The 1% Case Method

✔ Immediate Transformation: From our very first session, you'll get everything crucial. There's no slogging through basics. We start strong, setting you on the right track immediately. You will learn everything you need to know to become a strong case solver already in the first session. We do not wait until the second or third session to cover a specific topic. The sooner you know how to work through whole cases, the more effective your preparation will be going forward. That is also why the initial sessions usually last much longer than 60 minutes. Everyone starts at a different baseline and I want to meet you at your current level and automatically lift you to a level that most case interviewees will never reach during their prep.

✔ Impact Over Time: Let numbers do the talking. Compare the offers I've secured with this program for my clients in relation to sessions and my active coaching time. If someone produces 300 offers over 10 years, that would be just 30 offers per year. Time in this market are worth nothing if it does not align with consistent tangible results. I have delivered more than 500 offers for my clients through direct coaching in just 3.5 years.

✔ Resources Tailored for Top Consultants: No more sifting through unreliable online materials. My practice resources are meticulously crafted to reflect the highest industry standards, providing you with the most realistic and up-to-date materials for self-practice. These resources are so effective that even the most seasoned coaches seek them out for inspiration.

✔ I'm Here for You, Not the Clock: Our coaching extends beyond the clock. Sessions last as long as necessary to ensure all your questions are answered and topics fully explored. This commitment to your progress includes ad-hoc support whenever you need it, guaranteeing a truly personalized coaching experience.

✔ Practice with the Champions: Join a community of aspiring consultants for practice sessions. This environment ensures you're consistently challenged and supported, fostering continuous improvement and readiness for the consulting world.

✔ Direct & Constructive Feedback: My feedback is straightforward and honest. I give you the real interviewer's perspective based on MBB evaluation criteria and scoring sheets, focusing on tangible improvements, not just empty praise that gets you nowhere.

✔ Legacy of Expertise: Benefit from a wealth of experience distilled into authoritative resources. With over a million applicants and new hires guided by my books and platform, you're learning from proven expertise in consulting careers and case interviews.

Upon investing in the package, you'll gain access to a comprehensive suite of resources designed to enhance your consulting application, test-taking, and interview skills. This includes:

• Access to my Coaching Inner Circle: Get access to a priority email address for all your needs and questions – VALUE OF USD 399
• Cover Letter and Resume Guides: Comprehensive guides (24 and 29 pages) tailored to help you craft an outstanding consulting resume and cover letter. The guides come with ready-to-use templates for Interns, Graduate Hires, and Experienced Hires. – VALUE OF USD 48
• Personal Cover Letter and Resume Screening Service to make the most out of your application. I will finetune your application documents to get them past the algorithms and human resume and cover letter screeners. I take away the time that adds no value to your preparation and do it for you. – VALUE OF USD 198
• McKinsey Solve Game Guide: A comprehensive guide (147 pages, 14 videos, Excel Solver, and 6 RedRock practice tests) designed to navigate you through the McKinsey Solve Game. This was the first guide on the market in November 2019 and since then has been continuously refined – VALUE OF USD 54
• BCG Casey Chatbot Guide: A detailed guide (123 pages + 5 interactive sample tests) to prepare for interactions with the BCG Casey Chatbot. – VALUE OF USD 54
• BCG Cognitive Test Practice: Practice with 80 questions based on the latest addition to the BCG recruiting process. – VALUE OF USD 10
• Bain Aptitude Test Guide: An extensive guide (105 pages) covering SOVA, Pymetrics, and HireVue, and 560+ online practice questions to help you ace the Bain Aptitude Test. – VALUE OF USD 54
• Kearney Recruitment Test Guide: A comprehensive guide (76 pages) delving deep into the unique aspects of the Kearney recruitment test. Packed with insights, strategies, and test-taking tips, this guide is tailored to ensure you master the nuances and intricacies of the Kearney test. – VALUE OF USD 14
• Case Interview Math Mastery Video Course: A series of 29 videos and more than 2,000 practice examples, to build a strong foundation for case interview math. – VALUE OF USD 89
• Structuring and Framework Course: This includes 36 video lessons and 100 creative structuring and brainstorming exercises to boost your problem-solving skills. – VALUE OF USD 69
• Exhibit and Chart Interpretation Course: Contains 17 comprehensive video lessons and 50 realistic drills to improve your data interpretation skills. – VALUE OF USD 29
• Fit Interview Masterclass: The most comprehensive fit interview preparation for consulting interviews you will find. 27 video lessons on every aspect of fit and behavioral questions. – VALUE OF USD 64
• McKinsey Interview Academy: Offers 40 videos of simulated McKinsey case and PEI interviews, including best practices and feedback. – VALUE OF USD 99
• Practice Case Library: A rich library of nearly 1,000 cases to aid in your practice and reading. – VALUE OF USD 99
• Industry Deep Dives: Provides comprehensive overviews for 27 industries and sectors related to their business models, trends, financials, and more. – VALUE OF USD 24
• Brainteaser Course: Offers 155 practice drills to sharpen your analytical thinking skills. – VALUE OF USD 29
• My Client Network: A network of motivated and high-performing case partners. – VALUE OF USD 499

