Best “consulting” books with topics on frameworks, strategy, etc. to prepare for MBB interview?
i.e. Lords of Strategy, On competition and competitive strategy. Thanks

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1. Read the chapter called “Issue Tree” in Cheng’s Case Interview Secrets.
2. Find prep partners
3. Run a dozen cases from good MBA casebooks (Kellogg, Ross, Wharton, Booth are all solid) with a partner
4. Map out the 5-8 stories you really want to convey using STAR/SOAR framework and a Googleable list of behavioral questions.
5. Practice said stories
6. Re-assess

No more than 15% of your case prep time should be solo, and most of that should be reflection, not memorizing frameworks.

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Greatest advise I’ve seen on FB. Real talk

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Yes. Case in Point 10

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Honestly I read the two books you mentioned after becoming a consultant. It would not have helped me in anyway during interviews.

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Strategy books won’t help much for case interviews specifically. Just read cheng, case in point, and mba cases... practice with friends if possible, doing cases live is really important

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Pyramid principle

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