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

52: From Teacher to Senior Data Analyst in 100 Days w/ Courtney Ballard

Mar 29, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Flexibility in the Classroom

2min

The Importance of Data Analytics in Teaching

3min

The Journey of a Data Analytics Professional

2min

How to Break Into Data Analytics

4min

How to Update Your Resume to Business Terms

3min

The Journey of a Data Analyst

2min

How to Get Your First Job Offer

2min

Courtney's Job Offer Was Devastating

2min

10.

How to Transition From Teaching to Data Analytics

2min

11.

The Benefits of Being a Data Analyst

2min

12.

How to Be a Better Teacher

2min

13.

How to Get Paid to Learn Excel SQL Tableau

3min

This is the story of how a math teacher transitioned to become a lead analytics consultant at Wells Fargo

In this episode of The Data Career Podcast, Avery Smith sits down with Courtney Ballard, one of the bootcamp alumna on how she landed data job from teaching.

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Timestamps:

(1:53) - Why Courtney transitioned to data analytics

(9:54) - Why it's okay to pivot your career

(13:22) - Teachers make great data analysts

(17:44) - How Courtney landed her job

(23:30) - Why data careers are great for teachers

Courtney’s Links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneylballard/

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