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Your Child's Elite-Career Partner

We work step-by-step on a 1-1 basis with your child to enter the world’s most elite careers.
White-glove (Flagship) or structured sprints (Diamond / Sprint / Foundation). Proof shown under NDA on the call.

Applications     Tests     Interviews     Assessment Centre     Offer

Capacity: 30 families/year  •  5 Flagship seats only  • 95% international clients  •  Visa-sponsorship navigation experience.

Most parents read the Briefing and skim the case studies first, then book a 45-minute Diagnostic if it feels like a fit.

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Proof is shown under NDA (offer emails, AC invites, timelines). Artefacts archived to your secure family folder.

Karam landed an offer a top investment bank after working with us for 3 years. 

 

Historical outcome; results vary; no guarantees.

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The best investment we made in Karam's future. 

Aman Kahlon
Senior Director
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Hassan as an exceptional source of strategic guidance for those pursuing elite finance and legal careers. His professional background gives him an authentic understanding of these industries and how recruitment works within them, and he uses this insight to offer clear, targeted advice that genuinely helps to make these roles accessible. 

Hannah Morton-Hedges
Founder, Momentum Careers and Ex Recruitment Officer KPMG.

Why Families Invest

In plain English, private schools and elite universities don't guarantee outcomes.

-These careers are brutally selective (often 0.6-1% acceptance rate)

- The financial upside is very large if it works

-Our job is to reduce the guesswork and increase the probability of getting in.

Acceptance reality

Tier-1 finance internships run at ~0.6%-<1%. Harvard admits ~3-4%. Sidley Austin is ultra-selective (high volumes; vac-cheme driven).

Sources provided in the NDA Proof Pack.

Built by ex-recruiters

Decision-side insight across IB, PE, VC, US/MC Law.

ROI logic

Indicative starting packages for elite US law & front-office IB are public at $175k+/£150k+ total comp (market/location dependent).

Not a guarantee; varies by role, firm and geography

Systems that travel

STAR-3™, PEAL-X™, VTMR™, BDC™ - interview-safe and proof-led. Conversion at each gate.

From Free ECS Content ( £0 → Elite Outcomes )

Our frameworks consistently land outcomes at the world's most elite careers.

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Landed a Morgan Stanley S&T placement year through through free content. World class. 

Vivek Patel, University of Warwick

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I landed a White & Case insight scheme. Imagine what paid programmes could do.

 

 

Kian Patel, Student at UCL

The frameworks led to passing an interview at an elite US law firm. Outstanding.

Matei Tasnadi, Queen Mary University London
Not affiliated to Allen & Overy Shearman

Further Outcomes

Cambridge Law → Elite US Firm TC (ECS Content)

Cambridge Law graduate used PEAL-3™/PEAL-X™ from free ECS content to secure a Training Contract at an elite US firm in London after previous rejections

Student-reported; anonymised. Evidence on file.

Yusuf → Clifford Chance Early-Talent 

​Yusuf, a State-school student with £0 budget used VTMR™, PEAL-3™ and STAR-3® to secure a Clifford Chance Early-Talent Development Programme.

 Proof on file. Image consent declined as student is under 18.

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Secured a vacation scheme at a top corporate law firm from watching Tiktok lives says it all. Imagine working with him 1-1.

Haniel Nduka

The University of Warwick

If this is possible through free content, imagine what is possible with a formal programme with your child? 

Recent Wins & Testimonials

Offer letters and AC invites are shown under NDA on the call. Samples below are redacted.

WHITE & CASE

Training Contract Offer

"Results speak for themselves. Exceptional."

Redacted artefact on file; shared under NDA.

Parents (Malaysia) - Ropes & Gray TC

"World-class."

Shared with permission; proof under NDA.

Boarding School Family

"The best investment we could have made."

Shared with permission.

St Albans School

"Exceptional. Speaks for itself."

Shared with permission.

Karam Kahlon - HSBC IB

Multi-year partnership (3 years) to secure front-office IB internship.

"Genuinely no comparison. I'm glad my parents invested."

HBS MBA Club - Venture Capital

Invited session on entering VC; systems that read "partner-ready".

Independent; no affiliation/endorsement.

How We Work 1-to-1 (End-to-End)

We engineer conversion at each gate with interview-safe systems and a documented proof cadence.

1

Diagnostics & Plan

Gap audit → 8–24-week plan; firm list; assessment map; risk flags; sponsor KPIs.

