Consulting Headquarters
Consulting Headquarters — a case consulting boutique

Considered preparation for the interviews that decide your career.

Founded by Tespina Youssef, senior analyst at Arthur D. Little. We prepare students and career-switchers for MBB and Big 4 interviews — with a diagnosis first, a plan second, and advisors who are still in practice.

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13
Practising advisors
9
Firms represented
4+
Years at Arthur D. Little
3
Partner universities
Advisors currently at
Arthur D. LittleMcKinseyBCGBainDeloittePwCStrategy &ArtefactNurve Partners
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The founder

I built CHQ because nobody explained the process to me either.

I am a management consultant with more than four years at Arthur D. Little, working across culture, entertainment and mega-events — including Expo 2030 Riyadh. I founded Consulting Headquarters to give candidates in the region the structured preparation I had to assemble myself.

CHQ is deliberately small. Every candidate is diagnosed before a single case is run, matched to an advisor who works in the practice they are targeting, and held to the standard a real interviewer would apply.

01Diagnose firstNo case is run before we know what is actually holding you back.
02Practising advisorsEvery coach is currently inside a consulting firm, not adjacent to one.
03Real interviewer barFeedback is graded the way a partner would grade it, not softened.
04Small by designA limited number of candidates per cycle so preparation stays personal.
Engagements

Six ways we work with candidates

Taken individually, or sequenced into a preparation plan with a target application date.

01Written

Resume & cover letter review

Line-by-line rewriting until every bullet carries quantified impact and reads in consulting language.

02Core

Case interview coaching

Structured problem solving built from first principles — bespoke structures, not memorised frameworks.

03Core

Fit interview preparation

Two or three deep stories, stress-tested against the leadership and impact dimensions firms score.

04Practice

Mock interviews

Full simulations with an advisor from your target firm, followed by written, graded feedback.

05Cohort

Consulting skills workshops

Structured thinking, market sizing, data analysis and executive communication, run with university clubs.

06Ongoing

Continued support

Access to our material library and check-ins through the recruiting cycle, not just up to the interview.

The method

From first call to offer, in four defined phases

Phase 01 · Week 0

Introductory call

Thirty minutes on your background, target firms and timeline. You leave with a diagnosis regardless of what you decide.

Phase 02 · Week 1

Baseline case

One full case to establish where structure, maths or communication is losing you points.

Phase 03 · Weeks 2-8

Deliberate practice

Sequenced sessions with matched advisors, each closing one named gap. Written feedback after every session.

Phase 04 · Interview week

Final simulation

Firm-specific mocks under real conditions, plus fit rehearsal against the interviewer's own scoring dimensions.

Advisory network

Coached by people who still sit on the other side of the table

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Arthur D. Little
Tespina Youssef
Senior Analyst
PwC
Karim Ghamraoui
Senior Strategy Consultant
Bain
Youssef Alharbi
Associate Consultant
Nurve Partners
Marc Darazi
Senior Consultant
Outcomes

What candidates say afterwards

“The first call was more useful than three months of practising on my own. Within twenty minutes I knew exactly what was wrong with my structuring.”
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Replace with a real quote — AUB, offer at BCG
“Being matched with someone who actually works in the office I was applying to changed how I prepared for the fit interview entirely.”
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Replace with a real quote — KFUPM, offer at Strategy&
“The feedback was blunt in the way I needed. Nobody else told me my maths commentary was the problem.”
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Replace with a real quote — career switcher, offer at Deloitte
Campus ambassadorship

Run CHQ on your campus. Get mentored directly by Tespina.

A selective programme for students who want to build a consulting community at their university — and a preparation edge while they do it.

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Premium mentorship from Tespina
Direct one-to-one preparation, outside the standard programme.
Host CHQ sessions on campus
Run our workshops and live mock cases at your own university events.
Selective by design
Applications are screened; a small number of ambassadors per campus.
Insights

Writing from Tespina on the process

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Case methodWhy your framework is the reason you are getting rejectedThe candidates who fail rounds are rarely the ones who cannot structure. They are the ones who structure the same way for every problem. What interviewers are actually scoring when they say “structure”.8 minRecruitingWhat a consulting CV looks like from the other side of the screenTen seconds per page, read by someone with two hundred to get through. Where their eyes go, in order, and how to write for that path rather than against it.6 minFit interviewTwo stories are enough — if they are the right twoMost candidates prepare six shallow stories. Firms score depth of personal impact. How to choose two experiences and build them until they hold under pressure.7 min
Start here

A 30-minute call. No pitch, just a diagnosis.

Tell us your target firms and timeline. You will leave the call knowing exactly what to work on, whether or not you work with us.

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