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

Stop being left behind by not building data project. It can be intimidating to build a real-world data project alone. But why be alone when you can be with us in the Data Project Club? Come join me talking about cool Data Project Club, that can help you show your skills, build your project and expand your data network. 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Timestamps: (1:00) - Projects Are The Cheat Code (1:55) - Why data project are your career accelerator? (3:37) - Show Your Skills > Tell Your Skills (3:43) - Doing data projects is FUN!!! (4:37) - Come join The Data Project Club (5:51) - Practice. Build Connect. (7:01) - My Bootcamp (7:30) - Data Project Club Perks (10:48) - Data Project Club Tiers Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube 🎙Listen to My Podcast 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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. 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Teshawn’s Links: https://www.tiktok.com/@the6figureanalyst https://app.mediakits.com/the6figureanalyst 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! Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube 🎙Listen to My Podcast 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

Building data analytics projects is the key to landing your first data job. Here’s a 6-step guide to doing your first project. 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Timestamps: (1:43) - Step 1: Deciding What Project To Do (4:00) - Step 2: Finding a Good Data Set (5:30) - Step 3: Defining the Project (6:32) - Step 4: Exploratory Data Analysis (9:16) - Step 5: Real Analysis (11:04) - Step 6: Publish the project Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube 🎙Listen to My Podcast 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok Mentioned in this episode:🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.

If you want to learn data visualization, here are the best 5 books you should read. Get the books via links down below. 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Timestamps: (0:34) - Book 1: Storytelling with Data (1:50) - Book 2: The Big Book of Dashboards (2:51) - Book 3: Envisioning Information (4:12) - Book 4: How Charts Lie (5:14) - Book 5: Show Me The Numbers Mentioned Links: 📚 Storytelling with Data: https://amzn.to/3n2rDwJ 📚 The Big Book of Dashboards: https://amzn.to/42nBmO4 📚 Envisioning Information: https://amzn.to/3yN8a5z 📚 How Charts Lie: https://amzn.to/3luqQ77 📚 Show Me The Numbers: https://amzn.to/3FxgeuW Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube 🎙Listen to My Podcast 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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. If you are a Transitioning Teacher looking to explore data, I have a LIVE training to help you on your journey: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/teachers 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp 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/ Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube 🎙Listen to My Podcast 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

Let's face it; data analytics can sometimes be a real pain in the spreadsheet. You spend hours analysing data, writing code, and crafting reports, only to have one mystery bug stop your work from progressing. I'll show you my 10-step guide for solving ANY data problem. 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Timestamps: (2:19) - Step 1: Copy your error message (3:29) - Step 2: Use Google, Stack Overflow & ChatGPT (5:28) - Step 3: Double check everything! (6:58) - Step 4: Rubber Duck it! (7:58) - Step 5: Read manual & documentation (9:45) - Step 6: Walk away, just walk. (14:19) - Step 7: Turn it off! (12:52) - Step 8: Screenshot & screenrecord it (15:18) -Step 10: Say thank you! Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube 🎙Listen to My Podcast 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

📤 In this episode, Avery’s going to walk you through how you can teach yourself SQL for FREE with this awesome 5-step course. 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Timestamps: (0:24) - What is SQL? (1:08) - Step 1: Download Datasets (2:03) - What is CSV files? (2:44) - Step 2: Setup SQL environment with the dataset (3:37) - Step 3: Learn SQL for free with W3Schools (4:50) - Step 4: Come up w/ probing questions for your data (6:09) - Step 5: Write up your findings (7:00) - Project Write-up Platform Mentioned Links: Kaggle: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets bit.io: https://bit.io/ W3Schools: https://www.w3schools.com/sql/ Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube 🎙Listen to My Podcast 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this episode, Avery & Jess dive deep into the world of data careers and discuss tips and tricks to network effectively, switch jobs, and stay focused on your career goals. 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Timestamps: (8:01) - Difference between risk analyst & data analyst (9:56) - Does a math degree help in the data field? (12:52) - You hate your job. What do you do? (17:05) - It’s OK to job hop! (18:07) - The best time to switch job (20:06) - Not landing job opportunities? Do this! (22:44) - Learn less. Apply more. (25:15) - Know your data term to land the job! Jess Ramos Links: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessramosmsba/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessramosdata/ Linkedin Course: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/preparing-for-your-analytics-job-interview/data-analytics-from-initial-interest-to-job-interview Practical Advice for Perfecting the Data Resume: https://gumroad.com/a/51884243/vijuf Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AverySmithDataCareerJumpstart/videos 🎙Listen to My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart/ 🎵 TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata](https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?) Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

The demand for data professionals continues to rise, and with this roadmap, you can break into the data field and kick-start your career in 2023. 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Timestamps: (1:07) - Different background, different roadmap (3:18) - Ultimate roadmap to land your first data job (4:18) - You need these 3 skills to be marketable in data space (8:51) - Stop learning. Start applying (10:52) - Prove your skills by doing portfolio projects (12:25) - Network is your net worth (13:38) - This is how you grow your Linkedin network (16:00) - Do it scared, what’s the worst thing that could happen? Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AverySmithDataCareerJumpstart/videos 🎙Listen to My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart/ 🎵 TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?](https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?) Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

This is the story of how a warehouse worker pivoted into a senior data engineer in just 18 months while tripling her salary.   In this episode of The Data Career Podcast, Avery Smith sits down with Kedeisha Bryan on how she landed a data job and tripled her income in only 18 months. 🌟 Join the data project club! “25OFF” to get 25% off (first 50 members). 📊 Come to my next free “How to Land Your First Data Job” training 🏫 Check out my 10-week data analytics bootcamp Kedeisha’s Links: Connect on LinkedIn Join Data in Motion Community Timestamps: (9:19) - Why you need a sponsor in your life (11:21) - You need common ground to network genuinely (27:02) - Tired of sending job applications? Network instead (30:16) - Know that this is a long game Connect with Avery: 📺 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AverySmithDataCareerJumpstart/videos 🎙Listen to My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/data-career-podcast/id1547386535 👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart/ 🎵 TikTok: [https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?](https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?) Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.🌞 Summer Cohort of DAAJoin the Summer Cohort of DAA and become an analyst by the end of summer! Be sure to check out our current deal to save BIG! See you in class! https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa