Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation 2nd Edition

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Summary: Outstanding prep for case interviews
Review: Case in Point is in my view the best book of its type on the market. The top firms vary their cases from interviewer to interviewer--Cosentino's book provides a good system for tackling any case that you're presented. This book got me extremely well-prepared for my interviews. I just received a summer associate offer from what's arguably the top consulting firm, despite my non-business background.

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Summary: An Invaluable Resource
Review: Great book! I must say it's become my "bible" for case interviews. It is a very well written book, straight-forward and provides a quite enjoyable reading. I found most useful the case studies section: relevant business problems and excellent approach in solving them.

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Summary: simply the best
Review: I read this book. Thanks to Mr C. I have a job in a big 4 firm.heck I dont even have an MBA.pay special attention to information in the boxes.

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Summary: simply the best
Review: I truly believe, this book is a great resource for those preparing for case interviews. To an extent, the book also helps individuals to solve business problems in a day-to-day life. Marc introduced the key concepts blend with humor, Ivy case system is another excellent source to worth the book. I really enjoyed reading the book. I can guarantee, worth paying every penny.

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Summary: Secret to success - Consulting Case Interviews
Review: In graduate school I browsed many books on consulting case interview preparation. This was the only book I read. The clear, consistent way of thinking through how to manage case interviews made sense. Rather than focusing on formulas, frameworks (e.g., Porters Five Forces), or just examples, Cosentino classifies cases into sensible categories and coaches the student through how to think about answering. Additionally, he gives valuable tips on how to get comfortable in the interview.

The true proof however was that I interviewed with the two top strategy consulting firms and received offers from both.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone considering interviewing with top strategy consulting firms.

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Summary: A Cover-to-Cover MUST READ!!
Review: Marc Cosentino's third edition of 'Case in Point' is a veritable boon for candidates preparing for case interviews with consulting firms. It provides much needed guidance in getting ready for the case interview in general, and then exhaustively covers strategies for mastering potential case scenarios.

Cosentino presents the elegant Ivy Case System as a solid framework for confidently handling eleven different types of cases including both strategy and operations scenarios. The cases themselves are quite absorbing and diverse, ranging from increasing sales and growth at Starbucks to pricing a new long-lasting light bulb from GE. The material on the Ivy Case System is complemented by discussions of other business frameworks that are in use today. A detailed set of around forty sample cases, both current and archival, along with a complete listing of suggested approaches and responses immensely help the reader in building confidence and in mastering the art and science of the case interview. The book also includes a compilation of recent case questions from top-tier consulting firms and a section on consulting buzzwords for the uninitiated.

Superbly written in an easy conversational tone, the book is also very economically priced. A cover-to-cover MUST READ if you are preparing for a case interview. Certainly, the best book on case interview preparation available today.

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Summary: OK, but not enough
Review: The book is good and well-written, but it falls short of preparing you for situations where you might be handed materials that you need to quickly review and incorporate in your case interview. This book is a good resource, but I wouldn't recommend it as your only one.

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Summary: For beginners only
Review: The book is quite mediocre, very framed, a lot of redundant and repeating information. The author tried to summarize all the concepts together, but, understandibly, this is quite difficult to do. The questions to be asked in each particular scenario sometimes irrelevant. There is not enough consistency between frameworks in the first part and actual examples in the second. In general - I would advise this book only to those, who have never seen any case before and never heard of any.