There are many case interview preparation books on the market. Learning the right case interview strategies early in your preparation is critical to developing strong case interview skills.
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Reading case interview books with poor strategies will make you develop poor skills and habits that will be difficult to change later on. Reading the best case interview books will accelerate your learning and set you up for success.
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therefore, the case interview books you choose to read are critical in determining how efficiently you will master case interviews. Before you spend any money or time reading these books, you should know which books will be best for your case interview preparation.
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In this article, we will provide a comprehensive summary and review of the 12 most popular case interview books. As a warning, the first two books are our own case interview prep books, but we’ve tried to keep all reviews as unbiased as possible by capturing feedback from other readers’ amazon reviews.
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Before we review each book in detail, here’s a quick overview of the best case interview books we recommend:
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highly recommended:
- hack case interview (by taylor warfield)
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- the definitive case interview manual (by taylor warfield)
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- case interview secrets (by victor cheng)
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decent:
- case in point (by marc cosentino)
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- math interview (by lewis c. lin)
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- embrace case interview (by brad schiller)
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- case masters (by valentin nugmanov and ron clouse)
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- box weights: beta edition (by ben okon)
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not recommended:
- crack the case system (by david ohrvall)
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- 20 days to settle the case (by destin whitehurst and erin robinson)
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- case interviews for beginners (by stephen pidgeon)
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- case interview notebook (by robert mellon)
hack case interview (by taylor warfield)
recommendation
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We highly recommend Pirate Case Interview as the first case interview book you should read. teaches the most efficient way to learn case interviews to make the best use of your time. The strategies and methods in this book are much more up-to-date and robust than the traditional strategies found in Case Interview Secrets and Case Studies. plus, practice cases closely simulate actual case interviews.
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This book provides step-by-step strategies for the nine different parts of a case interview:
- understand the background information of the case
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- target verification
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- develop a framework
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- managing the moment of silence
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- presenting your framework
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- start the case
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- quantitative problem solving
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- answering qualitative questions
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- give a recommendation
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For each step of the case interview, the author tells you exactly what you need to say and do. for example, he will learn how to create unique and custom frameworks, how to solve any profitability or market size issues, and what framework he should use to deliver an outstanding recommendation. Along the way, the author teaches you strategies that go beyond simply solving the case to help you set yourself apart from other candidates.
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The book also provides an overview of essential business concepts you need to know, which is helpful for candidates with no business experience. there are five full practice cases that you can do individually or with a case interview partner.
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hacking the case interview has consistently received reviews as the most concise and straightforward case interview prep book on the market. there is no fluff, anecdotal stories, or lengthy explanations that many other case interview books have. The book breaks down the case interviews into a simple, clear and concise format for easy understanding and application.
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The book has received praise for its strong framework strategy, which allows candidates to display their natural business intuition instead of using outdated, memorized frameworks. Many other case interview texts advocate methods or frameworks that are too complex and not as effective.
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The main feedback from readers is that more case studies are included in the book, which is what led the author to write “the ultimate case interview workbook.” that book provides additional practice problems and case studies to complement this book.
the definitive case interview manual (by taylor warfield)
recommendation
once you’ve learned the right case interview strategies, we highly recommend the ultimate case interview workbook to hone your case interview skills. The 15 practice cases can be done individually or with a partner and closely simulate the case interviews you will see on interview day. If there are particular areas of the case interview that you’re having difficulty with, you can hone those areas by doing more than 65 practice problems on nine different types of case interview questions.
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The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook is intended to complement case interview hacking by providing high-quality practice problems and practice cases. the book provides over 65 different problems tailored to each type of case interview question:
- framing questions
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- market sizing and estimation questions
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- profitability questions
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- tables and graphs questions
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- brainstorming questions
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- business judgment questions
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- “why consult?” question
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- “why this company? question
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- behavioral interview questions
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For each question, the book provides a step-by-step explanation of the solution.
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In addition, the book provides 15 comprehensive case studies based on actual interviews from top-tier consulting firms such as McKinsey, BCG and Bain. an added benefit of these practice cases is that they are written in such a way that they can be done individually or with a partner.
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review
Reviews have consistently supplemented the wide range of high-quality practice problems and case studies provided by the Ultimate Case Interview Workbook. one reviewer mentioned that out of 33 case interviews, 25 of them had cases that were similar or relevant to the case studies in this book. Readers have found the explanations in the book to be clear and insightful, helping them improve their case interview skills.
