Alexander C.
Getting into management consulting from a non-target
Studied at Tsinghua University
Works at Social Ventures Australia
Available tomorrow at 4:00 AM UTC
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Alexander's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $100/hr
Get help with Cover Letters, General Exploration, and .
Alexander’s Management Consulting Qualifications
Experience level: Consultant
I’m a former strategy consultant with four years of experience at L.E.K. Consulting, where I also supported recruiting and candidate assessment. Prior to joining L.E.K., I went through the full management consulting recruitment process myself, receiving offers from Monitor Deloitte, Nous Group, EY-Parthenon, and KPMG Strategy. I recruited from a non-target university and come from multiple under-represented backgrounds, including being LGBTQ+, first-generation and low-income, and from a refugee background. I bring both insider knowledge of how consulting firms assess candidates and a deep understanding of how to navigate the process without traditional advantages.
Alexander can help with:
Cover Letters
General Exploration
Networking Strategy
Case Interview Prep
Resume Review
About Alexander
I’m a social impact consultant, former consultant at L.E.K. Consulting, and an incoming Schwarzman Scholar (2026–27). I’m first-generation, queer, and from a refugee background, and I attended a non-target university, which meant learning early how to navigate competitive systems without proximity to privilege, power, or institutional support. Alongside consulting, I founded a not-for-profit supporting racially and culturally diverse professionals in Australia to aspire to and reach senior leadership, and led Australia’s largest LGBTQ professional mentoring program, experiences that showed me how transformative access and advocacy can be. In 2025, I attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos as part of a global youth delegation. As a coach, I help candidates from non-traditional backgrounds translate lived experience into clear, authentic, and strategically grounded applications that admissions committees trust and remember.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I’ve seen firsthand how access and proximity shape outcomes, often more than talent alone. As a first-generation, queer person from a refugee background and a non-target university, I would not have secured a management consulting offer or the Schwarzman Scholarship without people who coached me, advocated for me, and helped me navigate opaque systems. What made the difference was learning how to translate my experiences in a way that reached both the head and the heart of decision-makers. Through my work in consulting, philanthropy, and founding community organisations, I’ve seen how clear storytelling mobilises support and unlocks opportunity. I’m especially motivated to support candidates from non-traditional backgrounds who have ambition and potential but haven’t had consistent access to institutional knowledge or sponsorship. For me, coaching is about creating that proximity, and paying forward opportunities that can change a life.
Work Experience
Senior Consultant
Social Ventures Australia
June 2025 - Present
Senior Associate Consultant
L.E.K. Consulting
February 2021 - April 2025
Admissions Committee
Intern Consultant
Nous Group
October 2020 - January 2021
Summer Vacationer
Monitor Deloitte
January 2020 - February 2020
Marketing Intern
Qantas
April 2019 - October 2019
Winter Vacationer
Deloitte Digital
June 2019 - July 2019
Summer Intern
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
November 2018 - February 2019
Alexander was also given offers to work at
KPMG
EY-Parthenon
Mirvac
Education
Tsinghua University
Masters of Global Affairs
2026 - 2027
Selected for the 11th Cohort of Schwarzman Scholars from competitive pool of 5,800+ applicants (<3% acceptance rate). Full scholarship program designed to prepare next generation of global leaders.
Schwarzman Scholarship
Masters of Global Affairs
2026 - 2027
University of Technology Sydney
Bachelors Degree, Business
2017 - 2020
Alexander was also personally admitted to
Schwarzman Scholarship
Tsinghua University