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Building a Job Search Strategy That Works

Many candidates approach the job search reactively, sending applications without a clear plan for networking, positioning, or targeting the right opportunities. This panel is designed for professionals and students who want to build a structured job search strategy that actually moves them toward interviews and offers. You’ll learn how successful candidates prioritize outreach, refine their professional narrative, and focus their efforts on the opportunities most likely to convert.

What Successful Master’s Applicants Do Months Before Deadlines

In this session, you will learn how to build a realistic application timeline that starts well before the fall rush, including when to reach out to recommenders, how to begin positioning your professional narrative, and what early research into programs actually looks like when done well. Most applicants underestimate how much groundwork shapes a strong application, and this session will show you exactly where that work starts.

Non-US Elite MBA Pathways: INSEAD, HKUST & IESE

This session moves beyond school rankings to give you the strategic framework for building a truly global career. Join cross-cultural career coach Caolan Hunter (ex-On, Ogilvy) to learn how to integrate your career, education, and long-term life goals into a coherent international strategy. We will start by exploring the specific pathways offered by elite non-US business schools like INSEAD, HKUST, and IESE, using them as a lens to understand the bigger picture of strategic mobility. By the end of this session, you will stop thinking “US or nothing” and leave with a concrete, strategic shortlist of serious non-US MBA targets aligned with visa reality, your career goals, and your risk tolerance. Learning Objectives: What You Will Learn 1. The Real Global MBA Landscape: Understand the true power centers of business education beyond the United States and how they offer distinct advantages. 2. Visa & Post-Study Work Reality: Decode the practical realities of post-MBA life in Europe and Asia, focusing specifically on post-study work rights, the ease of corporate hiring for international graduates, and viable pathways to long-term residency. 3. Strategic Career Positioning: Learn how hiring logic differs from the US and why the smaller, more international cohorts at these schools can provide stronger access. We’ll explain where non-US MBAs over-perform, particularly in sectors like luxury, consulting, sustainability, finance, and deep tech. Key Outcomes: What You Will Walk Away With 1. A Reframed Worldview: You'll gain a new understanding of INSEAD, HKUST, and IESE not as "alternatives," but as premier, strategic choices for a global career. 2. Visa & Employability Clarity: You'll have clear, actionable insights into the post-MBA visa and employment landscape in Europe and Asia, ensuring your school choice leads to a real career outcome. 3. A Personal Viable Pathway Map: You will leave with the tools to build a personal map connecting your background to the right program and region, aligning your education with your long-term life goals. 4. Strategic Confidence: You will have the confidence and evidence to know that for many career paths, a non-US MBA is a strategic advantage, not a second-tier option.

What Top Consulting Candidates Do Differently in Case Interviews

Many consulting candidates prepare extensively for case interviews but still struggle to understand what actually separates top performers from the rest. This session is designed for candidates targeting consulting roles who want to move beyond basic case prep and learn how strong candidates structure problems, communicate their thinking, and adapt in real time. You’ll learn the specific behaviors interviewers look for, how top candidates build clear frameworks, and how they synthesize insights in a way that demonstrates strong business judgment.

Ace Your Consulting Case Interviews

After this session, you'll know how to structure your thinking under pressure, what separates a good case answer from a strong one, and how to handle the moments where candidates most often lose the interviewer. We'll cover the specific frameworks that hold up across McKinsey, BCG, and Bain formats, and how to communicate your reasoning in a way that signals real business intuition rather than rehearsed templates.

3 AI Skills to Land your Job in ... The Automation Industry

Some people assume automation is about software: algorithms, digital twins, remote monitoring dashboards. In practice, the industry is deeply physical. A robotic arm on a production line that welds the same joint ten thousand times a day with sub-millimeter repeatability. A programmable logic controller that keeps a bottling plant running in sequence, every second, without deviation. A motion control system precise enough to place a component on a circuit board at speeds a human hand could never match. These are tangible products; the factory floor does not forgive imprecision. I spent more than 10 years working with the automation industry as a supplier, with companies like Siemens, Schneider Electric, and Kuka among my key accounts. I understand what automation companies require from their partners and their people; I also know which skills are shifting fast right now because of AI. This Tuesday session covers the automation industry: one of the most technically rigorous, capital-intensive, and rapidly evolving sectors in industrial manufacturing. 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 sell or develop keeps the modern world running, this session is for you.