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Reviews also mention that this book is great for practicing case interviews on your own because they are written in a format that can be done individually or with a partner.
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Because this book focuses on case interview practice, it only provides a brief summary of the case interview strategies in each section. To learn case interview strategies, you should supplement this book with “Hack the Case Interview” or another case interview prep book that teaches you strategies.
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Up to this time, there have been no reviews or negative comments about the book.
case interview secrets (by victor cheng)
recommendation
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The book is definitely worth reading. Overall, it provides excellent explanations of the essential concepts of the case interview. The stories and anecdotes in the book are entertaining and help paint a clear picture of what to expect in a case interview, what interviewers are looking for, and how to handle a case interview.
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This book is organized in seven parts:
- an overview of the case interview process
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- quantitative assessments used in the consultant recruitment process
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- case interview problem solving tools
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- case interview frameworks
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- the candidate-led case interview format
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- other types of case interview formats
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- how to gather all the skills to get the job offer
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This book covers fundamental case interview concepts you should know, such as the hypothesis, problem tree or framework, detailed analysis, and synthesis. In the framework section, you will learn about three different types of frameworks: Profitability, Business Situation, and M&A Framework.
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Finally, you will learn the differences between a candidate-led case, an interviewer-led case, a written case interview, a group case interview, and a presentation-only case interview.
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Case Interview Secrets is the book I primarily used to get my job offer at bain. provides excellent explanations of key case interview concepts. The book paints a clear picture of why case interviews are used, what to expect, and how interviewers assess candidates.
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However, the book is quite a long read and some concepts and principles could have been summarized in a much shorter way, without using long stories and anecdotes.
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Furthermore, the framework strategy is a bit too simple to be effective in all case interviews. the book basically teaches you two frameworks. a framework is simply the formula for profit. the other framework is known as the business situation framework and is made up of the elements of customer, competition, product and company, to use in almost all your cases.
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Today, interviewers can easily tell when you’re using memorized frames, so just using the frame strategy in this book won’t help you stand out from other candidates.
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Finally, there are no practice cases in this book, so you’ll have to find practice problems and cases elsewhere.
case in point (by marc cosentino)
recommendation
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the example is a decent book. Although it has been the best-selling case interview book on Amazon for a long time, the strategies in this book are outdated and overly complex. practice cases are not representative of the cases you will see in an actual case interview. however, it does cover a lot of fundamental business concepts by going through the 12 popular case scenarios, which can be helpful for those with no business background.
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case in point provides an overview of the different questions asked in consulting interviews, including questions about yourself, math questions, why you’re interested in consulting, and case questions.
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The book then goes deeper into case interviews and provides an overview of why they are used, the types of case interview questions, and the different formats of case interviews.
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To solve case interviews, Case in Point introduces its case system, which begins with four steps: Summarize the case information, verify the objective, ask questions, and design a structure. then the book provides frameworks for 12 popular case scenarios.
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at the end of the book, case in point provides 25 case studies and additional cases on human capital and marketing.
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case in point provides a lot of information by covering 12 different case scenarios. these can be useful for people who don’t have a strong business background.
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However, the case in point strategy of memorizing 12 different frameworks to apply to 12 different case scenarios does not work in case interviews today. often the memorized frames will have elements that are not relevant or important to the particular case you receive. even when they are relevant, interviewers can tell when you are using memorized frames and not thinking critically.
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If you rely solely on the case system strategy of this book, you will have a hard time distinguishing yourself from other candidates.
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Furthermore, the practice cases in this book are too short and simple to be representative of the cases you will actually see in a case interview. they are written in a dialogue format, which makes it difficult to practice on your own or with a partner.
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math interview (by lewis lin)
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Case Interview Mathematics is a decent book. it is most useful for candidates looking to improve their mathematical consulting skills. The book provides a lot of practice in solving common types of problems, such as market size, profitability, and break-even. however, the book lacks practice on how to use business judgment to correctly interpret responses to quantitative questions. you’ll probably need to supplement this book with other books or resources to get that kind of practice.
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case interview math focuses on the quantitative aspect of case interviewing. provides over 60 practice problems and answers on six different math topics from case interviews:
- market sizing
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- income estimate
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- profitability
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- balance point
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- price
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- customer lifetime value
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For each topic, the author provides extensive practice questions and step-by-step solutions.
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case interview math is very clearly structured, so you can easily focus on the types of math problems that give you the most trouble. there are plenty of practice questions and clearly explained solutions.
