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Case In Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation, 8th Edition Paperback – July 30, 2013

by Marc P. Cosentino (Author), Joan Oleck (Editor)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 271 ratings
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The Wall Street Journal calls Case in Point the MBA Bible! Cosentino demystifies the consulting case interview. He takes you inside a typical interview by exploring the various types of case questions and he shares with you the acclaimed Ivy Case System which will give you the confidence to answer even the most sophisticated cases. The book includes 40 strategy cases, ten case starts exercises and 21 ways to cut costs, plus much, much more!
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When in Doubt, MBAs Turn to the MBA 'Bible.' Case in Point is the best selling business book you never heard of... --The Wall Street Journal

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

With humor and insight, Marc gets students thinking about how to use the case interview as a showcase of their talents rather than an obstacle to their employment. --Nancy Saunders Associate Director, Office of Career Services, Harvard University

About the Author

For the past two decades Marc Cosentino's work has towered over the field of case interviews. The Wall Street Journal calls his book Case in Point the MBA Bible which is one of the many reasons why Cosentino is the world's foremost authority on case interviewing. He is CEO of CaseQuestions.com and a popular and sought after speaker. Over the past 25 years he has advised and coached over 100,000 students and alumni. Case in Point, is not only the number one selling case book world-wide, but is also the number two selling interview book world-wide and the top book in the field of consulting as well. CIP is purchased in bulk by many of the top MBA consulting clubs including Harvard Business School, Wharton, Tuck and University of Michigan as well as three of the top strategy consulting firms. Case in Point is now published in four languages. Cosentino has given workshops worldwide to MBA and college students and has held training sessions for career services professionals. He has consulted with and designed cases for private sector firms, government agencies and non-profits. In addition, Marc has trained corporate and academic PhD's to think like business executives. Cosentino is a graduate of Harvard's Kennedy School, Harvard's Program on Negotiation and the University of Denver. Marc Cosentino's other books include The Marketing Case Interview (2013), The Harvard Guide to Consulting, The Harvard Guide to Case Interviews and The Harvard Guide to Investment Banking.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0971015880
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Burgee Press; 8th edition (July 30, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780971015883
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0971015883
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.44 x 0.51 x 9.69 inches
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For the past three decades Marc Cosentino's work has towered over the field of case interviews. The Wall Street Journal calls his book Case in Point the MBA Bible which is one of the many reasons why Cosentino is the world's foremost authority on case interviewing. He is CEO of CaseQuestions.com and a popular and sought after speaker. Over the past 30 years he has advised and coached over 150,000 students and alumni. Case in Point, is not only the number one selling case book world-wide, but is also the number three selling interview book world-wide and the top book in the field of consulting as well.

CIP is purchased in bulk by many of the top MBA consulting clubs including Wharton, Harvard, and University of Michigan as well as three of the top strategy consulting firms. Case in Point is now published in five languages.

Cosentino has given workshops worldwide to MBA and college students and has held training sessions for career services professionals. He has consulted with and designed cases for private sector firms, government agencies and non-profits. In addition, Marc has trained corporate and academic PhD's to think like business executives. Cosentino is a graduate of Harvard's Kennedy School, Harvard's Program on Negotiation and the University of Denver.

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Sps
5.0 out of 5 stars Prepared me for my consulting interview, and helped sharpen my problem solving skills
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016
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This is a great book and helped me prepare for the case study interviews, and I got an offer! I also learned a lot and benefitted from recording myself, doing the practice cases, going along with them while I read the cases and pretending I was sketching it out/in the interview. There is a newer edition, not sure what the difference is. I feel like in general I benefitted from this book as I gained a lot of problem solving skills in general. I really enjoyed reading it and doing the cases, even though I had to study hard. I definitely recommend this if you are interested in consulting, and I recommend going through it, although you don't need to go to the end (I went about 2/3 through it, but towards the end I skipped more/didn't read as much in depth).
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Salomao Yen
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful not only for Case Interviews, but for devising business strategy
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014
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the content is very straight to the point without bla, bla, bla. Very objective !
The interview tips are great. It covers everything a candidate for consulting firm needs to know. Great tool for preparation.
The cases as exceptional and very insightful.

great read, great learning
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bjthelibrarian
4.0 out of 5 stars Good paired with Crack the Case
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2013
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Case in Point is the go-to book for consulting candidates and those preparing for an interview.

Pros:
- Case in Point is really abundant in providing practice cases and their solutions. I found these cases incredibly helpful in understanding different industry problems as well as different types of case questions.
- This book is good for practicing Profit/Loss, M&A, new business or geography, losing/gaining market share, and competitor attack cases

Cons
- Where this book is great at providing practice cases, it fails at providing a deep understanding for exactly HOW to crack these cases.
- The frameworks that this books provides are very weak, and shallow.
- The author settles for simple frameworks like "The Four C's", "The Four P's" and "Profit= Revenue-Loss". While these frameworks are relevant, they're very weak and will make you look like an amateur to your interviewer.

For that reason, I would recommend pairing this book with "Crack the Case" by David Ohrvall. Crack the Case is almost the opposite of Case in Point. CTC has excellent frameworks and really helps you understand the business knowledge behind doing well on cases. However, CTC lacks good practice cases: they're difficult to practice alone and unnecessarily complicated to practice with a partner. Moreover, they don't provide a clear and in depth solution that helps you strengthen your original answer.

