FOR INCOMING MBA CANDIDATES
FOR INCOMING MBA CANDIDATES
You Got In. Now What?
You Got In. Now What?
You Got In. Now What?
Pre-MBA Career Strategy Handbook
Pre-MBA Career Strategy Handbook
A pre-MBA career strategy handbook that gets you thinking like a strategist before your first day of class, not after your first rejection.
A pre-MBA career strategy handbook that gets you thinking like a strategist before your first day of class, not after your first rejection.
40 pages. A 5-phase MBA roadmap.
40 pages. A 5-phase MBA roadmap.
40 pages. A 5-phase MBA roadmap.
7 ready-to-use, fillable worksheets.
7 ready-to-use, fillable worksheets.
7 ready-to-use, fillable worksheets.
Built by an ex-McKinsey coach who has placed 1,000+ MBAs into MBB.
Built by an ex-McKinsey coach who has placed 1,000+ MBAs into MBB.
Built by an ex-McKinsey coach who has placed 1,000+ MBAs into MBB.
By Gaurav Bhosle - Ex-McKinsey consultant, HEC Paris MBA, ICF-PCC certified career coach.
1,000+ MBAs placed in MBB · 100+ career transitions supported · 50+ countries
By Gaurav Bhosle - Ex-McKinsey consultant, HEC Paris MBA, ICF-PCC certified career coach.
1,000+ MBAs placed in MBB · 100+ career transitions supported · 50+ countries
By Gaurav Bhosle - Ex-McKinsey consultant, HEC Paris MBA, ICF-PCC certified career coach.
1,000+ MBAs placed in MBB · 100+ career transitions supported · 50+ countries
5.0 · 21 verified reviews
5.0 · 21 verified reviews
CANDIDATES HEADED TO THESE SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY USING IT
CANDIDATES HEADED TO THESE SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY USING IT
CANDIDATES HEADED TO THESE SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY USING IT
The Silence After “So, What's Your Plan?”
The Silence After “So, What's Your Plan?”
You get into your dream school. You celebrate. You tell your parents, your partner, your LinkedIn network.
Then you land on campus.
Within the first two weeks, your cohort forms teams, assignments pile up, and someone in your admit WhatsApp group already “knows” they want private equity, or venture, or a return to their old firm at double the level.
You nod along. You don't have an answer yet. You tell yourself you'll figure it out once classes settle down.
Six weeks later, recruiting season starts moving faster than you expected. You're applying to whatever comes to campus. You're networking only because the deadlines are creating panic.
The MBA didn't do this to you. Moving fast without a real strategy for direction did.
You get into your dream school. You celebrate. You tell your parents, your partner, your LinkedIn network.
Then you land on campus.
Within the first two weeks, your cohort forms teams, assignments pile up, and someone in your admit WhatsApp group already “knows” they want private equity, or venture, or a return to their old firm at double the level.
You nod along. You don't have an answer yet. You tell yourself you'll figure it out once classes settle down.
Six weeks later, recruiting season starts moving faster than you expected. You're applying to whatever comes to campus. You're networking only because the deadlines are creating panic.
The MBA didn't do this to you. Moving fast without a real strategy for direction did.
“The single most common failure mode among MBA candidates isn't lack of talent. It's lack of a strategy.” ~ Gaurav Bhosle, ex-McKinsey
“The single most common failure mode among MBA candidates isn't lack of talent. It's lack of a strategy.” ~ Gaurav Bhosle, ex-McKinsey
MBA fees now run into six figures at most top programs, before counting the salary you gave up to attend. This is one of the biggest financial decisions of your career. Treat it like one.
MBA fees now run into six figures at most top programs, before counting the salary you gave up to attend. This is one of the biggest financial decisions of your career. Treat it like one.
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Here’s what you get
Here’s what you get
Here’s what you get
Know your Plan A and Plan B before you land on campus
Know your Plan A and Plan B before you land on campus
The Skill / Will / Market model turns “I'm not sure what I want” into two precise, testable one-liners, so you spend your first term executing, not deciding.
The Skill / Will / Market model turns “I'm not sure what I want” into two precise, testable one-liners, so you spend your first term executing, not deciding.
A five-phase roadmap for your entire MBA
A five-phase roadmap for your entire MBA
Clarity, Build, Convert, Prove, Launch. Know exactly what to be doing in month one versus month twelve, mapped against real recruiting calendars for two-year, one-year, and 15–21 month programs.
Clarity, Build, Convert, Prove, Launch. Know exactly what to be doing in month one versus month twelve, mapped against real recruiting calendars for two-year, one-year, and 15–21 month programs.