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however, the book focuses exclusively on doing math. it does not cover how to use business judgment to make sense of numbers. rather, it focuses only on calculating the correct answer and stopping there.
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accept the case interview (brad schiller)
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embrace the case interview is a decent book. covers a large amount of material, including resumes and cover letters, behavioral interview questions, and case interviews. the information and strategies are all helpful and better than most consultation interview preparation books. however, there are some case interview books that provide slightly more robust strategies and explain the different parts of the case interview in a bit more detail.
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embrace the case covers the entire process of hiring consultants. The first part covers how to write a great resume and cover letter. The next part covers how to answer behavioral interview questions. the third part covers the case interview.
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The book teaches a 6-pronged approach to structuring any case interview. These tips are: profit, market, competition, company, trends and risks. It briefly covers qualitative questions, quantitative questions, interpretation of displays, and synthesis of information. Finally, eight practical cases are included.
review
Unlike many other case interview books, Embracing the Case Interview covers how to write an outstanding resume and cover letter. The tips are helpful, but they’re not as comprehensive or detailed as many of the online resume and cover letter guides you can read for free.
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The framework strategy presented in embracing the case interview is similar to the framework strategy in hacking the case interview, but it is not as robust.
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embrace the case provides excellent information on how to answer qualitative questions, quantitative questions, and provide a recommendation.
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In general, the information in the book is useful on the whole. however, there are other case interview preparation books that explain certain sections a bit more in depth and provide a bit more solid strategies.
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case masters (by valentin nugmanov and ron clouse)
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Case Masters is a decent case interview book for practicing working through several different types of case interviews. While the cases are detailed and thorough, the pace and style may not be representative of the actual cases you’ll see in a consulting interview. instead, the book focuses on providing more challenging cases to help you identify areas of weakness. Because of this and the fact that there are only eight practice cases, you may need to supplement this book with other case interview books to get more practice.
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Master Cases contains eight practice cases that are designed to be more challenging than the cases you will see in an actual case interview. the cases are intended to assess your preparation and identify areas for improvement in analysis, synthesis, calculation, and creativity.
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The difference between these cases is that they are based on concepts. each case has a business concept that you will learn at the end of the exercise, such as competing in a multi-sided market.
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Each case contains a dialogue between the interviewer and the candidate, a data packet of the case information, a case summary, and an explanation of the business concept.
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The practice cases in the case masters are very comprehensive, detailed, and much more extensive than the practice cases in other case interview books. the case dialogue helps the reader understand what the case interview sounds like, and the case report provides many learnings that the reader can take away.
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The only potential problem with these practice cases is that they are not entirely representative of the types of cases you will see in real case interviews. A case interview goes by pretty quickly, usually 20-40 minutes. In an actual case interview, you won’t have time to think through all the possible considerations and get all your questions answered.
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however, the case studies are fun to read and you will learn a new business concept with each case you complete.
box weights: beta edition (by ben okon)
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Weighing Cases is a decent workbook to practice your case interview skills. Although it goes into detail about how to approach the nine different components of the case interview, some of the strategies are unnecessarily complicated.
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Also, the book does not provide as many practice problems as other case interview books and does not have full practice cases. It may be helpful to read the strategies presented, but know that you will probably need to adapt the strategies to make them a bit simpler.
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Case Weighting isolates the individual components of a case interview to give you specific actions to drill down into each component and improve your skills. The book divides the case interview into nine different components:
- the problem of the case
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- structure
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- mathematics
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- market sizing
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- brainstorming
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- graphics/displays
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- commercial judgment
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- conclusion
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- theatre
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The book provides advice on how to approach each component, shows some examples, and then provides some exercises to reinforce the approach.
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Case Weighting has an interesting way of dividing the case interview into nine components, which make up the “strength of caseness.” the book is very structured and provides a lot of detail on tips to tackle each component. however, some strategies are unnecessarily complicated. Other case interview books have strategies that are simpler and more effective than the strategies in this book.
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The book provides some exercises in each section, but more practice problems are needed to really practice the math of case interviews, market sizing, brainstorming, and interpreting charts and displays.
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Finally, complete case studies are not included, which would have been useful to bring all the learnings together.
crack the case system (by david orhvall)
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We do not recommend cracking the case system. It overcomplicates the case interview process by providing many different mnemonics for the reader to memorize for different case situations. much of the information in the book is generic and common sense. there are much better case interview books that provide stronger and more effective strategies in a more succinct and easier to understand manner.