DISCLAIMER FOR KINDLE PURCHASES: Case in Point isn't well-suited for kindle reading. The book has a lot of embedded charts that don't show properly on kindles. The text comes out extremely small and difficult to read. Also, for general text, where bullet points are used, the format doesn't line up and looks sloppy.
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A. H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Got a case interview? Read it.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2015
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I read it twice preparing for case interviews. It's a great way to organize your thoughts and it helps recall some of the elements of strategy that may have been forgotten from old classes. Easy read, too.
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Andrew YBarbo
3.0 out of 5 stars That said I think an undergrad could use this book to great success since their recruiting process is closer to what ...
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2015
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This is an MBA's perspective

I think this book is mostly geared towards undergrads. As an MBA I found that many of the tactics in the book don't really apply (brainteasers, group interviews, first round mini cases, etc). These are not the case for MBAs and much of the text reiterates the same points. That said I think an undergrad could use this book to great success since their recruiting process is closer to what this book describes.

Please stop taunting this as an MBA Bible...because it is not...its a great resource for undergrads
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Ray S.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Case Interview Bible
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2014
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If you are like me, than you had never seen (nor heard of) a case interview before business school. By practicing the methods taught in Marc's book, you will be able to tear through case questions with thoroughness and efficiency. Considering that many companies are switching to case style interviews, it would be a mistake not to hone your skills in this area. I recommend this book to anyone in business school as well as any job seekers looking to nail an interview.
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Jack Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Start with this book. End with this book.
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014
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If you are interviewing for a consultancy, get this book. Start with this book. End with this book.

I bought this, then didn't use it for the first year of the MBA. I read other books, attended special courses, cased probably 75 times, and did not get an offer.

Came back for SY, learned the frameworks cold, cased twice, got offer. Even the interviewer was surprised at how fast I got through the cases.
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Elizabeth Ann
4.0 out of 5 stars Used this book to ace several case interviews
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2014
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I ordered this book to prepare for case interviews with management consulting companies. I do not have a business background so I was worried this book wouldn't be for people like me. Fortunately, I was wrong, as this book gives you everything you need to know. Some of Cosentino's advice requires referring to other resources, so expect to put the work and time in if you want to succeed at case interviewing. That said, I don't think everyone needs to do as much practice as he says. My first interview was only a few weeks after I heard about case interviewing, so I certainly did not do hundreds of practice interviews in that time. However, I did take his advice to heart and used the methods he describes as a general framework. The actual case interviews were pleasant and I felt they went really well. The interviewer also thought it went well - I received great feedback and was even told that they couldn't think of something to suggest for "Areas to Improve."

I am removing one star because the Kindle edition has some formatting issues with the charts and tables. There were several instances where the charts did not display correctly, and other charts that were missing (I checked the book using several devices, including a Kindle, an iPad, and a MacBook). Cosentino's tables summarizing the steps he suggest are some of the most valuable content in the book, so I'd recommend getting the physical book instead of the Kindle edition.
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Eduardo Benítez Prieto
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro
Reviewed in Mexico on February 1, 2018
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Si lo tuyo es la consultoria, este es un Excelente libro!!! tiene no solo la teoria pero casos practicos desde brainteasers como aterrizados de negocios, muy interesante, util y complejo
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Denislav Atanasov
5.0 out of 5 stars This book played a crucial role for landing the management consulting job.
Reviewed in Italy on February 19, 2020
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A friend of mine suggested this book because it helped her to land a job at top management consultancy. Apparently it appeared to be super helpful also for me as most of the questions, I was asked in the interviews, were covered in it. It played a crucial role in my preparation for the interviews some of which ended with a job offer.
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Marina
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Vorbereitung für Case-Interviews
Reviewed in Germany on July 28, 2017
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Dieses Buch hat mich optimal auf mein Bewerbungsgespräch bei einer großen Unternehmensberatung vorbereitet. In unterhaltsamer Art und Weise erklärt Cosentino den Ablauf der Case-Interviews, worauf es ankommt und was erwartet wird. Im Buch findet man verschiedene Fallbeispiele mit Lösung - oft in Form eines Dialogs Interviewer-Bewerber - und zusätzlichen Tipps. Insbesondere die Beispiele zu den Market-Sizing Questions haben mir sehr weitergeholfen!

Ich kann dieses Buch jedem, der sich auf Case-Interviews bei UB vorbereitet, wärmstens empfehlen. Ich selbst bin BWLerin und habe aus diesem Buch trotzdem unglaublich viel mitnehmen können. Im Case Interview wird eine bestimmte Art der analysierenden und strukturierten Vorgehensweise erwartet, die man so nicht unbedingt kennt. Nach dem Durcharbeiten dieses Buches jedoch hat man diese gut verinnerlicht und kann sie m.H. der verschiedenen vorgestellten Frameworks im Hinterkopf gut im Interview anwenden.

Vielen Dank an Mr. Cosentino und viel Erfolg an alle, die sich auf ein UB-Interview vorbereiten!
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Emerson Cabral
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice reading!
Reviewed in Brazil on May 22, 2016
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Nice beginning for those who want to enter this fascinating world. The book is a walkthrough for consultants or for those who want to be.
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creationofwater
5.0 out of 5 stars This is still the best case preparation out there
Reviewed in Canada on February 8, 2016
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This is still the best case preparation out there. Yes, the writing can be a little smarmy at times and despite there being new editions pretty frequently, some of the cases feel outdated but as a teaching tool, I have not found anything better.
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