How to Get an Analytics Job had its very own Albert Bellamy on the podcast to talk about LinkedIn strategy. At the time he was interviewed, Albert “the marine who smiles at spreadsheets”, had taken over the How to Get an Analytics job LinkedIn page and grew the followership tenfold. When Al took over, the […]
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“Now if you had told me I was gonna be doing this I would have called you crazy. I didn’t even know what a data analyst was”- Alex Freberg How to Get an Analytics Job interviewed Alex Freberg, also known as Alex the Analyst from his YouTube channel name. Alex went from having zero experience
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“I was hired into the data analytics team, no skills, just a willingness to work” Shashank was working in the IT department of his company with a degree in chemistry feeling under-stimulated and bored with his job. He asked the supply chain team at his company if they had any work he could
Tableau is a great tool for creating visualizations that help you tell a data story. If you look at job descriptions for data analyst positions you are sure to find tableau in several of those job requirements. Anyone can list that they are ‘tableau proficient’ on their resume, or show their tableau skills through their
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Let’s talk about why soft skills matter so much. There’s a huge emphasis on hard skills with people trying to get an analytics job but let me give you a mental framework about why soft skills are just as important. Picture this, you’re sitting in an interview, you could be the most technical and the
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Imagine you show up to a networking event and all of a sudden you find yourself face to face with a recruiter from your dream job. What would you say? Would you have a pitch of yourself locked and ready to go or, would you like most people starting out in the analytics field, stumble
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You may have noticed an increase in the amount of entry level analytics jobs asking for three to five years of experience. There are two things going on with these job qualifications, the first reason why you’re seeing three to five years of experience as a requirement for entry level roles right now is experience
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Today we’re going to be talking about the keys to an effective analytics portfolio. There are two main things that you need to get across with your portfolio. Number one: you need to show that you know how to solve a business problem using data. Number two: demonstrate your technical skills with relevant tools. Having
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Career coach Elizabeth Illig shares three strategies that will set you apart as an applicant in the interview process and help you get that job. Preparation You might be thinking this is an obvious strategy, however, we at “How to Get an Analytics Job” advise that you take this preparation step beyond the usual
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Having the ability to confidently talk about your past projects in an interview setting is a crucial tactic in landing your next job or consulting client. When explaining past projects in an interview it is helpful to think about it as a sales pitch. You are selling your work to get the role. A simple
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