Mada Experts · 1:1 coaching
Expert coaching for every stage of your consulting journey.
Work 1:1 with experienced consultants and interviewers who understand what it takes to break into consulting—and succeed once you’re there.
Whether you need help choosing your target firms, strengthening your application, preparing for interviews, evaluating an offer or navigating life inside consulting, start with the support you need.
Choose your step
Four steps, one journey.
Position
Know where to aim and make your value obvious.
- Target firms and roles
- CV and LinkedIn
- Your story
Connect
Turn applications into a campaign.
- Networking strategy
- Referrals
- Applications
Land
Perform in interviews and secure the offer.
- Case and fit mocks
- Offer evaluation
- Negotiation
Progress
Succeed once you are in.
- Onboarding
- Performance and reviews
- Promotion
The Full Journey
One coherent campaign, from target list to negotiated offer, with the same coach throughout.
Best for: Candidates starting from scratch who want the whole process handled as one engagement.
- Career strategy session
- CV & LinkedIn review
- Application & networking session
- Four mock interviews with feedback
- Offer negotiation session
- Email check-ins between stages
Position
Decide where and how to compete.
Career strategy
A clear target list of firms, offices and level, with a realistic timeline.
Decide where to aim before you apply: the firms, roles, offices and level that fit your profile, and a realistic timeline to get there.
Best for Candidates who have not yet decided which firms, offices or level to target.
- 60-minute 1:1 session
- Target list across firm tiers
- Office and entry-level choice
- Written next steps
CV & LinkedIn review
A CV and LinkedIn profile that read like consulting, reviewed again once revised.
Rework your CV and LinkedIn with a coach so your experience reads as evidence a consulting screener is looking for.
Best for Candidates with a target list whose CV and LinkedIn do not yet read like consulting.
- 60-minute live session
- Annotated feedback on your CV and LinkedIn
- One review of the revised versions
CV Review (no meeting)
Expert feedback on your CV within 48 hours: an annotated CV, a scorecard and five priority fixes.
Upload your CV and target role. A coach records a 10–15 minute video walkthrough and sends it back with an annotated CV, a scorecard and five priority fixes.
Best for Candidates who want expert feedback on their CV quickly, without scheduling a call.
- Delivered within 48 hours
- Nothing to schedule
Connect
Create opportunities and reach the right people.
Application & networking strategy
A referral and outreach plan for each target firm, with messages ready to send.
Who to contact at each firm, how to ask, and where a referral will make the difference. Then a plan to work through it.
Best for Candidates ready to apply who want referrals and a plan for each firm.
- 60-minute 1:1 session
- Referral and outreach plan by firm
- Message templates
- Application timeline
Land
Convert opportunities into offers.
Mock interview + feedback
Specific feedback on case and fit from someone who has interviewed for real, so you know what to fix before the real thing.
A realistic case and fit interview, run the way your target firm runs it, by someone who has interviewed for real. Then detailed, specific feedback.
Best for Candidates with a first-round or final-round interview coming up.
- 60-minute mock interview
- Detailed feedback on case and fit
- Your priorities before the real thing
Offer evaluation & negotiation
Confidence in your level and package, and a plan to negotiate the right things.
Understand what you have actually been offered, from level to package to Gulf allowances and gratuity, then ask for the right things.
Best for Candidates holding an offer, or about to, who want to check level and package before accepting.
- Offer and level review
- Package benchmarking
- Negotiation plan and rehearsal
Progress
Succeed once you have joined.
Progress session
A clear next step on the question that is holding you back.
One conversation with someone outside the problem: your first weeks, a review, difficult feedback, a staffing issue or a promotion case.
Best for Consultants with a specific question, review or piece of difficult feedback.
- 60-minute 1:1 session
30-Day support
A steady sounding board through a project, a review cycle or a decision.
Support through a specific stretch, such as a new project, a review cycle or a decision you need to make.
Best for A defined stretch, such as a new project, a review cycle or a decision to make.
- 2 calls
- Async check-ins between calls
First 90 days
A strong start in your new role, with a written 30-60-90 plan and a mentor through your first quarter.
Start your new role well: learn how the team works, own something early and build your reputation on purpose.
Best for Consultants about to start, or just starting, a new firm or role.
- 4 calls across 90 days
- Written 30-60-90 plan
- Async check-ins
Mentorship membership
A standing mentor for projects, feedback and career decisions.
For consultants already in role who want a standing mentor: someone with no organisational agenda who helps you think projects, feedback and career decisions through.
Best for Consultants in role who want a standing mentor over time.
- Mentor calls
- Project check-ins
- End-of-project reviews
Indicative USD prices. Multi-session packages are used within 6 months of purchase. See terms and cancellations and refunds.
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