Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST

55: Land Data Job With No Degree w/ Teshawn Black

Apr 19, 2023

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Introduction

2min

Tishan Black: A Six Figure Analyst's Journey Into the Corporate World

2min

How to Land Your First Data Job

4min

The Importance of Having a College Degree

2min

The Importance of Data Analysts

2min

How I Landed Contract Jobs With No College Degree

2min

How to Land a Job on LinkedIn

3min

How to Be the Best Technical Person on Planet Earth

3min

The Importance of Communication in a Contract Job

5min

10.

How to Navigate Your Career Path

3min

11.

The Importance of Job Security

2min

12.

How to Be a Data Analyst

7min

If you find yourself in a situation where you don't have a college degree, I want you to know it is possible to land a data job.

In this episode, Teshawn Black shares his experience landing data contracts at Google & LinkedIn despite having no certifications.

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Teshawn’s Links:

https://www.tiktok.com/@the6figureanalyst

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Timestamps:

(6:29) - Providing value is KEY!
(10:49) - We don’t have tomorrow, so live today
(13:43) - Understand what company looks for
(17:05) - Learn to communicate effectively
(19:14) - Working contract jobs is a blessing
(20:17) - Always market yourself
(22:33) - Ask the budget first
(25:07) - Is job security really SECURE?
(27:35) - We are all expendable
(29:32) - Focus on data cleaning & data manipulation
(30:42) - Don’t skip Excel!

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