Leland+ Content Library

The Resume Edge: Craft a resume that stands out and lands you more interviews. [6/19/2026] (Recording)

Strong resumes are not about listing responsibilities. They are about communicating impact, progression, leadership, and value in a way that immediately resonates with recruiters, hiring managers, and admissions committees. In this workshop, I'll share practical frameworks and real-world strategies for building resumes that are clear, differentiated, and results-oriented. Drawing on my experience as both a hiring manager and strategic operator across organizations including Samsung, Deloitte, eBay, Homejoy and Serviz, and coaching professionals and MBA candidates, the session bridges the gap between how candidates describe their work and how decision-makers actually evaluate talent. Participants will learn how to: • Transform task-focused bullets into accomplishment-driven narratives • Communicate leadership, ownership, and measurable impact effectively • Highlight career progression and differentiate themselves from peers • Tailor resumes for specific industries, functions, and recruiting objectives • Avoid common resume mistakes that weaken otherwise strong candidates • Understand how recruiters and hiring managers actually scan and evaluate resumes The workshop also explores the hidden factors that elevate top resumes — including clarity of positioning, narrative cohesion, prioritization of information, and demonstrating strategic thinking rather than simply operational execution. Attendees consistently describe the workshop as one of the most practical and immediately actionable resume sessions they have attended — particularly because the frameworks continue to be useful throughout their careers, not just for a single application cycle. RSVP today. Space is limited.

How to Tell If You’re Ready to Apply to Medical School [6/19/2026] (Recording)

**How to Tell If You’re Ready to Apply to Medical School** Many students focus on GPA and MCAT scores when deciding whether they are ready to apply to medical school. However, successful applications are built on much more than academic metrics alone. In this presentation, we'll explore the questions that many pre-med students, gap year applicants, and reapplicants find themselves asking before submitting their applications: * Is my GPA strong enough? * Is my MCAT score competitive? * Do I have enough clinical experience? * Are my extracurriculars meaningful and impactful? * What hidden weaknesses might I be missing? * Should I apply this cycle or wait? * Would a gap year help me? * Am I emotionally ready for the application process? Through a holistic admissions lens, we'll discuss what medical schools are truly looking for beyond numbers, including academic readiness, clinical and service experiences, personal narrative development, application strategy, and emotional preparedness. Whether you're preparing for your first application cycle, considering a gap year, or planning a reapplication, this session will help you evaluate your strengths, identify areas for growth, and make informed decisions about your timeline. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of what makes an application feel genuinely competitive, cohesive, and ready for submission. **Hosted by Dr. Vicki**, a board-certified physician advisor with more than 17 years of medical admissions advising experience helping applicants across the United States and internationally navigate the path to medical school.

Microsoft Copilot 101: Supercharge Your Work with AI

Here is the guide to follow along in the session: https://www.lelandcourses.com/ai-builder/copilot-101/ Learn how to use Microsoft Copilot to work faster, communicate more clearly, and get more done in less time. In this session, you'll walk away with practical skills to automate repetitive tasks, sharpen your output, and show up as a stronger, more capable contributor at work. The kind of edge that opens doors to new opportunities.

Essay Edit: Watch Me Transform an Underwhelming Draft [6/18/2026] (Recording)

Strong master essays are built through strategy and revision, not first drafts. In this live workshop, attendees will watch a real-time transformation of an underwhelming master essay into a far stronger and more compelling submission. Along the way, the session will unpack the strategic thinking behind each edit, illustrating how top applicants improve storytelling, structure, reflection, and differentiation throughout the drafting process.

Standout Recommendations: Turning Letters Into Game-Changers [6/18/2026] (Recording)

Recommendations can meaningfully strengthen or weaken an application, yet many applicants treat them as an afterthought. This session will explore what separates generic recommendation letters from truly impactful ones and how applicants can better equip recommenders to advocate effectively on their behalf. Attendees will learn how top candidates strategically manage the recommendation process to ensure letters reinforce and elevate their broader application narrative.

