Elite Careers Strategy
An international private advisory for the world’s most selective careers.
106 documented outcomes and selection progressions across 53 candidate journeys.
By application · limited intake each year
Corporate law · Investment banking · Private capital · Consulting
A private conversation with our team about the candidate’s next step.
Selected private advisory outcomes
Gibson Dunn
“The best decision we made for our son.”The client's mother, on the record.Read the offer and case →
The work. The result.
White & Case · Private Careers Advisory
Application strategy, firm-specific written work and assessment preparation. A vacation scheme converted into a training contract.
Read the journey and evidence →Schroders · Private Careers Advisory
Preparation spanning the application, interviews and private-equity commercial judgement.
Read the private-equity case →Private capital · Private Careers Advisory
A private-capital advisory graduate offer and a bulge-bracket investment-banking offer after a multi-year engagement.
Read the private-capital journey →Further training-contract offers at Ropes & Gray and Baker McKenzie.
Explore the full track record →
"The strongest career strategist I have encountered - anywhere in the world."
Kristin Irish
Previous roles
Kristin Irish, former Head of IB Campus Recruiting, UBS Investment Bank, New York; former Early Career Program Manager, Jane Street; former Deputy Director of Career Development, Yale School of Management.
Independent professional endorsement. Former roles shown; no institutional endorsement implied.
How ECS helps
An advisory built around the candidate’s ambitions.
Every engagement begins with a rigorous understanding of the candidate’s position, ambitions and opportunities. Founder-led by Hassan Akram, with a dedicated client team and selection research from Who Gets In?, the firm’s research arm. Candidates own their work and decisions. Meet the team →
A written plan connecting the candidate’s profile, target firms and recruitment calendar.
Assigned work, written feedback and progress tracking, with client-team coordination.
Firm-specific interviews, commercial preparation and realistic assessment rehearsals.
Who we help
Final school years, typically 16 to 18: understand the choices and early experiences that shape later access.
Prepare for insight programmes, internships and graduate recruitment.
Focus on a defined recruitment process or a considered next move.
Before university, a parent or guardian is involved. University admissions and personal statements are outside scope.
Karam began at 17 · four-year engagement.Multi-year advisory. An HSBC conditional investment-banking internship offer and a Blackstone Spring Insight Programme offer.Read Karam’s story →Explore how advisory fits your situation →Discuss the candidate’s position, ambitions and next steps. Parents and sponsors are welcome.
