Originally Posted by TOGALOCK

Cage hands down. Don’t go anywhere else. There’s lots of prep companies out there including new start ups that seem to take a more trendy approach catering to the younger crowds now interviewing. Everyone I know, including myself, who used cage got the job. I unfortunately know quite a few people who didn’t get the job and they all prepped elsewhere (if they used prep at all).

As for hotels, I would say Double Tree or Renaissance. If you plan to walk, the actual distance you will need to walk is pretty close. While the Double Tree is physically closer to the TK building, you are on the wrong side of the campus for entry. You’ll need to cross the street and walk the full length of the property to get to the main security gate entrance. When you account for that, the Renaissance isn’t too much further of a walk.

I know people like the Double Tree because it’s the main short term training hotel and a lot of instructors and interviewers stay there and interviewees feel they may be able to “network” before their interview and get a leg up. The reality is, you very likely won’t meet anyone with enough pull to make a difference in the outcome of your interview. I’ve always taken the opposite mindset and approach. I want (and wanted before my interview) to be invisible. Just my $.02.