Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation: Third Edition (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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"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

Product Description

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.

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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: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #235,298 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for consulting preparation, December 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Cosentino's compilation of cases is a superb way to prepare for management consulting case interviews. Not only does he provide a wide variety of cases (from market sizing to acquisition opportunity to dipping profits) he also offers several helpful frameworks for approaching consulting cases in general. I would highly recommend this book to anyone planning to do consulting interviews (and they're tough!). My only caveat is that some of the cases are more geared toward undergraduates rather than MBA's, but they are helpful/warm-ups nonetheless.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Secret to success - Consulting Case Interviews, April 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation 2nd Edition (Paperback)

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.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Yuval Shafir (Israel) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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