Stop blasting resumes
into black holes.
Run an efficient, confident job search. Learn the exact operational system to bypass HR queues, nail your interviews, and get hired for what your experience is actually worth.
The modern
job search is
exhausting.
Applying online feels like unpaid labor with a zero percent return. You spend hours tailoring documents, submit them to job portals, and hear absolutely nothing back. The automated resume-screening systems behind those postings reject most candidates before a human ever reads a word. Months of ghosting drain your energy and shake your confidence.
Then there’s the AI trap on the other side — candidates lean on chatbots to write generic resumes and answer interview questions, and managers can spot it in seconds. When an interview finally happens, the pressure is immense. If you aren’t prepared for broad questions, it is easy to overthink and freeze. Eventually, search exhaustion sets in. You feel tempted to settle for roles well below your fair market value just to end the anxiety.
You need an active pipeline directly to decision-makers.
An operator
who actually hires.
Most career coaches act like therapists. I act like an operations executive because that is exactly what I am.
My name is Patrick Weeks. I am a Marine Corps Officer veteran with 15+ years as a hiring manager and 10+ years coaching candidates through their searches. I am also the author of The New Science of Hiring.
Not another
career-coach blog.
Most coaching advice is recycled, vibes-based, and a decade out of date. My tactics come from inside the hiring system — not outside guessing at it.
Live hiring data,
not anecdotes.
I see what works on the inside of an active hiring funnel every week — which resumes survive automated screens, which outreach gets opened, which interview answers actually move candidates forward.
Grounded in
peer-reviewed research.
My playbook draws from the published science on selection, interviewing, and decision bias — the same research I synthesized in The New Science of Hiring. You get tactics that hold up, not LinkedIn hot takes.
I actually hire
people, every week.
Most coaches haven’t sat on the hiring side in years — or ever. I am an active hiring manager. My feedback is exactly what your future boss is silently thinking while you talk.
How we
get you hired.
Target
& overhaul.
We identify your exact ideal role and build a comprehensive Master Resume housing your entire career history.
- Clean, one-column resumes formatted to pass ATS & AI screeners
- LinkedIn rewrite engineered to pull inbound recruiter traffic
- How to use AI as a co-pilot — without sounding like a chatbot
Bypass
the portals.
We stop relying on public job boards and their automated black holes. You get proven networking frameworks and cold outreach scripts to contact executives directly.
- Direct outreach scripts that get replies from decision-makers
- Uncover unadvertised roles before they hit the public boards
- Build warm internal champions before applications go in
Master
the room.
Standard interview frameworks are too passive. We script and test your answers using the CAAR method to prove your strategic value.
- Context · Action · Analysis · Result
- Intense mock interviews with direct, unvarnished feedback
- Learn to command the room — not just survive it
Negotiate
& celebrate.
The offer is the start of the conversation, not the end. I coach you through counter-offers so you sign for what your experience is actually worth — then we celebrate.
- Base, equity, sign-on, and start-date strategy from the manager’s side
- Scripts and timing for the counter, without burning the relationship
- You sign the offer. We celebrate together.
Start working
with me on Leland.
Choose an entry point below to calibrate your search and start building momentum. Both packages are booked, paid, and scheduled directly through Leland.
Trial
session.
A low-risk alignment call to audit your current search strategy. We isolate what is stalling your progress and map out immediate next steps.
- Honest audit of resume, outreach, and interview readiness
- Written 2-week action plan you can run with immediately
- Decide together if a full package is the right fit
Targeted
three-session sprint.
Three focused 30-minute sessions to hit the highest-leverage parts of your search, one at a time.
- Session 1 — Resume overhaul
- Session 2 — Networking & job application strategy
- Session 3 — Interview prep & question-answering structure
Comprehensive
job seeker playbook.
End-to-end coaching across multiple calls. We build versioned resumes for your target roles, run real mock interviews, and stay together through offer.
- Personalized career roadmap & tailored resume versions
- ATS-proof resumes plus an AI playbook that managers won’t flag
- Optimized LinkedIn + scripted interview answers
- Mock interview with me playing the recruiter
- Salary & offer-letter negotiation support — plus a gift when you sign
Not ready for a call?
Get executives on the phone today.
Download 3 outreach scripts that get decision-makers on the phone. Stop waiting for recruiters to notice your application — pitch executives directly.
- 01Cold-pitch script to land a 15-minute call with a hiring exec
- 02Peer-intel script to gather inside information from internal employees
- 03Revival script to restart stalled conversations without sounding desperate