Welcome to my profile! I'm a seasoned consultant and tech entrepreneur with a rich background in strategic analytical problem-solving, data science, and entrepreneurship.
My academic journey with a M.Sc. in Finance from LSE and a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurial Finance, led me to impactful roles at McKinsey & Company and founding a B2B SaaS startup.
As a managing director of a SaaS company and former interviewer at McKinsey, conducting over 100 interviews, I possess deep insights into recruitment processes, making me uniquely positioned to guide you towards achieving your career aspirations in consulting (and beyond).
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Jan Niklas
McKinsey Generalist & Expert Track Interview Veteran helping you to secure your offer.
Career coaching (into consultancy, out of consultancy)
Personal experience interview
Case preparation
English, German
Germany (UTC +2)
USD 219 / h
McKinsey Generalist & Expert Track Interview Veteran helping you to secure your offer.
Career coaching (into consultancy, out of consultancy)
Personal experience interview
Case preparation
USD 219 / h
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Consulting
5 Coachings
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About Jan Niklas
Coaching Approach
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Work Experience
My coaching approach is deeply personalized, drawing from extensive experience in consulting and entrepreneurship.
In our 15min free scoping call I will assess your preparation status and suggest a proposed coaching schedule. Typically, this involves one or all of the 3 coaching types I offer:
(1) Ace your PEI: I will coach you to your perfect PEI stories. Typically, it takes 30-60 minutes per dimension. In these sessions, we will go through the stories you have experienced and I will tell you where to focus, what to highlight and how to position the things you experienced to get to that *perfect* PEI story.
(2) Rock your case: We go through a typical interview case, discuss the approach and best practices. You will learn what Interviewers actually look for (and what they don't care about).
(3) Full end-to-end mock interview with a McKinsey interview veteran (200+ interviews). To make the most out of this, this generally requires 2x60min: 60min for the interview, and 60min for detailed feedback and improvement suggestions.
Apr 08, 2024
Interview Coaching
I recently worked with Jan Niklas as my interview coach on PrepLounge and wanted to share my experience. Jan Niklas is an ideal coach, bringing a lot of experience to his very individual coaching...
Mar 20, 2024
Interview Coaching
Highly recommended! Great combination of really constructive, straight forward feedback and helpful advice, based on deep understanding and expertise. Jan Niklas' personal coaching style and his at...
Mar 18, 2024
Interview Coaching
Prepping for my consulting interviews with Jan Niklas from McKinsey was awesome, and here's why:
1) Insider Tips: Jan Niklas knows his stuff. He broke down complicated stuff into something I could...
Work Experience
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Valuecase
2021 - now
Seed-stage B2B SaaS for Revenue teams; raised >3.5m in funding from leading European VCs and business angels.
Engagement Manager (Generalist & Expert Analytics)
McKinsey & Company
2013 - 2021
During my time at McKinsey, I helped companies across the world to solve their most pressing strategic challenges by combining traditional mgmt consultant skills with latest methods in statistics and machine learning.
I mostly served global financial institutions and digital business across DACH, Nordics, BeNeLux, UAE, UK and the US.
My core focus was on merger management (pre and post), anti-money laundering, and optimisation of finance and revenue functions.
I was a core interviewer in the German office conducting >>100 interviews.
Education
PhD student
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2016 - 2016
Entrepreneurial Finance
PhD student
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg
2015 - 2018
Entrepreneurial Finance
Master student
London School of Economics and Political Science
2012 - 2013
Finance
Coaching Offers
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Premium + Coaching
Premium + Coaching
Premium membership for one year
Up to 5 coaching session included
Choose from 80+ coaches
Premium membership for one year
Up to 5 coaching session included
Choose from 80+ coaches
from USD 199
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