MBB Resume: Creation & Writing
This package builds a consulting resume from the ground up — one that survives a screen where the reader gives you about twenty seconds and reads several hundred of these in a sitting. I know, because I was that reader. It's for you if you're starting from nothing, or if what you have needs a teardown rather than a trim. If your resume is already close, buy the Final Polish package instead — it's a third of the price and it's the right tool. Here's what's included: (1) My MBB resume template — the format, spacing, and structure that reads cleanly to a consulting screener. (2) Line-by-line work on every bullet until each one is impact-first, quantified, tight, and legible to someone who doesn't know your industry. Most resumes fail on that last one. (3) Formatting: clean, simple, and with enough white space that a tired reader can actually get through it. (4) One to two live sessions to pull out the content — the accomplishments you undersold or left off entirely — and to lock the throughline of the document. (5) As many asynchronous rounds as it takes, usually three to five, until it's done.
What's included
- A consulting resume ready to submit to every firm on your list
- Line-by-line editing from a former McKinsey on-campus interviewer who screened hundreds of applications
- My MBB resume template and formatting standard
- Async rounds until it's finished, not “finished enough”
Meet your expert
Ben L.
• Stanford GSB Alum, Class of 2021 -- see relevant background & experience below: • Coaching | Advised 400+ admits into Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, INSEAD, Haas, and more (see ~100 Leland reviews), while teaching multiple courses through Leland • What I'm Doing Now | Based in NYC, building a publication 'Staying Human', working on a stealth, marketplace startup, coaching and playing chess profssionally, and advising a slate of Seed to Series C startups through Elevate LLC • Public Policy | Prior to Stanford, worked on the Policy Team for the Chicago Mayor's Office under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, focusing on 5G infrastructure policy, criminal justice policy, and citywide corporate/economic development deals • McKinsey | Before policy, worked at McKinsey & Co , with casework focused on job training for the formerly incarcerated and workforce development for at-risk youth • PE / VC / Startup Advising | After Stanford, worked in Bain's Private Equity Group on various due diliegences, managed deals with several venture capital firms, and advised multiple startups on growth and go-to-market strategy • Professional Writing | Speechwriting in public policy & political environments, Lead Editor for Nondisclosure (Stanford GSB's magazine) and Managing Editor for the Stanford International Policy Review • Additional Writing | Crafting op-eds, ghostwriting for major publications, developing a fictional short story collection, policy deep dives, a book on chess applications to life, and application essays of all sorts • GMAT / Test-Taking | Scored in the highest percentile of GMAT test-takers, but more importantly I've honed my ability to help others extrapolate top test-testing strategies in the areas they're weakest • Additional Coaching Details | 5+ years experience working with >750 individuals on essay writing and resume professionalization for top consulting firms, MBA programs, execs, and the broader job market • Interview Training | I was interview-trained with McKinsey, helping me give high-quality mock interviews for MBBs and any MBA program; I've also held 10+ events through Leland on interview prep for McKinsey's PEI and GSB's interview process in particular