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How to Build a Career Strategy That Works

Hosted by Alex Harlan

Fri, Oct 9, 2026

8:30 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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106 students

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What you'll learn

How to Create a Stellar Career Toolkit

Learn how to build and maintain your job application materials

Scale Your Professional Networking

Understand when and how to incorporate networking to secure coffee chats, interviews, and offers

Optimize Your Job Application Strategy

Apply job search techniques to balance quality applications and quantity

Become an Interview Master

Master the foundations of answering behavioral, hypothetical, and general questions

Why this topic matters

Success is no longer just about submitting applications. It’s about building a compelling professional brand, networking & positioning your experience effectively, and communicating your value confidently. This session is designed to help accounting and finance professionals approach the job search strategically instead of reactively. You’ll walk away with practical frameworks to accelerate and land your dream role.

You'll learn from

Alex Harlan

Finance PM @ Google | 1,400+ Clients Coached | Founder @ SummitResume.com

Alex Harlan is a Finance Program Manager at Google and Founder of Summit Resume, where he has helped 1,400+ accounting and finance professionals land competitive, 6-figure roles at Big 4 and corporate finance teams.

Alex started at Google as an Accounting Analyst, driving 64+ successful launches for products including YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket. In 2024, he was promoted into a finance PM role where he drives billions in finance automation while spearheading north-star system architecture to ensure scalability, maintainability, and adaptability as Google continues to grow.

Alex is also the career development lead at Google Atlanta, and, has been a keynote speaker at 120+ career events to a combined 20,000+ professionals at institutions such as Northwestern, Georgia Tech, and UW Seattle.

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