Any book recommendations for a recent graduate beginning their career in gov consulting?
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The Pyramid Principle by Barbara Minto gives some helpful frameworks for how to communicate efficiently and succinctly, worth a read for any consultant. However, I think most of the learning you’re excited to do it sounds like is going to become available when you start with trainings and immersing yourself in various activities. I’d encourage you to read what you like before starting. You’ll get more than enough opportunities to build your skills and industry awareness, spend this time to just do what you want. Travel, read fiction, whatever you want. It’s not like there’s that much of a competitive edge to reading an book or two when everyone will be coming in as novices with a lot of learning to do

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