Typically what happens is that interested students will send me an introductory email with either a specific ask such as a mock interview or with a broader request for a series of coaching sessions. I try to respond to all emails within the day and sometimes will request that we speak on phone so that we can discuss how best you think we can work together.

After an initial communication, we will then find time in the coming few days to work together over the phone. I have done this now since the beginning of 2007 and never once has there been any issues with phone communication. The environment of a phone case interview is very similar to the real thing, and for non-campus recruiting some firms even use the phone interview during first rounds.

As a note, due to my work schedule, most practice sessions will take place on weekday evenings and on weekends.

I have helped undergraduate students from Northwestern, Michigan, Brown, Yale, Carnegie Mellon, UChicago, Berkeley, and Duke among other schools prepare for consulting interviews. I even have experience giving mock interviews to MBA candidates from Kellogg and UCLA Anderson. In total I have given over a hundred case interviews and have spent countless hours teaching prospective consulting candidates the fundamentals of business strategy. Additionally, I have worked with candidates in crafting answers to the most frequently asked behavioral questions for the 'fit' portion of interviews.

With my help, candidates across the country have received full-time and internship offers from the top firms including Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Accenture, and AT Kearney. Even in the recessionary environment of 2008, nearly all my students who committed to the full case package received an offer with their average starting salary equaling $65,000 + a $5k bonus. At the end of the day, I will help you become more prepared and focused then your competition. (References available upon request only if inquiring on the full case package)

The book Case In Point among others is great. It has lots of cases and lots of examples to read up on and I highly encourage my students to get as much book practice as possible.

However, the weakness of this book and others is that it fails to actually teach prospective entry-level candidates what business strategy actually means. Very few universities have any type of course offering where students are taught how businesses compete and how they win. What I've done is to create a fairly comprehensive presentation on the fundamentals of business strategy that I will walk you through. Topics covered include product development, product differentiation, competitive landscape, market conditions, consumer buyer values, pricing, supply chain, distribution, marketing, customer retention etc. using company examples you can relate to like Apple, Facebook, Nintendo, Guess, Gap, H&M, Best Buy, Microsoft etc.

In the end, my case prep service is about providing students easy access to a case interview subject matter expert so that they can learn to adopt a framework approach that works best for them.

I have a strong collection of cases including company turnaround, pricing, international expansion, growth, and new product development. I have given each case over 10x and know exactly what constitutes a good vs. bad answer. At the end of each case I start my feedback by first telling you whether or not in a real interview setting I would pass you onto the next round. From there we will then discuss strengths/weaknesses and opportunities for improvement. Typically I spend over fifteen minutes with students dissecting their performance so that they know exactly what to focus on in the future.

My cases are very similar to what you can expect in entry-level interviews for the top tier consulting firms. These cases are challenging and will force you to stretch your communication, quantitative, and analytic abilities.