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AMAZONREVIEWSSecrettosuccess—consultingcaseinterviews.IngraduateschoolIbrowsedmanybooksonconsultingcaseinterviewpreparation.ThiswastheonlybookIread.Theclear,consistentwayofthinkingthroughhowtomanagecaseinterviewsmadesense.Ratherthanfocusingonformulas,frameworks(e.g.,PortersFiveForces),orjustexamples,Cosentinoclassifiescasesintosensiblecategoriesandcoachesthestudentthroughhowtothinkaboutanswering.Additionally,hegivesvaluabletipsonhowtogetcomfortableintheinterview.Thetrueproof;however,wasthatIinterviewedwiththetwotopstrategyconsultingfirmsandreceivedoffersfromboth.Iwouldhighlyrecommendthisbooktoanyoneconsideringinterviewingwithtopstrategyconsultingfirms.Outstandingprepforcaseinterviews.CaseinPointisinmyviewthebestbookofitstypeonthemarket.Thetopfirmsvarytheircasesfrominterviewertointerviewer;Cosentino’sbookprovidesagoodsystemfortacklinganycasethatyou’represented.Thisbookgotmeextremelywell-preparedformyinterviews.Ijustreceivedasummerassociateofferfromwhat’sarguablythetopconsultingfirm,despitemynon-businessbackground.Thisisexcellent.Thisisprobablythebestconsultingbookonthemarketforundergradslookingtogetajobinatopconsultingfirmaftercollege.IowntheVaultGuidetotheCaseInterviewandfeltthiswasMUCHbetterbecauseitgivesyouasystemtofollow,notjustabunchofrandomstructuresandcases.Cosentinodoesagreatjobofputtingallthesepiecestogetherinaveryusefulbook.Greatbookforconsultingpreparation.Cosentino’scompilationofcasesisasuperbwaytoprepareformanagementconsultingcaseinterviews.Notonlydoesheprovideawidevarietyofcases(frommarket-sizingtoacquisitionopportunitytodippingprofits)healsooffersseveralhelpfulframeworksforapproachingconsultingcasesingeneral.Iwouldhighlyrecommendthisbooktoanyoneplanningtodoconsultinginterviews(andthey’retough!).Havingajobinterview?Usethisbook:it’samust.Iusedthisbookasatooltoprepareforinterviews,anditreallyhelpedme.Inthistoughperiod,IfollowedtheIvyCaseMethodproposed,anditdidn’tfail.Thebookpresentsinaveryreadablewaywhattoexpectinaninterviewandhowtocreateyourbeststrategy.I’musuallyveryskepticalaboutthesekindsofbooks,butImustsaythatCosentinoisabletoattractthereaderandthroughanecdotesandconcreteexamples,tokeepthereader’sinteresttillthelastpage.Definitelyamust.Gotmeaconsultingjob!IwasVERYnervousaboutgettingagoodjobafterschool.Icomparedseveralinterviewguidesandfoundsometobeincompleteandotherstobetoolongandconfusing.Cosentino’sCaseinPointwaseasiertounderstandandcoveredthekeytechniques/frameworksbehindcaseinterviews.IpracticedthesamplecasesandIeventuallygotajobinstrategyconsulting.Here’swhat’snewinthe7thedition7StrategyCases8CaseStarts(Practicesettingupthecase)3HumanCapitalCases21WaystoCutCostsAdviceforIndustryHiresCQINTERACTIVEThemostadvancedonlineinteractivecasetrainingdeveloped.CQIfocusesontheskillsyou’llneedtowalkintothecaseinterviewwellpreparedandconfident.DevelopedbyMarcP.Cosentino,authorofCaseinPoint:CompleteCaseInterviewPreparationIntrotoCaseInterviewsMath-landish–MathDrillsa.Percentagesb.BreakevensandWeightedAveragesc.NetPresentValue/TimeValueofMoneyd.GeneralMathProblemsChartDesignandAnalysisIvyCaseDrillsCaseStructureDrillsandFactorQuestionsMarket-sizingCasesInteractiveCasesSlidesfromWorkshopConsultingBehaviorQuestionsGeneralInterviewTips(Non-caseInterviews)a.SampleInterviewQuestionsb.InterviewTipsOutlineAboutRésumésAvailableatésNoël,AsankaJayasuriya,BasilWaite,DeepaGupta,EmilyCosentino,EricEdwards,GonzoloZubieta,JavierLuzarraga,JohnLoken,MemphisGator,MukundJain,SebastienDesreux,SinjinBrooks,TatumBellIII,andVeronicaChau.Manythankstoanunsunghero,mybookdesigner,JeanHammond,whosepatienceandsenseofhumormademanyhoursoftoilgreatfun.Copyright©2011BurgeePressBurgeePressP.O.Box920654Needham,MA02492Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyform,exceptbriefexcerptsforthepurposeofreview,withoutwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.Aswithallcasequestions,weassumefactsnotinevidence,aswellasgenerousassumptions.Familiarcompaniesareusedasexamplesbecauseofthepoweroftheirbrandandtheirfamiliaritytothegeneralpublic.Informationconcerningtheactualcompaniescitedasexamplesmaynotbeaccurate.Thisinformationwasbasedonresearchbutshouldnotbeusedasreliable,up-to-datedata.EditedbyJoanOleckISBN978-0-9710158-6-9LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData:CaseinPoint:CompleteCaseInterviewPreparation/MarcP.Cosentino—7thed.LibraryofCongressCardNumber2001117521FirstPrinting,1999PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaSecondEdition2001ThirdEdition2004FourthEdition2005FifthEdition2007SixthEdition2009SeventhEdition2011Themindiswondrous.Itstartsworkingthesecondyou’rebornanddoesn’tstopuntilyougetacasequestion.DedicationTomyclosestfriends:EricEdwards,TaylorBaritandBillBorson