How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms: A Surefire Case Interview Method - 2nd Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615279899 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tim Darling is a manager at a top consulting firm
"Good, not Great" according to Coonin. I purchased this book in preparation to interview for a role at one of the Big Good, not Great Coonin I purchased this book in preparation to interview for a role at one of the Big 4 Consulting Firms. I had already spent 3 years at another consulting firm and had spent plenty of hours working through "Case in Point."This book didn't bring any fresh ideas, but did offer new insights and explanations to the usual cases and expectations. The author is a little high on himself, but once you get past that, he makes some good points.In the end, "Case in Point" was leveraged more during my interview, but this book was quite helpful in allowing me to review and re-evaluate my views.. Consulting Firms. I had already spent Good, not Great I purchased this book in preparation to interview for a role at one of the Big Good, not Great Coonin I purchased this book in preparation to interview for a role at one of the Big 4 Consulting Firms. I had already spent 3 years at another consulting firm and had spent plenty of hours working through "Case in Point."This book didn't bring any fresh ideas, but did offer new insights and explanations to the usual cases and expectations. The author is a little high on himself, but once you get past that, he makes some good points.In the end, "Case in Point" was leveraged more during my interview, but this book was quite helpful in allowing me to review and re-evaluate my views.. Consulting Firms. I had already spent 3 years at another consulting firm and had spent plenty of hours working through "Case in Point."This book didn't bring any fresh ideas, but did offer new insights and explanations to the usual cases and expectations. The author is a little high on himself, but once you get past that, he makes some good points.In the end, "Case in Point" was leveraged more during my interview, but this book was quite helpful in allowing me to review and re-evaluate my views.. years at another consulting firm and had spent plenty of hours working through "Case in Point."This book didn't bring any fresh ideas, but did offer new insights and explanations to the usual cases and expectations. The author is a little high on himself, but once you get past that, he makes some good points.In the end, "Case in Point" was leveraged more during my interview, but this book was quite helpful in allowing me to review and re-evaluate my views.. wincui said Expensive book, light content. Although this book could be a good starting point for whoever never read such a guide, it's of pretty low value when you've already read other reference consulting interview preparation guides : I purchased it particularly for the cases inside but not only were there only 10 of them, I also found them very easy comapred to what you get in real-world interviews. Remember also that the author is just a recent interviewee like us and has never sat on the other side of the desk which may explain why I thought this book was not insightful.. "More helpful than other resources out there" according to Jennifer Sloan. I also have Case in Point but found it to be full of a lot of unnecessary garbage. This book, on the other hand, is concise, well-written and easy/quick to read. I found the flow charts and examples to be great for getting a handle on structuring and laying out cases. Although perhaps overpriced, this book is a good resource and I definitely recommend it over Case in Point.
13 interactive cases are included with detailed data, charts, and solutions. - "What are the main drivers in determining the price of a new medical device?" - "Should a beverage company acquire another producer?" - "How should a manufacturer respond after a competitor introduces a breakthrough new product?" While you could memorize answers to the most popular case interview questions, what happens when you encounter an issue that's outside of their reach? In How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms, management consultant Tim Darling offers a holistic approach for solving problems in 30 minutes or less. This second edition contains over 50% revised and additional content.. By showing how to break an issue into its core components, he sim
About the Author Tim Darling is a manager at a top consulting firm