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This book gives you an overview of the case interview timeline. explains what skills you need to demonstrate in a case interview, and then guides the reader through the different steps of the case interview.
introduces the maximum value model to cover five different types of case interview situations: strategy, operations, organization, finance, and specialty. For each type of situation, the book provides what questions and considerations you need to memorize to navigate through the case interview.
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The book is supplemented by online material, including videos and online cases.
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Readers of the book have commented that 25% of the book is useful and the rest is fairly generic information.
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The first hundred pages of the book provide a lot of generic case interview advice that doesn’t need a hundred pages to explain. For example, the author tells you to be polite, avoid unprofessional clothing, make small talk, and give a firm handshake, which doesn’t add much value to readers.
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strategies in this framework revolve around basic mnemonics. for example, a provided strategy is summarized as a framework: form a plan, read to the audience, anchor a hypothesis, seek an answer from me, and end the case. again, this information doesn’t add much value to readers.
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the author’s maximum value model is a massive set of different things to memorize for five different case scenarios. the maximum value model is not only difficult to memorize, but also ineffective in most interviews.
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Using memorized frames to solve case interviews is not the right way to solve cases. often the items in your memorized frame will not be relevant to the case. interviewers also know when you’re regurgitating memorized information and not thinking critically for yourself.
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Also, the accompanying online videos repeat much of the book’s content. you do not need to purchase the book to access the material online, so if you choose to use this resource, you can get the same material online for free.
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Overall, the book and online material overcomplicate the case interview process and present many generic case interview strategies using mnemonics.
20 days to settle the case (by destin whitehurst and erin robinson)
recommendation
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We do not recommend 20 days to resolve the case. the book does not provide enough detailed strategies to approach each part of the case interview. there are case interview books that provide stronger and more effective strategies as well as higher quality case studies.
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20 Days to Solve Your Case is structured into twenty different chapters, each covering what you need to learn or practice in each of the twenty days leading up to your case interview.
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The book covers a variety of different topics:
- how to listen with intent
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- how to split the case
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- profitability framework
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- internal / external framework
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- how to categorize and group
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- how to show your leadership
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- how to use a hypothesis
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- how to make your point
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There are also nine mock interviews included in the book.
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Structuring the book to prepare case interviews in 20 days is a very interesting concept, but unfortunately the book does not live up to the hype. Since half of the chapters are mock interviews, there isn’t much content on actual case interview strategies.
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For example, the book covers two very basic frameworks, the profitability framework and the internal/external framework. while these frameworks work in certain case situations, the book does not explain how to create a framework for most different case situations. furthermore, these frames are nothing special and won’t help you stand out from other candidates.
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If you were to rely solely on this book 20 days before your case interview, you wouldn’t learn enough strategies for approaching case interviews and you probably wouldn’t get enough practice.
case interviews for beginners (by stephen pidgeon)
recommendation
We do not recommend case interviews for beginners. While it provides basic and useful information on case interviews, there are many other case interview books that do it much better. There are no strategies or unique pieces of information in this book that other case interview books don’t cover.
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Case Interviews for Beginners begins by providing an overview of what a case interview is, the different types of case interviews, and two examples of case interviews. it then covers some basic case interview skills, such as structure, numerical analysis, and judgment and business sense.
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The book provides very basic information about the case interview. By the end of the book, you’ll understand what a case interview is and have an idea of the mistakes to avoid. however, the book does not offer many practical strategies for approaching each step of the case interview. for example, it does not go into detail about how to create an effective structure or how to deliver a structured recommendation.
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Although the book is quite short, about 130 pages, it repeats many points. Also, there are no practice cases in the Beginner Case Interviews, so you’ll need to use other books and resources to practice everything you’ve learned in the book.
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case interview workbook (by robert mellon)
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The Case Interview Workbook is not worth your time or purchase. We strongly recommend that you use other case interview books or resources to practice case interviews.
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This book provides 60 different case interviews. These cases are obtained and compiled from publicly available resources on the internet. each question and solution has been edited by the author or the author’s friends and colleagues.
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With 60 practice cases, the Case Interview Workbook seems like a great resource, but unfortunately it doesn’t live up to the hype.
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First, these cases are not representative of the case interviews you will actually see on interview day, as they are too short and simplistic. each practice case is only 1 or 2 pages long and covers only one or two questions each.
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two, these cases are taken from publicly available resources on the internet. Many of the practice case titles are taken directly from MBA casebooks. why pay for these cases when you can use free mba case books? while the author claims to have edited these cases, they are still low-quality practice cases. there are many other case interview books that provide higher quality case studies.
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