Consulting interviews are probably one of the most rigorous recruiting processes around, but if you combine your open mind with a dose of accurate preparation, your success is almost guaranteed!
I’ve successfully passed through the BCG and McKinsey interview processes over 3 years ago and since then I’m extensively preparing my friends, students from my university and other willing applicants to consulting interview - now I’ve decided to join Preplounge community. My experience is both fresh enough to remember key steps to my own learning process and long enough to grasp your imperfections and know how to best address them. I’m committed to give you fully customized coaching and support to ensure not only success in your consulting interview process, but also readiness to launch your consulting career!
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I’m happy to support you with both individual sessions, as well as structured programme (4-5 sessions with 30% discount for each) that will cover all of essential aspects of consulting fit:
(Optional) Prep session: What is case interview and how to prepare
- If you’re new to consulting interviews this is perfect introduction that will guide you through efficient preparation to the interview process!
- How recruitment process in MBB/Big 4 companies looks like?
- What is case interview and what types of challenges you may face?
- How to solve case interview? – exemplary case that I’ll solve with you step by step and explain thinking process and key aspects that are assessed by interviewers
- What are the best sources of knowledge and how to prepare? – discussion about next steps and your development plan
1st session: Readiness check – full case interview
- Short consulting fit interview – to get to know each other, understand your motivation and your story (very important!)
- Full case interview based on real recruiting case, designed to check all must have consulting skills
- Structured, detailed and actionable feedback covering all of dimensions assessed by recruiters (based on actual assessment matrix)
- Discussion on next steps and sources of knowledge (I’ll share with you helpful preparation materials as well!)
2nd session: Building your convincing story
- Review of your CV & cover letter
- How to convince recruiter to you? - brainstorm on your personal story and motivation
- How to be behave and position yourself during case interview? – tips to building persuasive and yet cooperative personality
- Mock behavioral interview & structured feedback (based on real questions asked by recruiters)
- Discussion about next steps and sources of knowledge
3rd session: Building structure and bullet-proof analyses
- Why structure and problem solving abilities are crucial in consulting live? – example of situations & clients questions
- Discussion on typical structures in case interviews and solving approaches
- Mock estimation interview & structured feedback (based on real cases)
- Discussion about next steps and sources of knowledge
- Bonus: How to prepare to analytical test? – tips and techniques
4th session: Final readiness check and how to prepare for first day at work
- Short fit/behavioral interview based on your CV/cover letter
- Challenging case interview based on real recruiting case
- Structured, detailed and actionable feedback – covering improvements and key areas of development before actual interview
- Bonus: How to prepare for first days at consulting – tips and tricks
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Trust me, there is no better way to prepare yourself than practice case interviews! But 10 cases done with actual consultants, followed by structured feedback, can help much more than million cases performed on paper. Don’t waste your precious time and reach out to me to schedule your session and get you ready for your consulting career!
If you have any questions and want to arrange ad hoc session, I’m here to help you! Good luck with your preparations!