Shweta Arora (Mentor) · 2026-03-21 · 4 helpful
There are a couple of skills that will be genuinely helpful if you work on them before joining an MBA college.
- Some basic ones are learning Excel, PowerPoint, especially nowadays using AI to carry out these tasks in a shorter span of time.
- Being well-versed with these AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude would save you a lot of time and put you ahead of the batch.
- It is also beneficial to brush up your statistics, accounting, economics knowledge, as many courses will make use of it.
- You can take up some free courses in the domain that you are interested in, for example, marketing, finance, consulting, etc.
- Don't ignore your soft skills like communication, confidence, personality, problem-solving, critical thinking, as these are the core of your profile which will help you get placed.
- At the same time, I highly recommend building a strong resume. Watch some YouTube videos on how to make a powerful resume and start collecting proofs from any organization, society, club, or community that you worked for.
All the very best ❤️
- Some basic ones are learning Excel, PowerPoint, especially nowadays using AI to carry out these tasks in a shorter span of time.
- Being well-versed with these AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude would save you a lot of time and put you ahead of the batch.
- It is also beneficial to brush up your statistics, accounting, economics knowledge, as many courses will make use of it.
- You can take up some free courses in the domain that you are interested in, for example, marketing, finance, consulting, etc.
- Don't ignore your soft skills like communication, confidence, personality, problem-solving, critical thinking, as these are the core of your profile which will help you get placed.
- At the same time, I highly recommend building a strong resume. Watch some YouTube videos on how to make a powerful resume and start collecting proofs from any organization, society, club, or community that you worked for.
All the very best ❤️