Our list of some of the best Consulting Case books & series in recent years. Get inspired by one or more of the following books.
- Case Interview Secrets: A Former McKinsey Interviewer Reveals How to Get Multiple Job Offers in Consulting (2012)
- Case in Point 10: Complete Case Interview Preparation (2018)
- Hacking the Case Interview: Your Shortcut Guide to Mastering Consulting Interviews (2017)
- The Case Interview Workbook: 60 Case Questions for Management Consulting with Solutions (2018)
- The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook: Exclusive Cases and Problems for Interviews at Top Consulting Firms (2019)
- The Case Interview: 20 Days to Ace the Case: Your Day-by-Day Prep Course to Land a Job in Management Consulting (2016)
- Consulting Interview: How to Respond to TOP 28 Personal Experience Interview Questions (2019)
- Case in Point: Graph Analysis for Consulting and Case Interviews (2016)
- Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy (2017)
- CASE IN POINT: Government and Nonprofit: Case Interview and Strategic Preparation for Consulting Interviews in the Public Sector (2019)
- Interview Math: Over 60 Problems and Solutions for Quant Case Interview Questions (2019)
- Crack the Case System: How to Conquer Your Case Interviews (2015)
Case Interview Secrets: A Former McKinsey Interviewer Reveals How to Get Multiple Job Offers in Consulting (2012)
In Case Interview Secrets, you’ll discover step-by-step instructions on how to dominate what many consider to be the most complex, most difficult, and most intimidating corporate job interview in the world—the infamous case interview. Victor Cheng, a former McKinsey management consultant, reveals his proven, insider’s method for acing the case interview.
Case in Point 10: Complete Case Interview Preparation (2018)
The Wall Street Journal calls Case in Point the MBA Bible! 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 the acclaimed Ivy Case System. It will give you the confidence to answer even the most sophisticated cases. The book includes dozens of strategy cases, with case starts exercises, 21 ways to cut costs — plus a special section on Federal and nonprofit cases.!
Hacking the Case Interview: Your Shortcut Guide to Mastering Consulting Interviews (2017)
To land a management consulting job at any of the top firms, including , you must get through several rounds of case interviews.Whether your interview is in a few weeks or even tomorrow, this book is written to get you the .
The Case Interview Workbook: 60 Case Questions for Management Consulting with Solutions (2018)
The Case Interview Workbook contains 60 case questions for management consulting interviews, with complete solutions. Every case is compiled and edited by a team of ex-consultants from McKinsey & Company, the Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company. This book fills the gap left by others by providing you with plenty of high-quality cases to practice on before your interview. Many cases are from actual interviews at the top-tier firms and cannot be found elsewhere.
The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook: Exclusive Cases and Problems for Interviews at Top Consulting Firms (2019)
In “The Ultimate Case Interview Workbook,” you’ll sharpen your case interview skills to dominate your upcoming interview and land your dream consulting job. Taylor Warfield, a former Bain management consultant and interviewer, provides essential practice problems and challenging cases to develop the skills needed to get multiple job offers.
The Case Interview: 20 Days to Ace the Case: Your Day-by-Day Prep Course to Land a Job in Management Consulting (2016)
Game-changing tips and tricks to nail the case interview and launch your consulting career.Management consultants Destin Whitehurst and Erin Robinson give you need-to-know techniques for polishing your poise and tightening your case interview skills.
Consulting Interview: How to Respond to TOP 28 Personal Experience Interview Questions (2019)
Personal Experience Interview (PEI) is the most underestimated part of the whole recruiting process at any of the top consulting firms, making up ~50% of the candidate’s overall evaluation. Proper preparation can make all the difference when it comes to interviews.This book collects a treasure trove of tips and tricks that will ensure you will have everything you need to look and act your best and get the job you are targeting.
Case in Point: Graph Analysis for Consulting and Case Interviews (2016)
The use of complex graphs in case interviews has exploded. You have a very short time to look at the graph, analyze it, extract what s important and apply it to your answer. This book was designed to help you understand the role of graphs in consulting (both during an interview and on the job).
Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy (2017)
Swipe to Unlock is a comprehensive guide on the must-know concepts of technology and business strategy. ***Swipe to Unlock was updated in 2019 to to cover the latest developments in the world of tech.*** This from the and has been featured in , , and Swipe to Unlock was touted as by Jeremy Schifeling.
CASE IN POINT: Government and Nonprofit: Case Interview and Strategic Preparation for Consulting Interviews in the Public Sector (2019)
Case interviews come in all formats. The key, as an interviewee, is being prepared. Know what the interviewer is looking for, know the industry/sector, the jargon, the constraints and stakeholders, and how people in the industry operate. Government and nonprofit cases span a wide variety of problems, issues, stakeholders, and politics, which makes them trickier than private sector case interviews. Public sector and nonprofit-focused divisions have sprung up from elite consulting firms.
Interview Math: Over 60 Problems and Solutions for Quant Case Interview Questions (2019)
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Crack the Case System: How to Conquer Your Case Interviews (2015)
Crack the Case System shows you how to master the core skills you need for conquering the toughest interview of your career: the case interview. Favored by top consulting firms and many Fortune 500 companies, a case interview is a rigorous test of your analytical skills, business savvy and personal presentation.
Best Consulting Case Books You Should Enjoy
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Krack the Case: Guess-It-Matters
Author(s): Advaith Krishna A, Mansi Gunwant, Consulting & Analytics Club, IIT Guwahati
ID: 3707418, Publisher: Consulting & Analytics Club, IIT Guwahati, Year: 2023, Size: 8 Mb, Format: pdf
Data Science and Analytics for SMEs: Consulting, Tools, Practical Use Cases
Author(s): Afolabi Ibukun Tolulope
ID: 3417273, Publisher: Apress, Year: 2022, Size: 10 Mb, Format: epub
Advances in Consulting Research: Recent Findings and Practical Cases
Author(s): Volker Nissen
ID: 2311462, Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2019, Size: 9 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely hot items according to Washington Post, others are drafted by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.