Sell yourself like a product
Sell yourself like a product
Product, Price, Place, and Promotion applied to you. The same lens recruiters and consultants use to build a differentiated USP instead of a generic “I'm a hard worker.”
Product, Price, Place, and Promotion applied to you. The same lens recruiters and consultants use to build a differentiated USP instead of a generic “I'm a hard worker.”
Don't get blindsided by the visa question
Don't get blindsided by the visa question
OPT, STEM extensions, the UK Graduate Route, France's APS. A plain-language breakdown of the one factor most candidates forget to weigh into their Plan A.
OPT, STEM extensions, the UK Graduate Route, France's APS. A plain-language breakdown of the one factor most candidates forget to weigh into their Plan A.
7 fillable worksheets, not just a PDF to print
7 fillable worksheets, not just a PDF to print
Self-assessment, Plan A/B builder, 360° feedback tracker, networking tracker, outreach templates, phase checklist, and a 3-phase action plan. Click in and type, no printer required.
Self-assessment, Plan A/B builder, 360° feedback tracker, networking tracker, outreach templates, phase checklist, and a 3-phase action plan. Click in and type, no printer required.
Real Stories
Real Stories
Real Stories
This Isn't Theory. It's What Actually Worked.
This Isn't Theory. It's What Actually Worked.
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Rejected by 50 firms. Then he fixed the skill gap, not the CV.
Rejected by 50 firms. Then he fixed the skill gap, not the CV.
A candidate with a pure tech background wanted strategy consulting; zero related work on paper. Two targeted internships later, in corporate strategy and marketing strategy, the interview calls started coming from McKinsey and BCG.
A candidate with a pure tech background wanted strategy consulting; zero related work on paper. Two targeted internships later, in corporate strategy and marketing strategy, the interview calls started coming from McKinsey and BCG.
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Found his path in an elective he never planned for.
Found his path in an elective he never planned for.
Walked in wanting investment banking. A supply chain elective changed his mind mid-program. Today he heads supply chain for a major energy company in Paris.
Walked in wanting investment banking. A supply chain elective changed his mind mid-program. Today he heads supply chain for a major energy company in Paris.
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The backup offer that gave him the confidence to go for McKinsey.
The backup offer that gave him the confidence to go for McKinsey.
An M&A internship offer he never planned to accept still gave him the peace of mind to swing for McKinsey and land it.
An M&A internship offer he never planned to accept still gave him the peace of mind to swing for McKinsey and land it.
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One coffee chat. One case question. No warning.
One coffee chat. One case question. No warning.
A casual networking chat over coffee turned into a live case interview ten minutes in, complete with a market-sizing question about the café itself.
A casual networking chat over coffee turned into a live case interview ten minutes in, complete with a market-sizing question about the café itself.
Frequently asked questions
I already wrote my admissions essay about my career goals. Isn't that my plan?
I'm a career switcher moving across industry, function, and geography at once. Will this still work for me?
I'm on a sponsored program (employer, government, family business). Is this still relevant?
How is this different from what my school's career services will give me?
How long will this actually take me to work through?
Is this only useful for consulting and banking recruiting?
Frequently asked question
Gaurav Bhosle
CEO/Founder, Being Consultant
1,000+
MBAs placed in MBB
100+
Career transitions supported
55+
Countries footprint
Gaurav did his own MBA at HEC Paris almost 18 years ago, with a mortgage riding on the outcome. Today he coaches MBA candidates and professionals worldwide on how to turn the MBA from an expensive two-year detour into a deliberate career strategy, drawing on his own path from HEC Paris into McKinsey's Frankfurt office.
Ex-McKinsey
HEC Paris MBA
ICF-PCC Career Coach
Gaurav Bhosle
CEO/Founder, Being Consultant
1,000+
MBAs placed in MBB
100+
Career transitions supported
55+
Countries footprint
Gaurav did his own MBA at HEC Paris almost 18 years ago, with a mortgage riding on the outcome. Today he coaches MBA candidates and professionals worldwide on how to turn the MBA from an expensive two-year detour into a deliberate career strategy, drawing on his own path from HEC Paris into McKinsey's Frankfurt office.
Ex-McKinsey
HEC Paris MBA
ICF-PCC Career Coach
Gaurav Bhosle
CEO/Founder, Being Consultant
1,000+
MBAs placed in MBB
100+
Career transitions supported
55+
Countries footprint
Gaurav did his own MBA at HEC Paris almost 18 years ago, with a mortgage riding on the outcome. Today he coaches MBA candidates and professionals worldwide on how to turn the MBA from an expensive two-year detour into a deliberate career strategy, drawing on his own path from HEC Paris into McKinsey's Frankfurt office.
Ex-McKinsey
HEC Paris MBA
ICF-PCC Career Coach
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