My coaching philosophy emphasizes immediate, comprehensive guidance. In our very first session, I provide you with all the essential information. This ensures that as we progress, each session focuses on refining and enhancing your performance. There's no holding back or waiting for subsequent sessions to introduce critical elements – you'll have everything you need from the outset.
This approach not only facilitates a noticeable transformation right in our initial meeting but also ensures that your practice is effective and efficient right from the start. Furthermore, after our initial session, you'll gain complete access to all practice resources and my coaching network.
Imagine our case journey like sculpting: the first session is akin to chiseling the basic shape from stone. With each subsequent session, we meticulously refine and detail, eventually polishing your performance.
Moreover, there's no need for separate sessions dedicated to specific case types. Instead, in every session, we focus on intuitive and replicable problem-solving employed by consultants by going through representative and realistic case problems and the most effective strategies for addressing them.
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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 1: Diagnostic and preparation planning
Objective: Immediately transform your casing and set the stage for your progress.
- We start with an introduction and understanding of your case experience, goals, objectives, and ambitions (if we had no initial screening call)
- We simulate a real Case Interview using a real firm-specific case, following official interviewer guidelines
- The case will either be candidate-led or interviewer-led, depending on the firms you are applying for
- The case is longer than what you have to expect during your initial interview so that you have more practice opportunities and I can collect more observation points
- I provide feedback on your performance based on the real MBB evaluation metrics and scoring sheet
- I introduce you to my universal case approach method discussing the right steps and habits for each part and question of the case, the content creation techniques to come up with strong frameworks and brainstorming answers, insightful exhibit interpretations, and effective approaches to quantitative questions, as well as the key communication phrases and strategies.
- Comparing your performance with the best practice approach and answers and identifying the most effective levers, I show you how to improve across all areas to go from development need to a good performance and from a good performance to a distinctive performance. You will know where you stand in all elements of the case and all official evaluation metrics, including a detailed plan on how to improve each score to the next level and a stretch goal on how to reach the maximum level possible
- Based on your performance, we jointly work on a preparation plan and discuss the most effective exercises and homework you can do on your own to work on focus areas and improve quickly
- Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you have all the tools you need, and you have a clear plan about how to move forward
- After the session, you receive a 6-9 page Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form, the scoring sheet of your performance, alternative math approaches, curated articles on your development needs, as well as access to my curated drills courses for structuring, charts, and math with more than 2,100 practice questions, and almost 1,000 practice cases
- After the first session, I connect you with my client network to practice high-quality cases with high-quality case partners
Outcome: You know where you stand, you know how to ace every element of a case, and you have a clear roadmap and all practice materials required to move forward
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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 2: Growth
Objective: Build on the correct case habits to demonstrate the excellence of your thinking.
- We follow up on our last session to discuss your questions that came up since then
- We simulate another real Case Interview using a different and creative real top-tier case, following official interviewer guidelines
- The case is selected based on your initial case performance and comes with new twists and turns
- Every case we go through covers different tricks and techniques so that after the program you have seen the most typical MBB interviewer tricks and know how to deal with them
- I provide feedback on your performance based on the real MBB evaluation metrics
- Comparing your performance with the best practice approach and answers and identifying the most effective levers, I show you how to improve across all areas to go from development need to a good performance and from a good performance to a distinctive performance
- I compare and track your improvement to the first session across each of the questions and each skill lever
- We discuss what has been most effective for you to improve and identify new and existing areas to focus on, jointly adjusting your preparation plan and discussing the most effective exercises and homework
- Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you have all the tools you need to work on your own, and you have a clear plan about how to move forward
- You receive a 2-4 page Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form again
- In each session, we address common mistakes that more than 80% of candidates make to show you the typical failure patterns to avoid
Outcome: You know varied MBB interviewer tricks and ways to avoid mistakes, while at the same time, you start displaying performance spikes.
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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 3: Finetuning, focus areas or different case format
Objective: Cement the right habits and deal with unexpected challenges.
- We follow up on our last session to discuss your questions that came up since then
- We either work on a new case or on focused drills in performance areas where you are lagging the most
- Alternatively, we can also work on a different case format (e.g.,market sizing, brainteaser, candidate-led or interviewer-led,etc) to demonstrate the similarities and differences
- I provide feedback on your performance based on the real MBB evaluation metrics
- Comparing your performance with the best practice approach and answers and identifying the most effective levers, I show you how to improve across all areas to go from a good performance to a distinctive performance
- I compare and track your improvement to the first session across each of the questions and each skill lever
- We discuss what has been most effective for you to improve and identify new and existing areas to focus on, jointly adjusting your preparation plan and discussing the most effective exercises and homework
- Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you have all the tools you need to work on your own, and you have a clear plan about how to move forward
- You receive a 2-4 page Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form again
Outcome: You are bulletproof in your approach and communication, regardless of the challenge the interviewer throws at you.
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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 4: PEI/Fit Mastery
Objective: Craft and communicate the perfect fit and PEI stories.
- We follow up on our last session to discuss your questions that came up since then
- For McKinsey: You need to prepare three stories, one for each dimension (Inclusive Leadership, Personal Impact, and depending on the office either Entrepreneurial Drive or Courageous Change) based on my guidelines and the videos of the McKinsey Interview Academy that I shared at the beginning of the program. We then simulate the real PEI interview, starting with your first story, discussing potential starting questions and probing questions, following the real interviewer guidelines. After every story, we discuss detailed feedback to improve your structure, content, and delivery to make sure you hit all points on the interviewers’ scorecards. We repeat the process with your other two stories. You receive a 3-page PEI template that you can use for every PEI story going forward with a focus on content, structure, and communication. You leave this session with three polished PEI stories that you can use as templates for your other stories
- For other firms: We simulate a real fit interview with more general fit questions (tailored to each firm). I have a repertoire of 150+ different fit questions and strong sample answers that will prepare you for any given challenge. The focus here is on the content, communication, and structure of your answers.
- Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you have all the tools you need to work on your own, and you have a clear plan about how to move forward
- You receive a 3-5 page Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form again
Outcome: You know how to select the right content as well as structure and communicate the perfect fit answers to stand out from the crowd and keep your interviewers interested.
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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 5: Final case rehearsal or full-mock interview or focused drills
Objective: Polish your performance and create the interview game plan.
- We follow up on our last session to discuss your questions that came up since then
- We either work on a new case or run a real mock interview with Fit and Case or focus on drills in performance areas where you are lagging the most
- For the mock interview, we run a real end-to-end interview situation including the icebreaker questions, one fit/PEI interview, one case interview, and finally your questions to ask the interviewer at the end
- We discuss a winning interview mindset, the dress code, and any other practical advice that should help you get the last 5% of performance out on your big interview day
- Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you feel fully ready for the upcoming interviews, and have a clear plan about what to do the last few hours or days before the interviews
- You receive a detailed Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form again
Outcome: You are fully ready, confident, and competent to tackle multiple top-tier MBB interview rounds to get the offer.
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This is just a sample of how the process can unfold. The final course curriculum is always created jointly and individually with each of my clients to meet their needs.
If you have questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact me directly with your questions or wish to schedule a free introduction call.
