About Ishan

👋🏽 I'm a McKinsey interview-trained consultant who is ready to give you the unfair advantage in your consulting interviews. I specialize in the undergraduate pipeline (vs. MBA or master's candidates) - but their interviews are scored the same, at least at McKinsey. I'm also a Wharton MBA deferred admit, as well as an ex-product marketer at Slack. I currently do product marketing at a Series B Unicorn, Athelas. COACHING STYLE How does McKinsey differ from BCG? Do I really need market sizing? Where do I get started? Whether you are completely new to consulting, or a seasoned business student, I'll help you become the best version of yourself. My belief is that each mentee has their own unique value to bring to firms. I want to make sure the firms you apply to see how your background will help them. This resonates with my story. Approaching my junior year, my resume was not your stereotypical consulting applicant shoo-in: my GPA was very out of 'target' range and I had a lot of informal startup experiences. But instead I used that unique profile to my advantage, McKinsey took a bet on me and I secured an offer. Prep doesn't mean starting from scratch. We take what's unique about you and accentuate it. It's about making a better version of what you already are. Starting from Day One of getting my McKinsey offer, I started training others. Here's a basic outline: • Start with a diagnostics case • Use my book of simulated McKinsey cases (and BCG, Bain, Deloitte, EY-Parthenon) to drill on areas for improvement • Deliver 'homework' at the end of each session for next time. EXPERIENCE Some of my consulting experiences include: • I was the former candidate prep lead at McKinsey & Company for UC Berkeley undergrad campus recruiting • I am McKinsey interview trained (trained to deliver and score interviews; available to those who spend 1.5 years at The Firm) • Final'd of national case competitions, including P&G National Case Comp (2/1,000+ students), Venture Capital Investment Competition (1st place, Silicon Valley), and more MATERIAL --- How to Case --- 👉 Note-taking (when receiving the prompt, AKA the "stem") 👉 Q&A (following the stem) 👉 Frameworking 👉 Presentation 👉 Quantitative analysis (e.g., math) 👉 Conceptual thinking (e.g., creativity) 👉 Analysis (e.g., deciphering charts) 👉 Delivering Conclusion There are several cases that come up during consulting interviews. They include: • Profitability (~20% of cases, usually first round) • Mergers & Acquisitions (~20% of cases) • Product/new business/service launch (30% of cases) • Wild card (e.g., vaccine roll-out, non-profit, or government; 15% of cases) • Other (15% of cases) We can cover all of them. -- Behavioral interviews -- 👉 Honed "Tell Me About Yourself" 👉 Live sessions to make sure you're ready for your respective interview pull Behaviorals have different formats: McKinsey has a Personal Experience Interview (PEI) with one interview question for 10 minutes. Other firms have a set of a classic set of behaviorals. Many individuals don't realize that some firms weight behaviorals as much as 50% of the interview. Consulting is a people job, and the preparation for behaviorals must be treated as such. Tell me about yourself. That's probably the most important question you'll get in business, and almost guaranteed at every interview. We'll go over that question, as well as a few stories as needed. -- Resume prep -- 👉 Resume clean-up (e.g., direct edits of your resume to bring out points to score highest on the rubrics; live call to bring out points if needed) 👉 Exact suggestions on where you can improve to stand out (e.g., if you're a junior what to work on for full-time cycle) FINAL THOUGHTS You'll get tips to kill your interview starting from interview #1. A well-prepped candidate will not just do great in consulting, but any type of business thinking - that's the great part about doing consulting prep!