Balance Grad School Admissions + Recruitment
This coaching package is built for those who already know what they want and need a game plan to get there - especially when it comes to editing, tailoring applications, branding, and job search. This is also for those who are applying for MFE programs while ALSO applying for full-time roles. Ideal for those with work experience or college students who will be graduating soon. Coaching focus areas include: - Brainstorming & Editing: application essays, CVs, and cover letters based on the grad program and/or company's specific brand - Review of academic profile and LinkedIn: suggestions on projects to highlight, potential courses to consider taking, etc. - Recruiting strategy: balancing job search & academics, identifying companies and contacts, support with networking outreach and follow up, and interview prep
What's included
Life never goes according to plan. While we'll create a timeline and structure, and it's ideal to meet every other week, we can meet up to twice per week if needed to build your momentum and confidence. If we're meeting every other week, I'll text/message you in between sessions to check-in: helping you troubleshoot challenges or pivot strategies as new things come up. These check-ins are equivalent to 15mins of asynchronous coaching.
- Brainstorming plus edits for MFE essays, cover letters, and resumes/CVs - including advice on how to brand them toward certain programs or roles
- Review of academic profile and LinkedIn with project and course suggestions
- List of target companies and potential networking contacts
- Outreach message templates and follow-up strategy
- Mock interviews for behavioral, HR, resume-based questions, and role/industry-specific knowledge; plus list of sample technical questions & strategies for them
- Specific ways to use AI to support completing, tracking, and tailoring applications
Meet your expert
Ash C.
Quant Recruiting & MFE Coach | Ex-Carnegie Mellon MSCF | 350+ Placements
Throughout the past 12 yrs, I've worked in higher ed and freelanced as a Career Coach - reviewing resumes & conducting mock interviews for college/grad students in finance, engineering, and marketing, to mid-level professionals changing careers in healthcare, hospitality, and creative arts, to ex-directors from Deloitte, BCG, JPM, and Amazon. I originally went to school to become a child/family therapist and spent 5yrs post-grad earning my hours toward licensure. But during grad school, I realized how much I enjoyed working in career services. My clients could see progress after just one resume review! I've been a career coach ever since, freelancing up until this year where I took my practice full-time and had 20 clients in my first month! My favorite role was at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), where I worked for some of the toughest grad programs in the country - MSCF (MFE program heavy in stats, finance, data science, ML, and math) and 16 Master's Engineering programs. At MSCF, I met with employers globally, hosted workshops, and individually career coached 300+ students with 100% internship placement with 95% receiving full-time jobs by graduation. I loved working with my international students and neurodivergent students, while reviewing resumes for Executives on the side.
