ll dive deeper into the most important ways AI is shaping our world — from practical sessions on AI upskilling and using AI to grow your business, to insights on building a career in the age of AI. Whether you’re a professional, student, or business owner, you’ll leave equipped with the tools, strategies, and inspiration to thrive in the AI era.
Finally Use AI for Something Useful: Build AI Literacy That Moves Your Career Forward
AI is everywhere—but understanding how to use it effectively for your career can feel overwhelming. In this session, AI expert Matthew W. (Stanford, Meta) will guide you through practical ways to build AI literacy and leverage AI tools to enhance your work, decision-making, and professional growth. You’ll learn how to identify meaningful applications of AI in your role, avoid common pitfalls, and use AI strategically to save time, boost productivity, and strengthen your skillset. By the end, you’ll walk away with actionable strategies to move your career forward with confidence in an AI-driven world.
Navigating an AI Career: from Google to Microsoft to AI startups
Curious what it’s really like to build a career in AI—and how to stand out in one of tech’s fastest-growing fields? In this session, Michael A., who previously worked at McKinsey, Google, and Microsoft, and who now works with AI startups, will share insights from his own journey across big tech and emerging companies. You’ll learn how to identify the right roles in AI, what skills and experiences matter most to hiring teams, and how to position yourself for long-term success in this evolving space.