I understand that diving into a coaching program is a significant decision. That's why I've designed my offering to be completely risk-free for you. Here's how:

1. Introduction Call: Before you make a commitment, set up a no-obligation introduction call. Discuss your questions, gauge the program's fit, and ensure it aligns with your goals. Also, from my side, it is important to make sure that I see a good fit.
2. Adaptive Pace: Your comfort and progress is paramount. Whether you're in a rush to complete sessions within 4 days (been there and done that with a successful offer) or wish to space them out over 3 months (or even longer), the program molds to fit your schedule.
3. Tailored Experience: Don't settle for a one-size-fits-all approach. Our sessions are always customized to provide you with the best value at the right time, ensuring they address your unique needs and concerns.
4. Value Guarantee: After the first session, if you feel you didn't derive significant value from the coaching, you can cancel the remainder of the program, no questions asked. It's that straightforward. No one has cancelled the program since its inception and I am striving hard to keep it that way and keep you satisfied.

Your career trajectory is too important to leave to chance. With my risk-free coaching program, you're not just getting guidance; you're getting a promise of genuine, tangible results.
 
Availability
To ensure quality and personalized care (longer sessions, mentorship and care in-between sessions) as well as attention to requests from different platforms, I can only enroll a select number of candidates each month via PrepLounge, which is usually around 4 or 5 packages per month.

I am aware of the responsibility I have with regard to your successful consulting applications and the trust you need to place in a coach for that matter. Hence, please reach out to me with your questions via DM so we can set up an introduction call to answer all your questions and discuss a potential plan.
 
Additional Notes

• Timely Feedback: Got questions? Reach out anytime. I pledge to respond within the same day, no matter your location or our time difference.
• Learn What it is All About: Tentative about diving straight into the program? Kick-off with a single trial session. If slots are available, you can transition to the comprehensive program, with the initial session's fee credited.
• Booking Protocol: Given the limited monthly slots I allocate here, please contact me before booking with your resume or LinkedIn profile and preferred coaching timeline prior to booking the full program in addition to your target firms. Direct bookings without preliminary communication might, unfortunately, be canceled if there’s an alignment mismatch or overbooking.
• McKinsey DACH: Für deutschsprachige Kandidaten habe ich spezielle Tipps für McKinsey Deutschland und Oesterreich!

My coaching philosophy emphasizes immediate, comprehensive guidance. In our very first session, I provide you with all the essential information. This ensures that as we progress, each session focuses on refining and enhancing your performance. There's no holding back or waiting for subsequent sessions to introduce critical elements – you'll have everything you need from the outset. 

This approach not only facilitates a noticeable transformation right in our initial meeting but also ensures that your practice is effective and efficient right from the start. Furthermore, after our initial session, you'll gain complete access to all practice resources and my coaching network. 

Imagine our case journey like sculpting: the first session is akin to chiseling the basic shape from stone. With each subsequent session, we meticulously refine and detail, eventually polishing your performance.

Moreover, there's no need for separate sessions dedicated to specific case types. Instead, in every session, we focus on intuitive and replicable problem-solving employed by consultants by going through representative and realistic case problems and the most effective strategies for addressing them.

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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 1: Diagnostic and preparation planning

Objective: Immediately transform your casing and set the stage for your progress.

• We start with an introduction and understanding of your case experience, goals, objectives, and ambitions (if we had no initial screening call)
• We simulate a real Case Interview using a real firm-specific case, following official interviewer guidelines
• The case will either be candidate-led or interviewer-led, depending on the firms you are applying for
• The case is longer than what you have to expect during your initial interview so that you have more practice opportunities and I can collect more observation points
• I provide feedback on your performance based on the real MBB evaluation metrics and scoring sheet
• I introduce you to my universal case approach method discussing the right steps and habits for each part and question of the case, the content creation techniques to come up with strong frameworks and brainstorming answers, insightful exhibit interpretations, and effective approaches to quantitative questions, as well as the key communication phrases and strategies.
• Comparing your performance with the best practice approach and answers and identifying the most effective levers, I show you how to improve across all areas to go from development need to a good performance and from a good performance to a distinctive performance. You will know where you stand in all elements of the case and all official evaluation metrics, including a detailed plan on how to improve each score to the next level and a stretch goal on how to reach the maximum level possible
• Based on your performance, we jointly work on a preparation plan and discuss the most effective exercises and homework you can do on your own to work on focus areas and improve quickly
• Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you have all the tools you need, and you have a clear plan about how to move forward
• After the session, you receive a 6-9 page Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form, the scoring sheet of your performance, alternative math approaches, curated articles on your development needs, as well as access to my curated drills courses for structuring, charts, and math with more than 2,100 practice questions, and almost 1,000 practice cases
• After the first session, I connect you with my client network to practice high-quality cases with high-quality case partners

Outcome: You know where you stand, you know how to ace every element of a case, and you have a clear roadmap and all practice materials required to move forward

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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 2: Growth

Objective: Build on the correct case habits to demonstrate the excellence of your thinking.
 

