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The McKinsey Rocket - Get the offer

High-impact McKinsey coaching
5x success rate vs. average
Case and PEI

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SUCCESS AND IMPACT: See for yourself the results of my high-impact McKinsey-focused coaching with recent success stories and testimonials: https://bit.ly/2TzjDEL

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I WILL GET YOU THAT MCKINSEY JOB!

5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK ME AS A COACH

I became the #1 McKinsey coach (based on recommendation rate) within the first month of starting on PrepLounge
With 5 years at McKinsey, I know the recruiting process in and out. I can help you ace the case interview and the PEI exactly like McKinsey wants you to succeed. My coachees continuously receive feedback from McKinsey interviewers that they seem to be much better prepared than other candidates
Interviewing and coaching 100s of candidates, I have developed a system to tackle every McKinsey case and question type successfully, regardless of the context, industry, or functional expertise. You will learn how to think like a McKinsey consultant and not rely on pre-learned frameworks that would only hurt your performance in the real case. 9 out of 10 candidates who I coached for more than 5 sessions get their desired offer, which is 5x the normal success rate. See the link above for real success and offer rates for McKinsey.
Our sessions do not have a time limit. I will take as long as you need to get through the case, your questions, and provide detailed feedback. Also, you will get an in-depth feedback sheet after our sessions. In between sessions, I am available for questions of all kinds and usually respond within 1 hour
My approach is 100% tailored to your needs. We can structure the sessions as you like according to your preferences. I have a large library of real McKinsey-like cases across industries and functions (also related to current topics such as COVID and sustainability, etc.) with the associated evaluation metrics. However, I am always happy to prepare a tailored case to fit your needs.

READ MORE ABOUT MY APPROACH BELOW

I have noticed that the information on the McKinsey application process, the case interviews, the PEI, and the Imbellus that is often circulated is either wrong, outdated, or assumed to be the same as for any other consulting firm. As a consequence, the advice given can be detrimental to your recruiting success with the firm.

After 5 years at McKinsey, I left in January 2020 to move on to the tech world and entrepreneurship. As an experienced interviewer and coach on the whole McKinsey application process, I have helped more than 2,500 people alone in the last year with personal coaching and information products on McKinsey applications (before I joined PrepLounge as a coach)

How can I help you best?

I treat each case individually and offer you tailored coaching based on your background, current status in the application process, timeline, and personal goals.

Generally, my coaching is comprised of three steps:

1. OWN THE APPLICATION

I can help you pass the screening stage and get the invitation for the interviews by working on your cover letter and resume. As a former resume and cover letter screener, I know exactly what McKinsey is looking for in the application documents. In addition, I know how to make referrals work and how to network your way to an interview both from a consultant's perspective as well as from my own personal story back in 2014.

2. ROCK THE MCKINSEY IMBELLUS GAME

Since November 2019, I have interviewed more than 220 candidates who took the new Imbellus and McKinsey Problem Solving Game. Based on their experience and input from game design experts I partnered up with, I have devised strategies on how to prepare and how to take the test that will make your life much easier and improve your scores.

3. ACE THE CASE AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE INTERVIEW

After 5 years with the firm, I can tell you exactly how to approach both elements of the McKinsey interview process, the Problem-Solving / Case Interview, and the Personal Experience Interview.

McKinsey interviews are highly standardized and structured, always consisting of the same types of questions in order to be objective and reduce bias. You can use this to your advantage and I show you how. Learn from my insights into performance drivers and mistakes that I gained in 100s of interviews.

Case interview: I emulate a real-life interview situation testing all relevant dimensions (analytics, creativity, math, communication,…), using only up-to-date McKinsey case material and evaluation metrics.

Instead of learning generic frameworks, you will learn my system consisting of the most important habits for each stage and question of the case. With my habit toolkit, you will be able to solve any McKinsey case, regardless of industry or function.

Our sessions include detailed feedback on strengths and weaknesses as well as actionable improvement advice depending on your stage in the preparation process (from tackling major improvement levers to fine-tuning your performance). I will also send you structured written feedback after each session to summarize your performance, improvement ideas, and tips to improve each dimension on your own between sessions.

Personal experience interview: I will help you prepare and improve the right stories to align your fit with what McKinsey is looking for to make you stand out. I will demonstrate in our simulated mock interviews what stories about Entrepreneurial Drive, Leadership, and Personal Impact are suitable and how to tell them in a way that resonates with McKinsey interviewers.

I will show you how to deliver your messages in both types of interviews with the most impact. Apply these techniques to pass this part of the interview easily.

As one of my coachees phrased it:

In hindsight, I find it hard to imagine a better, more time-efficient, practice. I ended up feeling really confident for the interview and got the offer.

Lastly, our sessions take as long as we need. I am not bound by a 60-minute time window, and usually, they last around 80 to 90 minutes if needed.

Please reach out if you have any questions.

I am looking forward to working with you!

