McKinsey šŸ  - Iā€™ll be on-boarding with the firm in 2 weeks. Any advice on things I should do between now and my first day?

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Relax!
You won't get time for that later.

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Iā€™d say chill and relax because youā€™ll soon be working a lot. Not sure Iā€™d agree with M1, Iā€™ve yet to touch a single COVID topic aside from a sentence on a single page that COVID may affect the economics of a decision a company had already made.

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Chill out

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Donā€™t get covided šŸ˜‚

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Just chill. Breath. Sleep.

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I meant any emails or networking with partners and other folks within the group? Maybe introducing myself?

Enjoy the onboarding process. Learn.

Read book ā€œfirst 90 daysā€ for any insights. Not vouching for the book since I havenā€™t read it. But itā€™s been recommended.

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