Ananya | Resumes, LinkedIn & Job Search on Instagram: "Hi, I am Ananya & I work as a Business Analyst for a Big 5 bank 🏦 Here’s the exact strategy I followed before applying & landing interviews: 1️⃣ Start with Excel → Every BA begins here. Go beyond SUM and AVERAGE - learn Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, IF statements, and Conditional Formatting. Practical tip: grab free datasets from Kaggle.com or data.gov 2️⃣ Move to SQL → Focus on SELECT, WHERE, GROUP BY, JOINS, and subqueries. Practical tip