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

144: Why Should You Build Projects as a Data Analyst (Thu Vu’s Story)

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Jan 21, 2025
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Thu Vu
In this engaging discussion, Thu Vu, a YouTube sensation and data analytics consultant with experience at PwC, shares her insights on the importance of practical projects in data analytics. She highlights Python's growing significance and showcases her innovative initiative, Python for AI Projects. Thu also dives into her journey of creating a custom ChatGPT for personal finance analysis and emphasizes the collaborative approach necessary to navigate challenges in the evolving data job market.
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ANECDOTE

Local LLM for Finance

  • Thu Vu built a local LLM to analyze her finances, despite existing bank features.
  • This project, though deemed unnecessary by some, showcased local LLM use for private data analysis.
ADVICE

Problem-Solving Mindset

  • When facing coding challenges, adopt a solution-oriented mindset.
  • Persevere through errors and view them as opportunities for creative problem-solving.
ANECDOTE

Continuous Learning

  • Even experienced data professionals encounter challenges and rely on resources like Stack Overflow.
  • Continuous learning and troubleshooting are essential in the ever-evolving data field.
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