I’m on the client side and my team is currently exclusively former consultants. We have a new hire starting soon that will be our first hire from industry.

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Just remove all assumptions around work habits and skills, and assess what they need to be successful for the role.

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Haze the shit out of them.

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That this new hire can also bring a new perspective a team of former consultants do not have.

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100% true. Should’ve realized my post came off as “our way or the highway”

Explain the engagement process to them.

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Is there anything we should be considerate about as far as ways of working, or on boarding that might come natural as a former consultant?

Slide formatting, most former consultants are very strict in their expectations on how slides look. If your group is one of those, have examples of how slides should look and feel ready for distribution.

Help them learn the ways of the force, but also respect their background as someone who may have been an operator in this business or industry already.

Having observed other 100% former-consultsnt teams onboard non-consultants...don't be an a-hole, first and foremost!

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