Florian

For more information, check out my Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-smeritschnig-b5b9661a/

Alternatively, check out my podcast episode with @theconsultingguy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ8V6A1U-RM&

Florian's Coaching Package

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Includes 5 sessions

12 Reviews

High-impact McKinsey coaching

5x success rate vs. average

Case and PEI

PREPLOUNGE INTRODUCTION OFFER - FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY

5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK THIS PROGRAM

With 5 years at McKinsey, I know the recruiting process in and out. I can help you ace the case interview and the PEI exactly like McKinsey wants you to succeed. My coachees continuously receive feedback from McKinsey interviewers that they seem to be much better prepared than other candidates
Interviewing and coaching 100s of candidates before I joined PrepLounge, I have developed a system to tackle every McKinsey case and question type successfully, regardless of the context, industry, or functional expertise. Additionally, you will benefit from my insights into the PEI. I will critically feedback your stories and improve them based on what to tell and how to resonate 100% with McKinsey interviewers. You will learn how to think like a McKinsey consultant and not rely on pre-learned frameworks that would only hurt your performance in the real interview. 9 out of 10 candidates who I coached for more than 5 sessions get their desired offer, which is 5x the normal success rate. See the link above for real success stories.
Our sessions do not have a time limit. I will take as long as you need to get through the case, your questions, and provide detailed feedback. Also, you will get an in-depth feedback sheet after each session. In between sessions, I am available for questions of all kinds and usually respond within 1 hour
My approach is 100% tailored to your needs. We can structure the sessions as you like according to your preferences. I have a large library of real McKinsey-like cases across industries and functions (also related to current topics such as COVID and sustainability, etc.) with the associated evaluation metrics. However, I am always happy to prepare a tailored case to fit your needs.
The program includes my McKinsey Imbellus Guide for free, which helped more than 2200 candidates since November 2019 and is based on the feedback of more than 200 test-takers. [VALUE OF EUR 64]

FAST TRACK YOUR MCKINSEY PREPARATION AND GET THE OFFER

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- I will tell you what to improve and how to improve right from the start to optimize your preparation and bring you on the right track early-on
- I will create a tailored preparation plan for in-between sessions for you to work on my feedback
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- Practice with real McKinsey-like cases, real McKinsey-like feedback, and a real McKinsey interviewer perspective to make sure you are learning the correct skills and habits
- This program will significantly increase your chances to get an offer with McKinsey as long as you are ready to work hard and able to deal with honest feedback

The program includes 5 sessions:

4 real McKinsey-style cases, covering the specific question types that only McKinsey is using. I usually make the case longer so you have more opportunity to practice and I have more observation points for feedback: around 40 to 60 min case and 20-30 min detailed debrief + feedback sheet and performance tracking across sessions
1 personal fit interview simulation, during which we will go through your 3 stories in great detail (3 stories per interview, one for each dimension) and I teach you what to highlight to stand out from the rest
Can also be tailored to your specific needs

I will show you how to deliver your messages in both types of interviews with the most impact. As one of my coachees phrased it:

In hindsight, I find it hard to imagine a better, more time-efficient, practice. I ended up feeling really confident for the interview and got the offer.

P.S. für deutschsprachige Kandidaten habe ich spezielle Tipps für McKinsey Deutschland

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February 26, 2021 by Anonymous

Today was my 2nd session with Florian. Florian's coaching has been so effective that I decided to leave a review for the package right now (and I will come back to edit this after every session).

Sessions with Florian are amazing for 5 reasons:
1. He is extremely attentive and gives you very detailed feedback in the form of a Google Sheet. The sheet even contains examples of how you should approach the exact math questions in the case.

2. His coaching is focused on building up the right habits so that you come across as confident and always in control of the case, regardless of what is asked. It will take multiple sessions with peers to truly internalise these habits, but it will undoubtedly be worth it! In between my 2 sessions, I have improved tremendously and am certain that I will be bullet proof by the time we finish our sessions.

3. The cases Florian uses are very well-designed. They are quite difficult and contain many traps. This is extremely beneficial as you will make mistakes and learn how to avoid them in the future.

4. Florian goes above and beyond to help you succeed. He spent an additional 30 minutes with me on my first session to make sure I knew exactly how I performed and what I could do better.

5. He also suggested highly actionable next steps for me to train my structuring skills and internalise the habits he taught during the session outside of peer sessions.

Overall, booking sessions with Florian are definitely worth it, regardless of where you are in your casing journey!

EDIT: Just finished my 3rd session with Florian and I have improved by leaps and bounds. Again, if you're thinking of being coached by Florian, do it!

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May 18, 2021 by Sophia

Florian is an amazing coach, he's really nice and direct at the same time, it's so easy to connect with him. He explains in detail each part of the case (even the clarification questions) and that helps you to understand in which part you need to improve. I recommend Florian to anyone who wants someone polite but honest regarding your performance.

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March 26, 2021 by Anonymous

I highly recommend Florian as your coach who is professional, genuine and compassionate. One of the first things he asked is whether I have any other engagements later in the day and I knew he will take the time and effort and he did.

During the first mock interview, Florian maintained the stance of an actual interviewer (warm, yet somewhat detached), but his expertise and compassion really showed when he switched mode to provide feedback. Florian provided rules of thumb I can follow, and encouraged me to use it throughout the session. I felt that I learned a lot just after the first session.

After the conclusion of the session Florian sent written feedback detailing steps to follow to present a good structure at an interview and how I did on each of those steps. It will take practice to internalize and translate to actual performance, and I am confident that if I manage to do that I will be able to walk into the interview well prepared. Again, I would highly recommend Florian as your coach.

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June 15, 2021 by Anonymous

Had my 2nd session with Florian today and got so much encouragement and helpful strategies to deveop further. The feedback is always on point and got a lot of my questions squared away. Can't wait to see how much I improve over the next session.

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May 26, 2021 by Ahmad

Outstanding.

1 session in, and I already feel the difference.
Florian is encouraging, accommodating, and knows exactly what he's doing.
During my first session I was delighted with the level of precision of Florian's feedback, balancing between my strong points that I should leverage and my weaker skills that will have to be improved.
Not only did he give a constructive feedback throughout the case allowing to improve my performance in real time, but he also provided a very clear & detailed sheet evaluating each and every aspect of my approach and how to better it as a whole.

Florian doesn't just coach his candidates, he mentors them.

And I am seriously looking forward to the remainder of my sessions.

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