ARC | 5-session consulting prep, built around your gaps

ARC stands for Assess, Refine, Convert. It reflects my approach to case prep, developed over years on the other side of the table, first as an interviewer and career advisor, then as a Partner with the final call on hiring decisions. Assess where you stand, refine what's holding you back, convert it into full readiness for the interview day. The pack includes 5 one-on-one sessions and is built as a mix of real-life cases and targeted workshops. The cases (e.g. market sizing, market entry, profitability, M&A, operations, pricing) take you from a scored diagnostic to a full final round simulation, building your casing across case types and under real pressure. The workshops (e.g. frameworks, exhibits, math, fit) go deep on the things a case alone doesn't fix, from the specific skills your diagnostic flags to the half of the interview most candidates under-prepare. This pack is designed for candidates who are already preparing and want senior feedback on what is still missing. If you are building from the ground up, or want the application side covered as well, ARC+ runs the same approach across ten sessions. The five sessions #1 Diagnostic | A full case under real interview conditions, scored the way an actual interviewer would score you, across structure, math, business judgment, and communication. The goal is not to teach yet, but to see clearly where you stand under pressure. We then go through it in detail: what is separating you from a strong performance, and which habits are quietly costing you marks. You leave with an honest read on your level against the bar, and a prioritised plan for the sessions ahead. #2 Skill drills | One skill at a time, isolated and drilled until it holds: structuring, math, exhibits, or brainstorming. Often where the fastest progress happens, because we fix the root cause rather than the symptom. #3 Practice case | Built around the weaknesses the diagnostic exposed, in a format or industry you have not faced yet, so you stop relying on a single comfortable pattern. #4 Fit | A session dedicated entirely to fit, the half of the interview most candidates under-prepare. We build and sharpen your stories, structure your answers so they land clearly, and test them the way a real interviewer will, with the follow-up questions that expose a weak story. Where it helps, we tailor the approach to the firms you are targeting. The aim is for you to tell your story with real confidence, not to recite a script. #5 Final round simulation | A complete interview from start to finish: opening, fit, case, and your questions at the close, at full pace and with no breaks. I run it as a final round rather than a first: a more senior read, and the kind of case a partner would run, less structured, more judgment, more pushback on your answers. Final rounds fail for different reasons than first rounds, usually presence and conviction rather than mechanics, and this is where we test for that. You leave with a clear read on your readiness and the last corrections made while there is still time. This structure is a starting point, not a fixed script: we adapt it to what your diagnostic shows and what you need, more room for fit if your cases are already strong, a deeper focus on a specific weakness, or whatever gets you ready fastest. Between sessions you can reach me at no extra cost for a quick question, a doubt, or a last check before an interview. And the support does not end when the sessions do: I am there through your interviews and into your final offer decisions, because getting you ready is the whole point, not just running the sessions.