• We follow up on our last session to discuss your questions that came up since then
• We simulate another real Case Interview using a different and creative real top-tier case, following official interviewer guidelines
• The case is selected based on your initial case performance and comes with new twists and turns
• Every case we go through covers different tricks and techniques so that after the program you have seen the most typical MBB interviewer tricks and know how to deal with them
• I provide feedback on your performance based on the real MBB evaluation metrics
• Comparing your performance with the best practice approach and answers and identifying the most effective levers, I show you how to improve across all areas to go from development need to a good performance and from a good performance to a distinctive performance
• I compare and track your improvement to the first session across each of the questions and each skill lever
• We discuss what has been most effective for you to improve and identify new and existing areas to focus on, jointly adjusting your preparation plan and discussing the most effective exercises and homework
• Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you have all the tools you need to work on your own, and you have a clear plan about how to move forward
• You receive a 2-4 page Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form again
• In each session, we address common mistakes that more than 80% of candidates make to show you the typical failure patterns to avoid

Outcome: You know varied MBB interviewer tricks and ways to avoid mistakes, while at the same time, you start displaying performance spikes.

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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 3: Finetuning, focus areas or different case format

Objective: Cement the right habits and deal with unexpected challenges.

• We follow up on our last session to discuss your questions that came up since then
• We either work on a new case or on focused drills in performance areas where you are lagging the most
• Alternatively, we can also work on a different case format (e.g.,market sizing, brainteaser, candidate-led or interviewer-led,etc) to demonstrate the similarities and differences
• I provide feedback on your performance based on the real MBB evaluation metrics
• Comparing your performance with the best practice approach and answers and identifying the most effective levers, I show you how to improve across all areas to go from a good performance to a distinctive performance
• I compare and track your improvement to the first session across each of the questions and each skill lever
• We discuss what has been most effective for you to improve and identify new and existing areas to focus on, jointly adjusting your preparation plan and discussing the most effective exercises and homework
• Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you have all the tools you need to work on your own, and you have a clear plan about how to move forward
• You receive a 2-4 page Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form again

Outcome: You are bulletproof in your approach and communication, regardless of the challenge the interviewer throws at you.

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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 4: PEI/Fit Mastery

Objective: Craft and communicate the perfect fit and PEI stories.

• We follow up on our last session to discuss your questions that came up since then
• For McKinsey: You need to prepare three stories, one for each dimension (Inclusive Leadership, Personal Impact, and depending on the office either Entrepreneurial Drive or Courageous Change) based on my guidelines and the videos of the McKinsey Interview Academy that I shared at the beginning of the program. We then simulate the real PEI interview, starting with your first story, discussing potential starting questions and probing questions, following the real interviewer guidelines. After every story, we discuss detailed feedback to improve your structure, content, and delivery to make sure you hit all points on the interviewers’ scorecards. We repeat the process with your other two stories. You receive a 3-page PEI template that you can use for every PEI story going forward with a focus on content, structure, and communication. You leave this session with three polished PEI stories that you can use as templates for your other stories
• For other firms: We simulate a real fit interview with more general fit questions (tailored to each firm). I have a repertoire of 150+ different fit questions and strong sample answers that will prepare you for any given challenge. The focus here is on the content, communication, and structure of your answers.
• Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you have all the tools you need to work on your own, and you have a clear plan about how to move forward
• You receive a 3-5 page Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form again

Outcome: You know how to select the right content as well as structure and communicate the perfect fit answers to stand out from the crowd and keep your interviewers interested.

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(EXAMPLE) SESSION 5: Final case rehearsal or full-mock interview or focused drills

Objective: Polish your performance and create the interview game plan.

• We follow up on our last session to discuss your questions that came up since then
• We either work on a new case or run a real mock interview with Fit and Case or focus on drills in performance areas where you are lagging the most
• For the mock interview, we run a real end-to-end interview situation including the icebreaker questions, one fit/PEI interview, one case interview, and finally your questions to ask the interviewer at the end
• We discuss a winning interview mindset, the dress code, and any other practical advice that should help you get the last 5% of performance out on your big interview day
• Before we end the session, I want to make sure that all your questions are answered, you feel fully ready for the upcoming interviews, and have a clear plan about what to do the last few hours or days before the interviews
• You receive a detailed Excel document that incorporates my detailed feedback and interviewer notes in written form again

Outcome: You are fully ready, confident, and competent to tackle multiple top-tier MBB interview rounds to get the offer.
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This is just a sample of how the process can unfold. The final course curriculum is always created jointly and individually with each of my clients to meet their needs.

If you have questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact me directly with your questions or wish to schedule a free introduction call.

As one of my clients here on PrepLounge phrased it: 

"I just got an offer from McKinsey! Florian's instructions are the MOST constructive ones that I have ever seen in my 100 + case practices. I institutionalized his advice into my practice and reached a new level. […] I will give Florian a 10/10 rating!