ABOUT WALL STREET GUIDE
A recruiting coaching firm, started by people who recruited without a network.
Wall Street Guide was founded by McKinsey and Bridgewater alumni to help undergraduates break into the top firms in finance and consulting, through one-on-one mentorship, networking and interview preparation from people who have done it themselves.
Founded
By McKinsey and Bridgewater alumni
Students
Mentors
Featured in
50+ currently enrolled
50+, from 25+ firms
Business Insider, February 2026
Stephen Turban
Co-Founder, Wall Street Guide
McKinsey & Company, 2017 to 2019
Harvard College, Class of 2017
A LETTER FROM OUR CO-FOUNDER
Why I started Wall Street Guide
When I was a sophomore, I was totally lost career-wise. I was at Harvard and heard about consulting and finance, but I'd gone to a public high school in Missouri and didn't know anyone who'd actually broken in.
I got lucky. An upperclassman who interned at McKinsey took interest in me. He showed me how to case prep and walked me through what recruiters looked for. Another mentor introduced me to a McKinsey partner, who got on a call with me. That partner then referred me in.
That's how I got into McKinsey: luck, and a few mentors.
If I were to do it again, I wouldn't leave it up to luck. That's why we created the Wall Street Guide program, to make sure you get the guidance you need early on. We know what it takes to get these jobs, because we've done it ourselves.
Stephen Turban, Co-Founder
What we set out to fix
Breaking into the top firms in finance and consulting rewards students who understand the process early: which programs matter in sophomore year, what a referral is worth, how a first-round interview is scored. Most students piece that together on their own, often after the deadlines that matter have passed.
Wall Street Guide gives every student that knowledge from the start, with a structure around it. Each student gets a lead mentor who recently recruited into the same kind of role, a recruitment manager who keeps every step on track, a plan that adapts to their pace, and coaching until they sign an offer. Every session is one-on-one.
HOW WE WORK
Four commitments to every student.
01
Every session is one-on-one
There are no recorded lessons and no group webinars. The technical, case and behavioral curricula are delivered by the student's own mentors, and behavioral sessions and mock interviews are unlimited.
02
Mentors who recruited recently
Our 50+ mentors went through the recruiting process at the firms our students target in the last few years, and have worked there, interned there or accepted an offer to join. Firm-specific interview formats are coached by people who sat them.
03
Coaching continues until an offer is signed
Support runs until the student signs an offer for their junior summer internship. A student who follows the program and hasn't signed an offer by graduation keeps our support for three months after graduating, at no additional cost.
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Results reported plainly
Offer counts are updated once an offer is confirmed with the student, and listed by firm. Every offer counts, including ones a student turns down for another. Students' names are not published. Hiring decisions are made by employers; we provide the coaching and preparation.
OUR TEAM
The people who run Wall Street Guide.
Stephen Turban
CO-FOUNDER
Stephen worked at McKinsey & Company from 2017 to 2019, after graduating from Harvard College. He started Wall Street Guide so students get early the guidance he found by luck.
Dhruva Bhat
CO-FOUNDER
Dhruva studied at Harvard College and worked at Bridgewater Associates before co-founding Wall Street Guide with Stephen Turban.
Luke Taylor
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Luke leads the free strategy call with every prospective student and oversees each student’s program, from matching mentors to the signed offer.
The firm in numbers
Wall Street Guide
Students currently enrolled
50+
Mentors
50+
Firms our mentors come from
25+
Offers received, internship and full-time
20 at 17 firms
Get in Touch for a Free Strategy Call
A 30-minute strategy call to review your background, target firms and timeline. There is no charge and no obligation. Questions can also be sent to contact@wallstreetguide.net.