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Case in Point:Complete Case Interview Preparation - 5th edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Marc P. Cosentino
Publisher: Burgee Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 250
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Pages: 186
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0971015848
EAN: 9780971015845
ASIN: 0971015848
Publication Date: July 20, 2007
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Product Description
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 a system that will help you answer today's most sophisticated case questions.
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 The answer to interview madness October 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a second year MBA candidate at Columbia Business School and in the thick of interview prep. I have a stack of case prep materials and had no idea to begin. When I asked my friends who have successfuly gone through the process, i.e. they're all heading back to top consulting firms, they said I should stick to Case in Point.
They were right. Case in Point is by far the best case book out there. The book's lighthearted approach helps you dissect cases and the Ivy Case System makes breaking these problems down simple. It helps you organize your thinking to focus on the key aspects of the case- something that interviewers are definitely looking for. I've also been using CQ Interactive on CaseQuestions.com, which lets me practice even when I can't get someone to give me a case.
Case in Point does a great job highlighting things that you might take for granted but that would be really important in an interview to set you apart from the rest of the pack. If you are looking into consulting, this is where you should turn.
The Best Guide to Help Scale the Consulting Tower July 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I saw that Marc Cosentino's book is now available to the general public, I cheered! Mr. Cosentino's book is a systematic, thorough, intuitive and unpretentious tool for grappling with the all too over-mystified case interview.
I not only used this book for my own first foray into the business world, but I made frequent trips to the Harvard Career Services Office to buy copies for friends. These individuals ranged in all levels of experience: from Sloan MBA students, to freshly-minted grads and young professionals with a few years experience. With no exaggeration, they all moved into consulting with Mr. Cosentino's help.
Treat this book as your main go-to for case and personal interviews. All the others similarly catchy-titled books, including Ace the Case, are simply its supplements.
Best Case Interview Preparation Ever! June 11, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
After having read some german case interview preparation books I bought this book and I have to say that "Case in Point" is the best preparation for consulting interviews you can get.
The cases in this book are absolutely realistic! The solutions that are suggested by the author are very detailed.
This book helped me a lot to get some offers of big consulting firms in Germany.
Start your case prep here! June 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I recommend Case in Point for 2 main reasons: It is both practical and thorough. The simulated cases give the novice a sense for the given-and-take of a case interview. And Cosentino's "Ivy Case System" helps non-MBAs to get grounded in the broad classes of issues that companies, and hence consultants, face.
My advice: Kick-start your case interview preparation with this guide, and then check out CQI to boost your business quant and test your case-cracking skills.
Case in Point: Complete Interview Case Preparation May 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Unequivocally the best consulting/case interview preparation book I've read to date. For anyone interested in Management Consulting -- if your Career Center doesn't have this text you should seriously consider transferring...
To put my review in its proper context, my background involves several years of consulting experience followed by an MBA and MSF from a top institution. Currently, I lead the strategy unit for a F500 technology services business.
From the "Look Inside" preview the value-add should be obvious, so I won't go into the details other than to say Marc provides a framework that can be applied to just about every business situation/case. I will comment, however, that in addition to preparing the candidate for the interview process, the book also gets the successful candidate thinking about how an engagement should be managed (identifying issues and hypotheses, prioritizing, developing work streams etc...). Adopting this higher-level of thinking during the interview process will help you score points with interviewers.
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