Personal Statement vs. Optional Essays: What Goes Where [6/18/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know exactly how to divide your narrative across the personal statement and optional essays without repeating yourself or leaving gaps. We will cover how to identify which experiences belong in each space, how to use the optional essay strategically rather than defensively, and how to recognize when leaving an optional essay blank is the stronger choice. Attending live means you can bring your specific situation, whether you have a GPA explanation to navigate or a nontraditional background to frame, and hear how those decisions get made in real time. This coach works with law school applicants daily and will be sharing the same judgment they apply when reviewing and rebuilding application narratives with their own clients.

How To Write a Winning M7 Resume [6/18/2026] (Recording)

Crafting a standout resume is crucial when applying to M7 business schools, and I'm here to help you do just that! Join me, Sabrina, a Wharton MBA alum and experienced product manager, for an insightful session on how to write a winning M7 resume. During my time at Wharton, I served on the student admission committee, was co-president of the largest club on campus, and co-hosted the Wharton Fintech Podcast, giving me firsthand insight into what top business schools are looking for in applicants. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to make your resume shine and increase your chances of getting into your dream MBA program. Space is limited, so RSVP now to secure your spot!

Weighing the GRE v. the GMAT! [6/18/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know how to choose between the GRE and GMAT based on your target programs, your testing strengths, and how each exam is actually evaluated by admissions committees. We will cover which schools still prefer one over the other, how to read your own diagnostic scores to predict where you will perform better, and what a realistic prep timeline looks like for each test. Attending live means you can describe your specific situation and get a direct answer, not a general framework that may or may not apply to you. The coach works with GRE and GMAT candidates regularly and will share the patterns that consistently guide that decision well.

How to Nail the Consulting Case Interview [6/17/2026] (Recording)

Strong candidates often know the basics of casing, but high-level consulting interviews require a more structured and polished approach under pressure. This session is for candidates who want to strengthen their performance in consulting case interviews and understand what separates good answers from standout ones. You’ll learn how to structure complex problems, communicate your thinking with clarity, and navigate the types of challenges that commonly appear in top consulting interviews. Join live to hear from a panel of experts with MBB backgrounds and ask questions about your own case prep. The panelists have extensive experience both interviewing and coaching candidates and will share the patterns they see across strong performances and common mistakes. Expect practical frameworks and insights similar to what’s covered in 1:1 case coaching

Med School Application Strategy AMA: Stop Guessing & Secure Your Acceptance [6/7/2026] (Recording)

When you're building a medical school application, generic advice doesn’t cut it. Your path is unique, and so are your hurdles. You’ve likely spent hours agonizing over conflicting opinions online: Is my MCAT score balanced? Does this clinical experience sound meaningful? How do I address that one bad semester without sounding defensive? The truth? Every minute you spend guessing is a minute you could spend strategically strengthening your application. This live, unfiltered Ask Me Anything (AMA) session is your direct line to an expert medical school admissions strategist. We'll discuss strategies tailored to your situation in real-time and answer your burning questions about what admissions committees actually care about when deciding between applicants.

5 Best Practices for Writing an Excellent MBA Essay [6/3/2026] (Recording)

Great MBA essays don’t just sound polished, they make admissions readers remember you long after they finish reading. This session is for applicants who want a clearer understanding of what separates average essays from truly compelling ones. You’ll learn five core best practices for building a strong narrative, writing with more clarity and specificity, and aligning your essays with what top MBA programs are actually looking for. Join live to ask questions about your own essays and hear practical guidance from an expert MBA coach with dual degrees from M7 programs. The speaker has worked closely with applicants on crafting standout applications and will share the patterns they see across successful essays and common mistakes. Expect actionable insights and feedback similar to what’s covered in 1:1 admissions coaching conversations.

Secondary Applications & Interviews: Securing Your Medical School Acceptance [6/17/2026] (Recording)

Many medical school applicants focus heavily on the primary application, only to discover that secondaries and interviews are where acceptance decisions are often won or lost. This session is for applicants who want a stronger strategy for navigating the final stages of the admissions process. You’ll learn how to write compelling secondary essays efficiently, prepare for common and challenging interview questions, and present a consistent, authentic story throughout your application. Join live to hear from two medical school coaches who have recently gone through the process themselves and successfully navigated the path to acceptance. They’ll share the lessons, strategies, and patterns they observed firsthand, along with practical advice on what helped them stand out. Expect actionable guidance and insights similar to what’s discussed in 1:1 admissions coaching conversations.

