Own the Skills for the 2026 Job Search: Turn Interviews Into Offers
Brandon Wan
FinTech PM, 3x Founder, 200+ Coached
Greg Leos
20+ yr Tech Exec, Career Coach, Investor
Own the critical skills that turn interviews into offers quickly.
The job market didn’t just get harder. It got different.
“I’m getting interviews, but the decision criteria feel unclear.”
“My experience doesn’t land the way I intend, even when it’s strong.”
“I lose confidence, presence, or clarity in high-stakes moments.”
You can have strong experience, real results, and a solid resume, yet interviews still feel draining or unpredictable. That’s not a reflection of your capability. It’s a sign the rules changed.
Today, hiring isn’t driven by resumes or rehearsed answers alone. Traditional interview prep no longer works. Decisions hinge on how clearly you communicate under pressure, the leadership presence you project, and whether the hiring team can picture you succeeding in the role.
When those signals blur, experience gets diluted, cycles drag, and offers slip.
Own the Skills for the 2026 Job Search closes that gap. You’ll build durable, compounding skills in communication, leadership presence, emotional control, and a focused job-search strategy so you stand out faster and get evaluated as trusted, top-tier talent.
Not quick prep. Skill-building that compounds across every interview, role, and career move.
What you’ll learn
Understand hiring psychology and practice communication, presence, and unconventional strategies to turn interviews into offers faster.
Learn how recruiters and hiring managers evaluate candidates
Decode late-stage interview signals and common decision blockers
Stop guessing and align your answers to real hiring criteria
Build habits to stay calm during tough or unexpected questions
Practice redirecting conversations without freezing or over-talking
Develop emotional control that carries across interviews
Turn your experience into clear, outcome-driven stories that hiring teams remember
Practice structured answers that stay concise under pressure
Learn how interviewers interpret signals beyond your words
Learn how leaders frame decisions, tradeoffs, and impact
Practice sounding decisive without overselling or rambling
Shift from “operator” to “trusted leader” in interviews
Who this course is for
Mid-career business leaders (Managers, Directors, Super ICs) who aren’t landing the right roles.
Cross-functional operators (PMs, PjMs, PMMs, UX, CS, DS, Sales) who influence decisions but struggle to tell the story during job searches.
Experienced tech professionals navigating AI, higher expectations, and tighter hiring cycles.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Brandon Wan & Greg Leos in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Lifetime access to the course content and resources on Maven.
Community of peers
Connect, practice, and exchange experience from established and engaged peers
Skills + resources, tools, templates
Practical skills and knowledge you can use throughout your job search journey and beyond
Recruiting team insights and guest speakers
Q&A sessions from experienced recruiters and hiring managers
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
Week 1
Feb
24
How Hiring Decisions Really Work and How to Find Your Edge
Feb
27
Group Follow-up, Reflect, Refine, and Guest Speaker
Week 2
Mar
3
Communicating with Conciseness and Leadership Presence
Mar
6
Group Follow-up, Reflect, Refine, and Guest Speaker
Schedule
Live sessions
2 hrs / week
Live sessions, practices, and follow-up sessions
Tue, Feb 24
1:30 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Fri, Feb 27
1:30 AM—2:15 AM (UTC)
Tue, Mar 3
1:30 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Follow-up sessions
1 hr / week
Touch base with the team, Qs/As with hiring team guest speakers.
Frequently asked questions
$799
USD