I help students globally enter the world’s highest paying careers

Tier-1 corporate law. Front-office investment banking. Private equity and venture capital. London, New York, Hong Kong.

Trusted by Harvard MBA candidates and distinguished families across 15 countries
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Hassan Akram at Yale School of Management
Kristin Irish — Former Deputy Director, Yale SOM Career Development
Ivy League & Wall Street Endorsement
“Hassan is the strongest career strategist I’ve come across — globally. His approach is in a different league. I’d recommend him without hesitation.”
Kristin Irish
Former Deputy Director, Career Development — Yale School of Management
Former Head of Investment Banking Campus Recruiting (New York) — UBS
Former Early Career Program Manager — Jane Street
Kristin’s Institutions Yale School of Management UBS Jane Street
Hassan Akram at Harvard Business School Hassan presenting at MIT Sloan Yale School of Management session Hassan at the Yale SOM podium
Invited Speaker (MBA Clubs) — Harvard Business School · MIT Sloan · Yale School of Management
56 Documented Outcomes
5/5 TC Offer Rate · Proof on File
3 Ivy League MBA Clubs
15+ Countries · Clients Worldwide

Your Child’s Career Is Not a Risk You Need to Take Alone

Many of my clients are introduced by a parent. You may have already invested significantly in your child’s education — and now the recruitment process feels opaque, high-stakes, and difficult to influence from the outside.

I work as a private adviser. Confidentially, one-to-one, and with complete discretion. Every methodology I use is reverse-engineered from the selection process itself — built from direct experience inside tier-1 recruitment teams at leading law firms, banks, and investment funds.

The results below are documented and verifiable. I am happy to discuss any of them in confidence. View the full track record →

The majority of our clients work under NDA. Every outcome shown here is independently verifiable. Discretion is built into the service.

Karam's father
“The best decision we ever made.” Karam’s father — Senior Director, Device42
Son: HSBC IB Intern · Blackstone Spring Week · 4-Year ECS Client
“Simply exceptional.” Parent — Senior Managing Director, Private Bank
Full reference available upon request

Selected Outcomes

Every result is documented with offer letters, contracts, or correspondence. Click to read the full case study, or view the full track record.

What Free Content Alone Can Do

Matei secured a Magic Circle Clifford Chance training contract using only Hassan’s free content. He never paid a penny.

Hassan and Matei celebrating Clifford Chance training contract

Matei — Queen Mary University of London

Non-target university. No connections. Rebuilt his entire approach using Hassan’s free content — and landed a corporate law offer at one of the world’s most prestigious corporate law firms.

£0 Cost to Him
CC Magic Circle TC
£150K+ NQ Salary Track
“I landed a Clifford Chance training contract from Hassan’s free content. Truly exceptional.”
If free content alone delivers a Magic Circle training contract from a non-target university — imagine what happens with the full programme, working directly with Hassan.
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Documented, Not Claimed

Offer letters and contracts. Available in confidence on request.

Morgan Stanley offer letter (redacted) Sidley Austin training contract Harvard Business School feature

In Their Words

“Probably the best investment we’ve ever made. Absolutely exceptional.” Parent — Son secured US elite training contract
“The programme exceeded every expectation. The outcome has been transformational for our family.” Parent — ECS Client Family
“I consulted other firms, no other company provides this level of rigour. Exceeded my family’s expectations.” Parent — ECS Client Family
“The best investment we ever made. Now never need to worry about money for the rest of my life.” Client — Training Contract Secured
Matei — Clifford Chance
Matei
Clifford Chance TC
Queen Mary → Magic Circle
Vivek E. — BNP Paribas
Vivek E.
BNP Paribas Global Markets
A*A*A · PPE at UCL (Top 10 QS)
Karam — HSBC IB, Blackstone
Karam
HSBC IB Intern · Blackstone Spring Week
University of Exeter · 4-Year Client
Our Clients’ Universities
Oxford · Cambridge · LSE · UCL · Warwick · Harvard · Wharton · Bocconi · NUS · HKU · UC Berkeley · King’s College London · Exeter
Suitability

This Is Not for Everyone

This is not a course or a programme. I work privately, one-to-one, with a limited number of clients at any given time. This is a long-term partnership for families who are serious about systematic preparation which could span 12 to 48 months. If that sounds like you, we should talk.

How It Works

Three steps. No commitments until we have spoken.

1
Confidential Consultation
A private conversation to understand your child’s position, ambitions, and timeline. No obligation.
2
Bespoke Strategy
A tailored plan built around the specific firms and roles your child is targeting, reverse-engineered from the selection process.
3
Ongoing Advisory
Continuous, hands-on guidance through every application, interview, and assessment centre — until the offer is secured.

See for Yourself

A brief introduction to how I work and think.

Hassan speaking at MIT Sloan Hassan with MIT Sloan MBA students

Hassan Akram

Founder of Elite Careers Strategy. From there, he recruited for venture capital, private equity, and investment banking — sitting on the other side of the table, deciding who got hired at leading firms. He then moved into lateral referrals for corporate law. That perspective — knowing exactly what selectors look for because he was the one doing the selecting — became the foundation of the ECS Offer-Engineering System™

Hassan has worked directly with individuals from Harvard, MIT, and Oxford, and with professionals at Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and Kirkland & Ellis. His advisory work operates at the level of the global top 0.1% — the families, candidates, and institutions where the margin between success and failure is measured in precision, not effort.

He grew up in one of the most deprived wards in England and built his career entirely from first principles. No connections. No inherited advantages. Every methodology is reverse-engineered from the selection process itself.

A Confidential Introduction

Whether you are a student or a parent, the first step is a private consultation. Availability is limited.

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Contributing Writer, Times of India

Hassan writes on careers, elite recruitment, and social mobility for the Times of India — the world’s largest-circulation English-language newspaper.

Times of India — world's largest English-language newspaper
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