From Idea to Product with AI Agents [6/11/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know how to move from a raw product idea to a working prototype using AI agents, without a traditional engineering team. We'll cover how to scope an agent-driven build, which tools actually hold up in production, and how to think about iteration when the system is doing the work for you. Attending live means you can describe your specific idea or constraint and hear how to approach it directly, which is context a recording cannot give you. The coach works on AI-powered product development daily, and this session is a chance to see how that thinking applies in real time.

AMA: M7 MBA Admissions and MBB Recruiting [6/16/2026] (Recording)

Want to break into an M7 MBA program and land an offer from MBB? Join Alec Emmert, a Wharton MBA, former McKinsey consultant, and former McKinsey interviewer, for an open, judgment-free coaching session on MBA admissions, consulting recruiting, and career reinvention. Alec was admitted to Wharton at 35 with a 2.85 undergraduate GPA and later joined McKinsey after being rejected in a previous application cycle. In this session, he’ll share the lessons, strategies, and hard-earned insights that helped him overcome nontraditional odds and answer your questions directly. Bring anything you want to ask about MBA applications, M7 positioning, consulting interviews, networking, overcoming weak spots, or building a compelling story.

GMAT Quant Isn't About Math: The 4 Skills That Decide Your Quant Score [6/16/2026] (Recording)

About this event You've done hundreds of problems. You know the formulas. Your score isn't moving. Here's why: the GMAT isn't actually testing your math. The math on Quant is high school level — it has to be, because there's no calculator. What separates a 600 from a 700+ isn't more content knowledge. It's the four test-taking skills that decide how every problem unfolds: how you choose your path, how you manage time, how you handle stress, and how you maintain focus across 45 minutes. In this 60-minute session, we'll deep-dive each of those four skills using the same framework I use with my 1:1 students on Leland. You'll see live problem walkthroughs showing the difference between a 4-minute "compute the obvious thing" path and a 20-second "make your life easy" path — and you'll learn the single mental move that makes the second one feel natural. By the end, you'll have a personalized diagnostic of your own weakest skill — and a concrete 4-week plan to actually move your score. --------------------------------------- What you'll learn Why "more practice" doesn't fix the plateau — and what does The 4 Test-Taking Abilities behind every top score (Strategy / Methodology, Time Management, Stress Management, Focus) and how each one maps onto specific in-the-moment moves The one mental question to ask before every Quant problem that re-routes you from the long path to the short one The skip decision framework — when to invest, when to bank time, and how to make the call at the 1-minute mark instead of the 2-minute mark An anti-paralysis protocol for the moment you go blank on test day Your personal TTA profile via 3 live polls — including a 4-question diagnostic that tells you exactly where your prep should focus next --------------------------------------- What you'll walk away with A clear picture of your weakest skill out of the four — and why it's almost certainly the lever that will move your score the most A calibrated 4-week prep plan A short list of pattern-recognition moves you can use on your very next practice session --------------------------------------- Who this event is for - Pre-test or mid-prep MBA applicants targeting 700+ - Students who have plateaued despite putting in significant prep hours - Anyone whose mock scores consistently trail their practice scores by 5+ points - Students who have done content review and want to know what to do next This is not a content-review session. We will not cover formulas, definitions, or "how to solve a quadratic." If you're at the foundational-content stage, this event will be most useful after you've done your first content pass. --------------------------------------- Format 60 minutes, live Fully worked problems demonstrating compute-first vs. think-first approaches Open Q&A at the end --------------------------------------- About the host Josh P. is a GMAT coach on Leland who works with students across all three sections — Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights. He has developed a structured methodology for diagnosing and addressing the test-taking skills that determine scores — refined across hundreds of 1:1 students over multiple years. The four-skill framework taught in this event applies across the whole test; tonight we focus it on Quant. His students span pre-MBA candidates targeting top-10 programs, professionals returning to the test after a long gap, and applicants who have hit a plateau and need a fresh diagnostic to break through. Book a free 1:1 intro on his Leland profile to discuss your own GMAT prep.