2

Narrative & Assets

STAR-3® answers; PEAL-X® firm-specific paragraphs; VTMR™ CV lines; supervisor scripts.

3

Tests & Screens

Watson-Glaser/SJT/online screens with interview-safe drills.

4

Applications

Firm-specific drafting (no prohibited ghost-writing). QA within ≤72h weekdays.

5

Interviews

Partner-level mock loops; deal-logic storybank (IB/PE/VC); executive presence drills; opening/closing scripts.

6

Assessment Centre

Group, written & negotiation tasks; stakeholder mapping; live pacing and recovery.

7

Offer & Onboarding

Offer handling; supervisor comms; pre-start runway. Parents receive monthly sponsor reports.

8

Proof & Governance

Proof under NDA — artefacts archived; background-checked team; secure folders.

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Time Horizon

Short-cycle or multi-year partnership (e.g., 3-year journeys) to land the right seat.

Programmes

Choose the depth of implementation. 30 families/year  •  5 Flagship seats live at any time.

Foundation — 8 Sessions

Install the systems and a precise plan; execute with lighter touch.

  • STAR-3®, PEAL-X®, VTMR™ installs

  • 12-week plan + firm list

  • First-pass QA on key drafts

Diamond — 25 Sessions

A deep sprint across 2–3 gates (e.g., Apps + Interviews + AC).

  • Partner-level mock loops

  • Firm-specific drafting (interview-safe)

  • ≤72h weekday QA between sessions

Flagship — White-Glove

Unlimited sessions; end-to-end, hands-on support through every gate until offer.

  • Applications → Tests → Interviews → AC → Offer

  • Weekly partner-calibre loops; interview-week triage

  • Sponsor reporting for parents; sealed comms

  • Visa-sponsorship navigation experience

  • Built to convert elite US firms and top VC funds, with public starting comp bands $175k+/£150k+ (role/market dependent)

5 seats live • invite-only • proof cadence under NDA.

Why This Matters

These careers are exceptionally hard to enter, but financially transformative. Clients potentially will earn multiple millions in their career.

Acceptance context

Elite gates are single-digit; finance internships often ~0.6%–<1%; top US admissions ~3–4%. Missing a cycle can add ~12 months.

Earnings context

Public ranges show $175k+/£150k+ starting comp bands for elite US law & front-office IB. Lifetime deltas can be material.

Risk reduction

We replace guesswork with interview-safe systems, documented artefacts and a cadence designed to increase conversion probability at each gate.

All figures are indicative/public; not a guarantee. Outcomes vary by firm, role and geography.

International Families

95% of our clients are international. We understand cross-border timelines, jurisdictional exams, and how Tier-1 firms assess global profiles. We have experience navigating visa-sponsorship considerations with families.

Schools

Universities

As an international student, I realised quickly that good grades weren’t enough.

 

Hassan explained how British firms think about overseas candidates – from culture and communication to sponsorship – and helped me feel like I actually belonged in those rooms.

It made the whole process far less intimidating.

Client who landed Ropes & Gray, an elite corporate law firm
 

Apply for a Parent Call

We cap seats to protect quality (30 families/year; 5 Flagship). 

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Hassan teaching his frameworks to students from the world's most elite universities.

Parent FAQ

 Do you guarantee me an offer? 

No. Elite TCs and IB/PE seats are 1–3% games; there are too many variables for any ethical guarantee.

 

What we do guarantee is:

 

  • a clear, structured process and sprint plan;

  • honest feedback on where your child sits vs offer level;

  • the level of intensity we agree (session cadence, QA, access).

 

Our recent flagship benchmark is 95% offer rate (N<30) – but that is historical data, not a promise. If we don’t think the odds are realistic, we’ll say no.

 Can we see proof and what about Privacy & Ethics?

 

Yes – and we expect you to ask.

 

We keep an interview-safe proof pack with redacted:

 

  • offer letters and AC/interview invites;

  • timelines showing starting point → outcome;

  • short case notes on which frameworks were used.

 

Because many families value discretion, we show this on calls, often under NDA, rather than publishing every surname online. ​ We are interview-safe only: no ghost-writing, no impersonation, no help on prohibited tests/SJTs. Independent of all firms/universities; logos are for context, not endorsement.

If we don’t think our involvement is in your child’s best interests, we say so and decline.

 

© 2025 Elite Careers Strategy, formerly City Careers Coach. All rights reserved. 

DISCLAIMER: We are not affiliated with any firm or organisation listed on this website.

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