Leland+ for Career Coaching

Consulting Career Path Options for Experienced Professionals

Are you a professional (with or without an MBA) who is curious about a career in consulting and whether it's a viable option? Check out this resource to learn the answer to that question and more.

Speaking Up for Your Success Workbook

Neurodivergent Series - Advocacy

Networking and Building Professional Connections

Building strong professional connections is one of the most important skills for landing your first job, especially in a competitive market. In this session, you’ll learn practical strategies for networking effectively, building authentic relationships, and turning conversations into real opportunities. Hosted by Leland coach Fiona T., who has helped hundreds of students land their first roles out of college, this event will break down what actually works when it comes to outreach, informational interviews, and follow-ups. The session will also cover considerations for international students navigating the U.S. job market, so you can network with confidence and purpose.

Unlocking Innovation in High-Context Teams

Subtle, field-tested practices to surface hidden ideas, reduce friction, and build psychological safety, with a particular focus on East Asia.

Building your operating system

Neurodivergent Series - Executive Functioning

Recruiter-Approved Networking Templates

This blueprint provides a data-driven outreach framework designed to move you away from "charity-based" networking toward a high-impact "curiosity" model. Based on five years of recruiting experience and current analyst insights at JPMC, this guide reveals why technical and strategic queries are 4x more likely to get a response than a referral request. What’s Included: - The "Strategic Peer" Template: High-conversion scripts for reaching out to potential teammates. - The "Recruiter-First" Reach Out: Strategies for engaging with sourcers after a role has been posted to ensure your profile is seen. - The Follow-Up "Multiplier": Techniques for providing "Value Adds" to keep a professional conversation alive. - The "Andrew Cause" Checklist: Essential rules for mobile-optimized, data-backed messaging that bypasses spam filters.

Earning Early Career Internships and Full-Time Offers

Are you an early career professional eager to land internships and full-time offers at top companies? Join me, Ryan, for an insightful session on building the skills and strategies you need to succeed in today's competitive job market. With a rich background in data science, supply chain management, and business development at industry giants like SpaceX, Boeing, and Accenture, I've guided over 100 individuals to secure positions at leading organizations such as Deutsche Bank, Boston Consulting Group, and the U.S. Department of Defense. During this event, we'll cover essential topics around the recruiting process like resumes, personal branding, job search strategies, and interview preparation. Whether you're exploring career paths or honing your professional networking skills, this session is designed to help you unlock your potential and achieve your career aspirations. Spaces are limited, so RSVP now to secure your spot, and take the first step towards your dream career!

The Interview Playbook: From First Impression to Offer

Interviews are a process, not a single moment, and success depends on how you show up at every stage. This session walks through the full interview lifecycle, from making a strong first impression to handling behavioral and technical questions and closing confidently. You’ll learn how interviewers evaluate candidates, how to communicate clarity and impact, and how to avoid common mistakes that prevent offers.

Chief of Staff Interview Prep (With Cases)

This Chief of Staff interview prep content includes formatting, potential questions, and practice cases.

Wanna Work Abroad? Unlocking International Jobs

Curious about building a career beyond your home country? This session dives into what it really takes to pursue international roles and position yourself for global opportunities in today’s market. We’ll break down how to approach overseas job searches strategically, share key principles for navigating cross‑border hiring, and highlight what employers look for when recruiting internationally. Whether you’re exploring the idea of working abroad or actively preparing for a global move, this session will help you move forward with clarity and purpose.

Military Transition - Transferable Skills Inventory

A helpful tool for "translating" your military skills to civilian skills that can be showcased on your resume or in interviews. Could be used outside the military as well.

3 AI Skills to Land Your Job in ... The Green Energy Industry

Some people assume green energy is about policy, subsidies, and political will. In practice, the industry runs on physical hardware as demanding as any in heavy manufacturing. A wind turbine nacelle housing a gearbox that must perform reliably at 100 meters altitude in North Sea conditions for 25 years. A solar panel assembly sealed well enough to withstand thermal cycling, humidity, and UV exposure across decades of outdoor installation. A battery cell precise enough in its chemistry and construction to store grid-scale energy without degradation. These are tangible products; the energy transition does not happen without them. I spent more than 10 years selling to the green energy industry, working across its supply chain at the component and system level. Beyond that, I have coached candidates on Leland preparing for roles in this sector, several of whom have since been successfully hired. I understand what green energy companies require from their people; I also know which skills are shifting fast right now because of AI. This Tuesday session covers the green energy industry: one of the fastest-growing, most capital-intensive, and most consequential sectors in the global economy. We will discuss three specific AI skills that are changing what hiring managers expect, and how you can demonstrate them before you walk into an interview. If you want a career where the tangible product you help bring to market contributes to something larger than a balance sheet, this session is for you.

Leveraging Your Cultural Competency in Interviews

A Practical Guide to Turning Your Cultural Competency into Interview Success. Cultural fluency and global perspective can be powerful differentiators in interviews when positioned the right way. You’ll learn how to translate international experience, cross-cultural work, and global mindsets into clear signals of leadership, adaptability, and impact that resonate with interviewers. This guide covers how to frame your background through strong stories, avoid common pitfalls, and confidently communicate your value across industries and roles. Whether you’ve studied, worked, or lived abroad, you’ll find practical strategies to turn cultural competency into a competitive advantage in interviews.

The Global Advantage: Leveraging Your Cultural Competency in Interviews

Cultural fluency and global perspective can be powerful differentiators in interviews when positioned the right way. In this session, you’ll learn how to translate international experience, cross-cultural work, and global mindsets into clear signals of leadership, adaptability, and impact that resonate with interviewers. We’ll cover how to frame your background through strong stories, avoid common pitfalls, and confidently communicate your value across industries and roles. Whether you’ve studied, worked, or lived abroad, you’ll leave with practical strategies to turn cultural competency into a competitive advantage in interviews.

Experienced Applicant Resume Guide and Template

A sample generic resume format and guide for those with existing work experience targeting business related roles.

Sample Resume Metrics

Adding metrics and quantifiable data to your résumé demonstrates your tangible impact and value to potential MBA programs. Use this original list of metrics to clearly highlight your accomplishments.

Sample Resume Action Verbs

Using strong, impactful verbs is essential to crafting compelling bullet points on your MBA résumé. This guide includes a categorized list of powerful verbs to clearly showcase your skills and accomplishments.

The Resume That Got Me Into Facebook As An IC6 PM

This is the exact resume that I submitted to Facebook, got me interviews and resulted in me being hired as an IC6 PM in 2017.

Product leader resume example

Real resume of an international product leader, with experience at Meta, LinkedIn, Vodafone and entrepreneurship.

Career Reset: Break the Cycle and Find Work That Fits

Many professionals find themselves stuck in careers that once made sense but no longer feel aligned. Work becomes reactive, decisions feel unclear, and the path forward gets harder to see. This session is designed to help you pause, reset, and regain direction. We’ll explore how to break the cycle of career chaos and reconnect with the kind of work you’re meant to do—work that aligns with your strengths, values, and energy. In this session you will: - Recognize the signals that it may be time for a career shift - Clarify what “career fit” actually looks like for you - Learn practical ways to evaluate whether to stay, pivot, or reset - Walk away with a clearer framework for making your next career decision If you’ve been asking yourself “Is it time for a change?”—this conversation will help you find the answer and the next step forward.