Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation: Third Edition [Paperback]

Marc P. Cosentino (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2004

Cosentino demystifies the case interview. He takes you inside a typical interview by exploring the various types of case questions and he shares with you a system that will help you answer today's most sophisticated case questions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Case in Point saved the day. The 'Ivy Case System' is incredibly helpful and the case examples to be realistic." -- Suzanne Ranere, HBS '03

"Cosentino is the Dean of Case Interview prep. Case in Point is lucid, down-to-earth, demystifying and surprisingly entertaining." -- Hillary Harrow Senior Recruiter, McKinsey & Company

About the Author

Marc Cosentino has over 15 years of experience coaching and preparing Harvard students for case interviews. Cosentino is the Associate Director of Career Services at Harvard's Kennedy School.

Product Details

• Paperback: 166 pages
• Publisher: Burgee Press (January 13, 2004)
• ISBN-10: 0970431708
• ISBN-13: 978-0970431707
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not comprehensive, May 29, 2005

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Yuval Shafir (Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation: Third Edition (Paperback)

I think this book is much better then the vault preparation book, and the cases are more sensible and detailed. It's certainly a good book. However, I would use other sources as well, especially because different firms have different interview styles. I have just been accepted to McKinsey as an associate and their interview style was not similar to the one in the book, although the book did help. I recommend using all the interactive cases you can find in MercerMC, McKinsey, BCG, Wetfeet and Bain websites and then this book and something more, preferably 'Crack the Case'.

Good luck!
Yuval

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this one..., June 29, 2005

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Amazonian (Rhode Island) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation: Third Edition (Paperback)

EXCELLENT book. A must-have piece for anyone who is (1) either anticipating an interview or (2) simply considering their possible entry into the world of management consulting. In his work, Cosentino not only provides the best - and most realistic - prepatory tool for case interviewing available on the market, he also provides the best overview of the industry at large, including all that which it demands of its participants. If you are preparing for an interview next year, next month or tomorrow, buy this book. If you are, as yet, still trying to decide if management consulting is "for you", buy this book. Case In Point is of equally invaluable necessity in either regard. No other book offers as realistic a feel for what management consulting `really' entails and, since self-selection comprises 80% of any ultimate hiring "decision", that is the more important groundwork with which all candidates must concern themselves. That critical self-analysis is, by far, best facilitated by Cosentino's book over the drier competitor approaches which lack his perspective, humor, and overall relevance. If you buy other books as well, you will find yourself as I did, only returning to Cosentino's cases as the freshest, most comprehensive and comprehensible - indeed the only ones you'll need for the most efficient and exhaustive preparation and self-analysis.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Invaluable Resource, February 23, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation: Third Edition (Paperback)

Having recently accepted a position with a leading management and technology consulting firm, I can honestly say that Case in Point was an invaluable resource when preparing for the interview process. The Ivy Case System provided a structured approach and thought process that could be applied to the wide variety of questions that I faced during the interview process. Thank you Mr. Cosentino for developing the Ivy Case System and writing such an insightful book. It was immensely helpful in returning to a career in consulting and I am confident that the techniques that I learned for evaluating business situations will be helpful in my daily work.