Coach Erika

Cohort 1: Teeing up your tech job search

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30% of people land jobs via referrals, and while we all know we should get referred to roles, it's so tempting to cold apply. This guide offers concrete evidence that will make you rethink cold applications forever. It will also give you the tools and tactics you need to win more warm intros and job referrals.

Job Search Referral Guide

If your job search isn't going as well as you would like, you're not alone. This guide offers common areas to debug and the benchmarks that will help you diagnose the true issue. Use the data from your job search, your intuition about what can improve, and this debugging guide to diagnose what's wrong and pinpoint actionable steps you can start today.

Job Search Debugging Guide

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Teeing up your Tech Job Search in 2025

Senior Product Director

Sr. Operations Manager, Professional Services

Data Analyst

Product Manager

Director, Software Development

Director, Associate General Counsel

Sr. PM

VP of Product, Head of Product

Product Manager 

Read my post on passing first-round interviews in Lenny's newsletter here: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-pass-any-first-round-interview This workshop is designed as the prequel to that article: helping you design a targeted job search, network artfully to build a job pipeline, and convert opportunities into interviews. Workshop content Designing your job searchStrategies for the post-ZIRP tech job marketHow to design a 'niche of one'How to shortlist companies (and tailor your efforts by tier)How to write a stand-out resume (ATS and human-optimized)How (and when) to have multiple resumes and/or role-tailored resumesHow to craft your LinkedIn profile to attract more interest Conducting your searchHow to run a 4-hour job searchHow to build a pipeline from zeroHow to job search in the open NetworkingHow to activate your network (colleagues, friends and family, hiring managers you know)How/why to get referred, even by randosHow to write a powerful professional blurb How to write winning warm intro emailsHow to cold connect with hiring managers or employees at target companiesHow to leverage online communities to accelerate your job search ConvertingHow to throw green flags (and avoid red flags) in screener interviewsHow to answer common and tricky recruiter screening questionsHow to use the recruiter screen to tee up a better offer Plus: a resume glow-up mini-workshopPlus: a LinkedIn polish mini-workshopPlus: a professional blurb writing workshopPlus: a cold connection request writing workshopPlus: two in-depth Q&amp;A sessions with Erika Bonus: Speeding up your job search (levers and when to use them)Bonus: Debugging your job search (with benchmarks) (all sessions are live, taught by Erika) Includes:Tools and tactics to drive your job search (niche of one mad lib, company tiering strategies, referral guide, the 4-hour job search daily agenda, LinkedIn content roadmap, and more), leaving you with concrete next steps for your job search. Frameworks for presenting yourself with effortless confidence (multiple resumes, tailored resumes, intro blurbs, cold outreach messages, etc). Case studies from Coach Erika's 200+ successful job seeker clients to understand real-world scenarios you may encounter in your search (and what to do). Resume glow-up, LinkedIn polishing, and blurb writing workshops during the seminar. You'll walk out with an updated set of tools and a punch list of follow-on tasks to kickstart or reboot your job search. Discord Community Invite to stay connected to your cohort through this job search and beyond. Co-source opportunities, review resumes, do mock interviews, and more.

Get application ready and screener ready. With confidence and community.

Course syllabus

Optional pre-workshop mixer (Zoom)

Thursday (before the cohort)

4pm - 8 pm GMT12pm - 4pm Eastern11am - 3pm Central10am - 2pm Mountain There will be 60-75 minutes of live Q&amp;A with Coach Erika after this slot. Recording will be available, in case you need to drop off earlier.

Saturday

4pm - 8 pm GMT12pm - 4pm Eastern11am - 3pm Central10am - 2pm Mountain This will be followed by 60-75 minutes of live Q&amp;A, which will also be recorded. The Q&amp;As on both days are very in-depth. Many students say that they feel like they are getting 1:1 coaching from Erika.

Sunday

Course schedule

Senior IC, Manager, and Director+ level tech workers who are starting a job search in the next 1-2 months or with in-flight job searches.

Job seekers keen to move from quantity to quality: design a more targeted job search, network artfully, and convert more of their funnel.

This workshop is not for students, aspiring tech workers, or early career professionals.

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

We'll discuss the strategies and approaches you can use to glow up your resume, LinkedIn, and professional blurb. I'll share specific tactics, and you will workshop during the seminar so you can walk away with refreshed, public-facing, professional artifacts.

Refresh your digital presence

We will dive into:<ul><li>Job market data &amp; the realities of a soft market</li><li>Designing a 'niche of one'</li><li>How to shortlist companies (and ladder interviews)</li><li>How to author and format a strong resume (ATS + human optimized)</li><li>Branding your LinkedIn presence</li><li>Multiple resumes &amp; tailored resumes</li></ul>

How to handle the tech jobs downturn & search in an employer's market

We'll cover:<ul><li>how to leverage friends, hiring managers, online communities, and recruiters to get intel, first-look roles, and a human connection.</li><li>how to find &amp; connect with hiring managers (with winning notes)</li><li>how + why to get stranger referrals</li></ul>

Smart networking in the digital & distracted era

We'll review:<ul><li>employer + interviewer goals</li><li>how to throw green flags (and avoid red flags) in screens</li><li>how to use a recruiter screen to tee up a stronger offer</li></ul>

Converting interest into screeners & interviews

Learn the benchmarks, signs, and signals that will tell you if you need to make adjustments in your job search now and long after the course.

Debugging your job search

This is an intensive course; we cut to the chase and help you get set up for a more successful, focused job search. Sessions are recorded to watch again in the future, and you will get access to many tools and templates you can use for weeks &amp; months after we wrap

Tailor-made and optimized for busy tech job seekers

We'll walk through real resumes, real blurbs, real email exchanges with recruiters, and more ― to assess real-world scenarios that you may encounter in your search (and what you can do).

Case studies from Coach Erika's 200+ successful job seeker clients 

Roles of fellow cohort mates will range from product &amp; engineering to sales &amp; marketing, operations, customer-facing, and more. Titles of students range from Senior/Group/Principal/Staff to Director/Sr. Director/VP/CxO. After the course, you'll get access to our Discord community

You'll be in great company (even after the workshop ends)

You'll leave with an actual job search plan (a document) featuring concrete next steps to activate your targeted 'Niche of One' job search. Plus, you'll have an overhauled LinkedIn profile, resume, and Blurb for warm intros.

Walk away with a clear, tangible job search plan

Staying Sane While Job Searching in the Tech Downturn

Lenny's favorite tech job search coach

Learn post-ZIRP job search adaptations that are landing candidates in roles faster.

How to navigate the tech jobs downturn

Changes to your job search strategy, resume, role targets, company shortlist, and even your LinkedIn headline

Actionable changes you can make today

Hint: it doesn't involve cold applications

Learn directly from Coach Erika

Coach Erika

Courses

Teeing up your Tech Job Search in 2025

Lightning Lessons

Staying Sane While Job Searching in the Tech Downturn

Resources

Job Search Referral Guide

Job Search Debugging Guide