Leland+ Content Library

Do’s and Don’ts of AI in Recruiting

AI is rapidly reshaping how companies source, screen, and hire talent—but using it effectively requires knowing where it helps and where it can hurt. In this session, you’ll learn the key do’s and don’ts of using AI in recruiting, including where it adds real efficiency and how recruiters and candidates are expected to use it responsibly. Whether you’re a recruiter, hiring manager, or candidate navigating AI-driven hiring processes, you’ll leave with clear guidelines to use AI thoughtfully, ethically, and credibly.

Operating Like a Top Tech Company

Top tech companies don’t just build great products—they operate with clarity, discipline, and strong systems. This session is designed to help founders and operators adopt the mindset and practices that high-performing tech companies use to scale effectively. In this event, you’ll learn how to set clear priorities, build repeatable processes, and create alignment across product, engineering, and growth. We’ll also cover how top teams make decisions, measure performance, and avoid the operational mistakes that slow startups down. Whether you’re early-stage or preparing to scale, you’ll leave with practical frameworks to operate like a top tech company

The Career Accelerator: A Playbook for Your Job Search

This playbook provides a step-by-step guide to your entire job search, from defining your career strategy to negotiating your final offer.

October Series Session 7: Negotiating Confidently

This session teaches you to treat salary negotiation as a normal business conversation about your value.

The Career Accelerator: A Playbook for Your Job Search

This playbook is for job seekers looking to replace scattered applications with a structured, step-by-step system to find their next role. Students will learn to define their career direction, create a strategic search plan, organize their applications, and negotiate a higher salary to secure the offer they deserve.

Negotiating Confidently - Deck

This guide provides a 4-step plan and proven scripts for stating your salary target, receiving an offer, and making a counter-offer.

Managing A Job Search - Deck

This guide shows you how to organize your search with targeted lists and track the status of every application, contact, and task.

Reaching Your Network - Deck

This guide details a 3-step system for effective outreach and explains exactly how and when to request a referral.

Using Al to Job Search - Deck

This guide shows how AI can tailor your resume, generate interview scripts, and draft networking follow-ups.

Creating A Career Plan - Deck

This guide outlines how to build a career plan around 6 key elements, including target roles, companies, and weekly goals.

Crafting Your Brand - Deck

This guide details a 6-part framework for your professional story, including your background, strengths, and vision.

Finding Career Clarity - Deck

This guide provides a framework to identify what drives you, determine what makes you unique, and articulate what you do best.

September Surge - Start Your Search (Part 4)

The “September Surge” is when hiring heats up, and I'm here to help you land your next role faster—with less stress and more confidence. Join my 4-part webinar series on Leland to unlock proven frameworks, actionable strategies, and a live demo of a leading job search app—trusted by high-achievers worldwide. Event Description: Execute & Track Your Job Search Description: Learn how to execute your job search at scale: track every activity, manage networking and follow-ups, and use ai automation to save time. See how modern job search apps can support you with real-time dashboards, reminders, and recruiter-led outreach to maximize your results.

October Series - Managing a Job Search (Session 4)

Stop moving in the wrong direction! It’s easy to confuse being busy with making progress. Not all activity is created equal. Many job seekers spend hours applying blindly or scrolling through job boards. But this kind of busywork often leads to burnout and disappointment. The real trap is measuring effort instead of results. (Read that again). What matters is focusing on high-impact activities and tracking meaningful metrics. If you don’t, you risk throwing darts in the wrong direction and wondering why you’re not hitting the board. While you might get lucky with sheer volume and the law of averages, it’s ultimately the quality and direction of your activity that truly counts.

October Series - Reaching your Network (Session 5)

Are you missing out on opportunities? Most job seekers don’t follow up after applications or interviews. Even fewer take the time to learn from rejection. The cost of not following up or seeking feedback is that you miss out on valuable information and opportunities to improve. Staying stuck in the same patterns leads to frustration and wasted effort. Building a follow-up system and actively seeking feedback helps you identify trends, such as why you were declined or rejected, and allows you to iterate and get better with each attempt. Getting feedback from your "job search system" is crucial for finding patterns and making meaningful change in your career.

October Series - Using AI to Job Search (Session 6)

Most people who are "flying solo" in the job search are struggling. The myth of the solo job search is persistent, but it’s rarely effective. Going it alone means missing out on the support, insights, and opportunities that come from community, coaching, and technology. Using modern job search systems can accelerate your results and make the process less isolating. Do not be afraid to leverage the resources available to you. They can be game-changing, helping you course correct in your career.

October Series - Finding Career Clarity (Session 1)

Most job seekers never take the time to define what they truly want from their next role. Instead, they rush into applications, hoping something will stick. This is the “career discovery” phase—your golden circle, your why. It’s about understanding what lights you up, what you jump out of bed for, and what your purpose is. These are tough questions, but they are essential. Skipping this step leads to wasted time and missed opportunities. The cost of not doing a self-inventory or clarifying your vision is that your job search becomes scattered and inefficient. Taking stock of your skills is a key part of this process. By getting clear on your direction, you set yourself up for a focused and effective search. Think of this as writing your playbook or creating your map before you set out on your journey.

October Series - Creating a Career Plan (Session 2)

Jumping into the job search without a plan is like heading into battle without any armor or strategy. The most successful job seekers treat this step as building their strategy. It’s not just about knowing what you want, but also want you don't want. And how you’re going to avoid it. This means identifying what you’re looking for, what you’re not looking for, and assembling the tools and resources you’ll need along the way. The job search plan is the foundation for everything that follows. Without it, you’re likely to waste time on the wrong opportunities or get stuck in endless cycles of busywork. By taking the time to create a strategy and assemble your repertoire you give yourself the best chance of career success.