Intro to AI and Finance: Practical AI Finance Applications [5/8/2026] (Recording)

AI is rapidly reshaping finance, but many professionals aren’t sure how to apply it in ways that actually drive value. This session is for those looking to integrate AI into financial analysis, investing, or operations with a practical approach. You’ll learn how AI is being used across key finance workflows, how to identify high-impact use cases, and how to start building skills that translate directly to real-world applications. Join live to ask questions about your specific interests and see how an expert approaches AI in finance step by step. The speaker specializes in AI-driven financial applications and regularly works with professionals adopting these tools. They’ll share the patterns they see across successful use cases and the kinds of insights typically discussed in 1:1 working sessions.

Financial Ops Expert Skill

"/financial-operations-expert" will provide expertise on financial operations, workflows, analysis, and planning for business finance tasks. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/financial-operations-expert-skill.zip -d ~/.agents/skills/

Summarize Slack Skill

"/slack-digest" summarizes recent Slack activity by searching for action items, decisions, and key updates across project channels and collaborator messages. It outputs a signal-only digest organized into 'Need Your Attention', 'Key Decisions', and 'FYI'. To install, run this in your terminal after downloading the file: unzip ~/Downloads/slack-digest-skill.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/slack-digest/

Case Walkthrough with a Former Bain Interviewer: Mergers and Acquisitions

M&A cases are a core part of consulting interviews, but many candidates struggle to structure them clearly and communicate their thinking under pressure. This session is for candidates preparing for consulting interviews who want a better approach to tackling mergers and acquisitions cases. You’ll learn how to break down an M&A prompt, structure your analysis across synergies and risks, and walk through a case the way interviewers expect to see it.

Crafting Powerful Narratives for MBA Applications

Many MBA applicants have strong experiences but struggle to turn them into a clear, compelling story that resonates with admissions committees. This session is designed for candidates who want to understand how to connect their past experiences, leadership moments, and career goals into a cohesive narrative that strengthens every part of the application. You’ll learn how successful applicants frame their impact, choose the right stories for essays and interviews, and communicate a believable path from where they are today to where they want to go.

Real MBB + Big Tech Resume: Bain AC to LinkedIn Strategy & Operations

This is a real resume from someone who successfully recruited into Bain & Company out of a Big 10 non-target school and subsequently landed a Strategy and Operations role at LinkedIn. It is not a template or a fabricated example. It is the exact resume used to secure these offers, formatted and structured the way MBB recruiters expect to see. Use it to understand how to frame internships and experiences with quantifiable impact, how to structure bullet points that signal analytical ability, how to present a non-linear background in a way that reads as an asset rather than a liability, and what a clean, one-page consulting resume actually looks like in practice. Whether you are preparing your application for MBB firms or targeting Big Tech strategy roles, this resource gives you a concrete, real-world benchmark to pressure test your own resume against.

Inside Law Admissions: What Actually Gets You In [5/11/2026] (Recording)

1YR LELAND+ GIVEAWAY FOR LIVE ATTENDEES ($119 VALUE). Law school admissions can feel opaque, especially when strong applicants still struggle to understand what truly drives decisions. This session is for candidates who want a clearer picture of what actually gets you admitted. You’ll learn how admissions committees evaluate your academic record and experiences, what makes a personal statement stand out, and the patterns reviewers see across successful applicants. Join live to hear directly from a panel of law admissions professionals and ask your questions about your own application strategy. The panelists regularly evaluate candidates and advise applicants, and will share the perspectives typically discussed in admissions review conversations. It’s a chance to get grounded, practical insight before you submit.

