Any organization does consulting interview prep, esp. case interview prep? Trying to switch job into better consulting firms. Never done case interview before, so need some guidance. Thanks!

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Check out preplounge. com. It's a great resource and you can practice cases with a ton of people. I do suggest reading all the materials before doing a case though.

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You're welcome. Good luck. In the beginning they are stressful but I eventually enjoyed doing them and they became fun.

Check out Victor Cheng's stuff, especially the "look over my shoulder" audio series of live cases

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