Case in Point:Complete Case Interview Preparation - 5th edition

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.

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.

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.

This book gives a simple & easy outline how to approach case questions.
The model case questions are explained in proper structural steps and hence easy to understand.
I would recommend the book to others who wish to understand Case Studies interviews/Analysis.

Case in Point is a decent book and offers good advice. But having worked in strat con myself, I disagree with Cosentinos methodology. I think it is too unstructured and will lead interviewees to shoot with unrefined questions during the interview. Also, the way he tackles Cases suggests that one can learn and repeat the same structure in the interview. From my experience, this is not the winning strategy. Preparation is important, but I would favor practicing a more general understanding of business frameworks.

Also, the book is solely focused on the US. If your interview is for an international office, the recruiting process will be very different. Look for local books, websites etc.