Starting with a Big 4 consulting firm in 3 months & this bowl’s threads have served as guidance more than once, so thanks to all the members! I am looking for advice on skills to pick up from a technical perspective before starting, have been going over Excel/PowerPoint, but would really appreciate insights on what gives recent joiners a smooth transition to work?

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Tech skills: Apart from the office package, sql and python are strongly recommended since we shoulbe be increasingly data driven.
Management skills:
Project management skills and knowledge of the main frameworks (agile & waterfall, risk matrixes, RACI...) .
Soft skills:
Communication, being able to be very concise, efficient and structured.
Organization: Both in terms of time management, and documentation.

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Thank you, very detailed & the insights on frameworks is something I will emphasise on. Appreciate your help!

Excel would probably be more useful, power point isn't too bad to learn over time. Most people joining consulting don't know the shortcuts at first, so if you got those down earlier on, it can help a lot

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This is a good point, thank you!

Depends what level you are at , but I would recommend learning to build at least one data visualisation tool. For example PowerBi and Tableau.

If you are coming at a more senior level then it would be beneficial to understand how to speak through these and the “so what” for the client.

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Thanks, I have been leaning towards Power BI & will definitely incorporate this into the preparations. Appreciate your help!

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PowerBI, SQL, and Excel would be the 3 I would recommend. I’m in tech consulting, not risk, so there may be some differences there. I assume you are a campus hire since your start date is so far out. That said, I would relax and chill for a few months. Spend time with family and friends. Work life is a whole new world and you’ll learn what you need to learn through your engagements much better than through a classroom. But if you’re bored, the 3 I mentioned earlier would be what I’d look at first

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