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.)