I am from a non technical background but have an MBA from tier 2 bschool. Is it wise enough to switch to data science/analytics? I am equally passionate about ESG please advise

PS- not very good in maths but have analytical & interpretation abilities.

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First it's tough to break into Data Science or Analytics if you don't have any relevant experience. If they do consider you it'll be for a beginner position which might not do justice to your expectations for a post MBA role or salary.

ESG on the other hand is an entirely different field having quite a few projects in US and Europe. But it'll be a niche field. If you're okay with that you should brush up a bit on the different types of Sustainability Reporting tools and keep up-to-date with the latest happenings. KPMG is hiring in numbers for their ESG team I think.

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I don't know if certificates in any of those helps, unless you've worked live on a project with either Tableau or PowerBI. Python though go for it.

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