Culture Code Cracked: Your Guide to Global Team Success

Unlock the secrets to thriving in global teams with our event, "Culture Code Cracked: Your Guide to Global Team Success." Join me, Caolan, an expert in cross-cultural communication and storytelling, as we delve into the art of effective communication across diverse cultures. With a rich background in leading international teams and delivering talks at top universities, I've guided executives and rising leaders to transform their communication skills. As work becomes ever more borderless, success depends not just on strategy, but on understanding. Discover how diagnostics and coaching can dissolve friction, deepen trust, and turn cultural differences into your team’s greatest advantage. From Seoul to Singapore, from global startups to local innovators, this session is designed for anyone building across borders. Be part of the conversation on how the next generation of global teams will work, learn, and thrive.

Decoding Cultural Friction Before It Hits the Slack Channel

Are you ready to master the art of cross-cultural communication and prevent misunderstandings before they escalate? Join me, Caolan, for an insightful session on "Decoding Cultural Friction Before It Hits the Slack Channel." With extensive experience leading international teams and guiding executives to communicate with precision and authority, I will share practical techniques to enhance your conflict-resolution, negotiation, and active listening skills. I specialize in helping leaders thrive across cultures through strategic communication and storytelling. My background includes delivering talks at top universities and transforming brand narratives across continents. Whether you're working in a multicultural environment or communicating in a second language, this session will equip you with the tools to speak with presence and influence. Spaces are limited, so RSVP now to secure your spot and turn everyday interactions into opportunities for impact!

Global Mobility for Real People: Careers, Visas & Passports in 2026

Borders are tightening, digital‑nomad visas are mostly marketing, and “just get an MBA abroad” is no longer a complete mobility plan. In this session we look at global mobility as part of your life and career portfolio: how degrees, skills, employers, visas and, in some cases, second citizenships fit together over the next 10 to 20 years. Drawing on current data and real cases from Europe and Asia, we will cover what is realistically available to professionals who are not billionaires, how to read countries’ migration postures, and how to choose programmes, roles and locations that keep your options open. You will leave with: - A clear framework for thinking about mobility as risk management and opportunity, not fantasy - A map of the main routes that actually move the needle for early and mid‑career professionals - Concrete questions to ask when choosing schools, employers and countries if you want real global options, not just a nicer passport stamp

AI Agents vs. Skills: How to Know What to Build

AI Agents and Skills handle tasks in fundamentally different ways. You don't want to create a custom agent when a simple skill will suffice, but a skill won't have the same scope an agent would. This guide outlines the differences between the two approaches and their use cases.

GMAT & GRE: Ratios and Mixtures

This is an overview of ratios and mixtures for the GMAT and GRE. Watch as this coach works through problems and see how logic and test strategy play a role in these quant questions.

Build Your Master’s Application Narrative

Many strong applicants struggle to clearly explain why their experiences, goals, and chosen program fit together into a compelling master’s application. This session is designed for candidates preparing graduate school applications who want to turn scattered achievements into a focused, persuasive narrative. You’ll learn how to connect your academic background to future goals, identify the experiences that matter most to admissions committees, and structure essays that present a clear story about who you are and where you’re headed.

Big 10 to MBB + Big Tech: Positioning Yourself to Get Offers

This guide was written by a former Bain & Company Associate Consultant, now in a Strategy and Operations role at LinkedIn, who went through the full MBB recruiting process out of Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. It covers everything that actually matters when you are trying to break into a top consulting firm or land a Big Tech strategy role from a non-target school. Inside you will find a no-nonsense breakdown of how MBB firms actually differ, what a competitive application looks like, how to build a resume that passes the ten-second scan, and the networking approach that moves the needle versus the one that wastes your time. The guide goes deep on case interview preparation, including the pyramid framework approach and what interviewers are genuinely evaluating in the room, and covers the behavioral and fit interview with the same level of honesty. The final chapter covers what transfers from consulting to Big Tech, how that recruiting process works, and how to negotiate an offer once you have one. This is not generic advice. It is based on having gone through the process recently, having sat on the other side of the table at Bain, and having made the transition to Big Tech firsthand.