My story and goal:
I failed all my interviews at MBB after I applied there for the first time. Two years later I got offers in all my interviews.
My personal goal is to help you get an offer and not make the same mistakes I made. Hint: Using only Victor Cheng, Case in Point and others can lead you down the wrong path.
My coaching approach:
Please find below how I typically structure coaching and the type of cases that I use. However, I will always discuss a customized approach with you depending on your situation (prior knowledge, # of applications, prep time, etc.)
Typical two weeks before interview curriculum (3 sessions)
- Assumed prior knowledge: +30 cases on Preplounge/ offline
- Session 1: Assessment of your situation and background + Case 1 (I will send you an individual preparation plan afterwards)
- Session 2: Case 2 + structuring homework beforehand
- Session 3: Personal Fit interview + market sizing
Typical 4-6 weeks before interview curriculum (5-7 sessions)
- Assumed prior knowledge: +10 cases on Preplounge/ offline
- Session 1: Assessment of your situation and background + Case 1 (I will send you an individual preparation plan afterwards)
- Session 2: Case 2 + structuring homework beforehand
- Session 3-5: Cases 3-5
- Session 6-7: Personal Fit interview + deep dives and delivery practice
Typical 8 weeks+ before interview curriculum (10+ sessions)
- Assumed prior knowledge: Familiarity with solving cases through books, +5 cases on Preplounge or offline
- Session 1: Assessment of your situation and background + Case 1 (I will send you an individual preparation plan afterwards)
- Session 2: Case 2 + structuring homework beforehand
- Session 3-5: Cases 3-5
- Session 6-7: Personal Fit interview + deep dives and delivery practice
- Session: 8-10: Cases 6-8
Case collection (real life cases from my own experience)
Case 1:
- Industry: Private Equity / Health Care
- Type: Value creation/ profitability
- Key concepts: Capacity utilization, cost driver analysis
Case 2:
- Industry: Technology
- Type: Pricing, unusual settings
- Key concepts: Pricing approaches, customer segmentation, approximations
Case 3:
- Industry: Ride Hailing/ Venture Capital
- Type: Market attractiveness
- Key concepts: Market evaluation, segmentation
Case 4:
- Industry: Recreational vehicles
- Type: Cost cutting
- Key concepts: Value chain analysis, cost cutting measures
Case 5:
- Industry: Office furniture/ PE
- Type: M&A
- Key concepts: Synergies, Valuation
Case 6:
- Industry: Soccer/ Sports
- Type: Growth strategy
- Key concepts: Revenue stream segmentation, adjacency growth
Case 7:
- Industry: Industrial components
- Type: Manufacturing footprint
- Key concepts: Payback/ return calculations, competitive strategy, investment decisions
Case 8:
- Industry: Banking
- Type: Unusual case
- Key concepts: Framing, customer segmentation, advanced maths
Personal Fit interview 1:
- Run through CV
- Why consulting?
- Why company X?
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Drive/ impact
- Unusual questions
- Questions to interviewer
Personal Fit interview 2:
- Deep dive on topics from part 1
- Delivery practice (tone, gestures, etc.)