This document discusses important skills for students pursuing their MBA to develop in order to succeed in graduate school and their future careers. It identifies communication, commitment and discipline, creativity and decision making, logical thinking, leadership and teamwork as critical skills. Developing these skills will help MBA students thrive in competitive graduate programs and secure high-paying jobs after graduation.

2. Graduate schools have competitive
students that push you to become extra
diligent and ruthless in class.
However, gearing yourself with some
of the below serious skills can help
you thrive in the competition and
will even help you secure a high-
paying job after post graduation:

3. Communication

4. ▪ The ability to speak succinctly and elaborately is absolutely
necessary when you are leading a team, presenting idea or
collaborating with your colleagues.
▪ Great oral and written communication skills are critical
especially that most program involve one-on-one
training, group workshops and presentations.
▪ Besides oral and written skills, you must also be able to
manage your body language as well as use your social
media effectively.

5. Commitment and Discipline

6. ▪ You must stay focused on your goals to sustain
your program.
▪ Staying committed on your goals allows you to
maximize your program. More so, it instills a
sense of discipline that is very much needed in
your class.
▪ You must keep yourself in check and hold yourself
accountable for your schedules and different
requirements.

7. Creativity and Decision Making Skills

8. ▪ You should think outside the box and leave your comfort zone
if you
want to succeed in business school.
▪ Don’t be afraid to come up with out-of- this-world ideas and
stick to it.
▪ An effective leader and manager is one that can make a
decision quickly.
▪ Being decisive and creative are good traits that MBA students
should have when conceptualizing ideas and completing
projects.

9. Logical

10. ▪ While it is greatly encouraged to think outside the box, you
must also
be logical.
▪ MBA programs require logical thought process wherein
you must think reasonably through any situations.
▪ This is so you can develop smart solutions and ideas.

11. Leadership and Team Player

12. ▪ It is also imperative that you must possess leadership
skills upon entering business school.
▪ Leadership skills are useful post graduation as it
enables you to handle and manage people efficiently
and effectively. It allows you to become a people-
person and a team player.
▪ MBA programs exposes you to a diverse group of
people that are great for your networks
▪ A good candidate must be able to handle a team and
work with it without any hitch.

13. Apart from these qualities, an MBA
student must have a strong sense
of entrepreneurship. Enhancing
this set of skills allows you to
become more prepared in your MBA
program and eventually in your
future management careers.