Crack the Case System: Complete Case Interview Prep

by David Ohrvall

Crack the Case System is a complete training program, covering every aspect of the infamous "case interview" favored by top management consulting firms and a growing number of Fortune 500 companies. David Ohrvall's step-by-step approach combines practical instruction on structuring, analytics and communication, as well as insider tips and insights gained from training thousands of candidates. CTCS includes over 150 bonus videos on mbacase.com, 42 practice cases, homework and drills. About the David Ohrvall is the global expert on the topic of case interviews. A dynamic and sought-after speaker, he trains several thousand MBAs and undergraduates each year at premiere business schools around the world, including Wharton, Stanford, Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth, Duke's Fuqua School of Business, INSEAD, Oxford and Cambridge. David also has an extensive private coaching practice that has helped launch hundreds of candidates into consulting, venture capital, and a variety of industries. David is a former management consultant (Bain & Company), and a graduate of the Wharton School (MBA & undergrad). Learn more about David at www.mbacase.com.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction

548 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Neus · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not the target audience for this book but I needed it to prepare for an important interview.
The book is clear and if you pay close attention, you can deduce the logic even if you are not an MBA (Master of Business Administration) graduate.
I recommend that you plan enough time to prepare the cases when reading it.

[T S · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't really like it. Not very well structured to be helpful. It's just a bunch of frameworks, one after another, put in a book. Instead, I would recommend case interview secrets by Victor Cheng.

[William Gan · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don't have a case partner, this is one of the best case prep books out there. Even if you do have a case partner, this is still one of the top case prep resources out there.

If you're short on time, jump straight into the cases at the back of the book and skip the super extensive framework he tries to teach at the start.

[PHOEBE · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book and the online materials incredibly helpful in preparing for case interviews and building my confidence. The structured approach also makes it easy to keep working on your case interview skills even on days when motivation can be hard to come by. Highly recommended.

[Ben Rosenthal · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book comes with good practice cases, but the book provides too many frameworks to solve cases, making it convoluted and ineffective.