Case in Point 11: Complete Case Interview Preparation

by Marc P. Cosentino

The Wall Street Journal calls Case in Point the MBA Bible! The world’s foremost authority on case interviewing and bestselling author Marc Cosentino demystifies the case interview process, which is not only used for recruiting in consulting but also in private equity, strategic planning, marketing, logistic, operations, and human capital. 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. It will give you the confidence to answer even the most sophisticated cases. Now in its eleventh edition, Case in Point is the most current and up-to-date book on the subject, and reflects all the latest changes in the case interview process —with plenty of graphs and lessons built in. The book includes dozens of strategy cases, with case starts exercises, 21 ways to cut costs and much more. Case in Point11 helps you build your case cred from start to finish.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Finance

246 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 16, 2020

Reviews

[Hassan Zayour · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource for business case studies. It teaches you how to think of each case uniquely without memorizing a specific structure.

[Kanishka · Rating 2 out of 5]

If I wanted to confine myself to only a few framing structures and sample examples, then perhaps this book would suffice for that purpose. However, I desire the confidence and creativity in my approach that the author keeps referring to, and I won't attain it from this book alone.
While it serves as a decent introduction and is easy to get through, it falls short of providing adequate preparation for interviews.

[Advika Ramesh]

trying to be employed (zzz) fell in luv with the scene instead 🐺🐺🐺.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very practical book with a lot of comforting information about getting into consulting. The author tells you some truths and introduces well the aspects of consulting with many case examples

[Gregor Schafroth · Rating 5 out of 5]

You have to do case interviews? Just start by reading this book. You won't regret it.

[Marcel Schwarz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Intro and practice into how the consulting industry works

[Yogi Hartono · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sedang mencari referensi untuk belajar lebih dalam mengenai case interview, and I stumbled upon this book. Banyak yang merekomendasikan buku ini as a good starter kit to be a good consultant. So, I go for it.

Now if you want to learn about case interview, actually there are plenty of resources around the internet that you can source for free. However, I just like to have a physical book for study, and I think this book has too good of a credential for me to miss out on.

A great book overall. A very detailed explanation of each case. Good for the solo study too because the analysis is there for you and you can stop on each dialogue just to grasp the context and then continue on your cue. The last section of the book also provides guidance to your partner on case interviews, if you have one. If you don't, then I think it is also a good use if you solve it on your own, but you have to be creative on this one. I don't have one so, I guess it's not the full experience of the book for me. That is where the one-star goes.

[Jet Luo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review: This book is a very-good entry-level book for anyone who's interested in pursuing a management consulting career. There is nothing too technical to create any kind of barrier for reading. I appreciate the amount and variety of cases which provide good practice, and therefore, the book is worth reading for multiple times. To fully utilise this book, the reader is suggested to practice exactly as the author suggested (which is why I left the partner case part unread as I was in need of a partner). However, most of the cases are in manufacuring industry and some of the examples maybe outdated, and hence it only reflect the tip of the iceberg of real consulting pracitice. My score is 7.5 out of 10

[Radu Giurgiu · Rating 3 out of 5]

I took the book to exercise case studies for an interview at McKinsey. Although the author gives some interesting tips for cases, the examples apply to interviewee led cases and not interviewer led ones, as McKinsey and Company do. So, unfortunately, I don't find it very helpful as an exercise book. The cases you can try to do are very rigid in that it gives the interviewer exact questions and answers so there is little flexibility out of the story the author made.

[Pogger G. · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's referred to as the Bible for a reason! If you are interested in learning about case interviews, it seems to be the most popular choice.

Though, in my opinion, "Case Interview Secrets" is slightly better. Ofc, both were great reads!

[Kelsey Sicard]

Lol

[Olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

helpful!

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

marc has saved my life

[Xuân Hằng · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did it job ig

[Ameer · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting and important book for casing

[Evan Hudgins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book to prep for case interviews hands down

[Rhythm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can you tell I'm an MBA student? Now fluent in case talk, structured BS, and role-playing as CEO

[mauuusanchezzz · Rating 5 out of 5]

#galera

[Sam Karpenos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helped me as a basis for learning to case and in structuring my thinking

[202 unknown · Rating 5 out of 5]

đọc dễ chịu và Marc viết rõ ràng, tường minh

có điều là focus vào giải case kinh doanh hơn là giải quyết vấn đề nói chung

phần lý thuyết khá ngắn gọn và rõ ràng trước khi tới một loạt các case