Bain & Company Starting at Bain as a post MBA consultant in a month. I have >5 YOE of Tier 2 consulting.

Any recommendations to build skill set in preparation for starting this role? (E.g., brush up on cloud, due diligence process, Tableau, etc)Bain & Company

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Nah you’re good! Take the time for yourself :) welcome!

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Thanks!

Found a really good answer to this on prep lounge from April 13th title is “Got into Bain as a lateral hire. How should I prepare?”

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Welcome to Bain :) Relax for now. You’ll be glad you did.

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