Nail Your Career Through-line and Bulletproof Your Job Search
Leslie Grandy
Author, Global Product Executive
A Clear Narrative Thread and An Intentional Strategy Determine Who Gets Hired
Most résumés are technically correct and strategically weak. They list responsibilities, tools, and accomplishments, yet they do not make it obvious why a hiring manager should choose one candidate over another with similar credentials. In competitive hiring situations, the decision is rarely about who has done the job before. It is about who appears most likely to create value. People fail because that signal isn’t clear.
At the same time, many searches drift. You try too hard to make yourself appear like the perfect fit. You optimize for the wrong things, chasing roles that don’t fit your strengths, or sending confusing signals in your résumé. Months pass and nothing converts.
This course tackles both risks in a systematic way to give you the scaffolding to communicate your value proposition and build a robust plan. You'll clarify the throughline that makes your experience coherent and distinctive. And then stress-test your job search strategy to spot early signs of misalignment and adjust before opportunities are missed.
👉🏻 You will receive a personal assessment of your resume's throughline for taking this class.
What you’ll learn
I'll assess your resume for the "golden thread" that makes you stand out and help you redesign your job search so employers choose you.
Identify & analyze recurring situations where they created meaningful change, identifying the underlying pattern that connects their roles.
Weave your throughline to résumé bullets and proof stories so every element reinforces a single, strategic narrative.
Connect disparate experiences into a concise, compelling throughline that articulates how they consistently create value.
Fortify your job search strategy by defining realistic failure states and identifying where momentum is most likely to drift or collapse.
Create contingency plans to mitigate the impact of faulty assumptions or changes in market dynamics.
Learn directly from Leslie
Leslie Grandy
Author & global, first-to-market product exec; ex-Apple, ex-Amazon; ex-T-Mobile
Who this course is for
Job seekers who are between roles or recently laid off and want to convert applications to offers.
Mid-career professionals pivoting roles or industries who want to make their value obvious to potential employers.
High performers seeking better-fit roles who want to refine their story, attract aligned opportunities, and avoid wasted search time.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Leslie Grandy in a real-time, interactive format.
Reusable worksheets
Frameworks that move you from “What is my value?” to “How do I ensure the market actually sees and rewards it?”
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
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
2 live sessions • 2 lessons
Week 1
Mar
30
Crafting your throughline
Nailing your value proposition
Apr
1
Identifying Vulnerabilities in Your Search Plan
Premeditation of Evils: Fail to Plan and Plan to Fail
Free resources
Schedule
Live sessions
3 hrs / week
Sessions will be workshops where I will review several of the students' worksheet submissions and provide feedback.
Mon, Mar 30
7:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
Wed, Apr 1
7:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
Projects
2 hrs / week
Spend one hour completing a worksheet before each live session and submit it for review during the live session.
Async content
1 hr / week
Review materials that support this approach and offer tips to create the right mindset.
Testimonials
Leslie was thoughtful and catered the course to my level, culture of thinking, and helped me to breakthrough in terms of how I could elevate and leverage on these skills to upgrade how I could serve myself or the team I'm working with. You must try it to know what I meant.
Haaziq Ibrahim
Product ManagerLeslie doesn’t just share frameworks she pushes you to think beyond what you already know and equips you with practical tools to actively build that thinking muscle. The insights are sharp, original, and immediately applicable.
Aishwarya Gupta
Product ManagerMore than a course, it’s a launchpad. You’ll find yourself returning to the material again and again as you practice, apply, and refine the frameworks.
Gbemi Munis
Head of Product ManagementLeslie does an amazing job conveying the information and giving practical examples and use cases.
Clarence Tonge
Product ManagerLeslie came out swinging in the best way possible. Not only did she introduce us to new frameworks, but she created a safe space to ask those types of questions that you might otherwise feel are too "introductory", "basic", etc.
Brian Kirkness
Sr. Product Manager
Why a Resume Throughline is Essential
Frequently asked questions
Crafting Your Golden Thread
$349.99
USD