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

Can cold messaging really land you your first data job? Even without experience? In this episode, Avery sits down with logistics Data Analyst Asa Howard to discuss how he landed his first data job with a simple cold messaging strategy. 🌟 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 Asa’s Links: Connect on LinkedIn Waitlist for Google Sheets course Timestamps: (3:22) - Asa realizes he needs a career pivot (5:21) - What a Solutions Engineer does (Logistics Analyst) (10:21) - System he used to land his job (14:24) - Cold message template you can steal (18:01) - What tools he uses on day to day (24:37) - Google Sheets vs Excel 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:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

Welcome to the show notes! 🎉 I always put interesting things in the show notes, so make sure you check them every episode!  In today's podcast episode, I'll be sharing a recording of a seminar I gave this week to about 50 undergraduate students, specifically in the chemical engineering program at the University of Utah. I'll be talking about: 1) what I wish I knew while I was in college and trying to break into data science 2) how data science can be applied in industrial systems and engineering Although this was given to a live audience, I do think a lot of the advice you might find applicable to you and your situation. Want to come to my project analyzing Ken Jee's YouTube data? Register here: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6899114723149705216/ If you want a free way to kickstart your analytics career, check out my free 33-page PDF giving you an introduction to everything you need to know: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/roadmap If you’re just starting out, you can check out my 21 Day To Data Challenge: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/challenge Want to learn data science while building your portfolio? Check out Data Career Jumpstart: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/data-career-jumpstart-course MORE DATA ANALYTICS CONTENT HERE: 📺 Subscribe 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/ 👾Join My Discord: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/discord 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?  Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this episode, I’ll explain what THE best project you can do for data science and how you can accomplish it. I’ll give you my 5 step recipe for making a great data science project so you can find a data analytics job. If you need to find datasets, check out Kaggle.com and Google Dataset Search Engine Want to build more projects for your portfolio? Check out my course, Data Career Jumpstart: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/data-career-jumpstart-course ✅ If you liked this video, please rate and review the podcast to help against the war against the algorithm  If you want a free way to kickstart your analytics career, check out my free 33-page PDF giving you an introduction to everything you need to know: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/roadmap If you’re just starting out, you can check out my 21 Day To Data Challenge: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/challenge MORE DATA ANALYTICS CONTENT HERE: 📺 Subscribe 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/ 👾Join My Discord: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/discord 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?  Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this episode, I explain the importance of having data before starting a machine learning project by sharing a story of freelancing in data science LAST DAY TO JOIN 21 DAYS TO DATA: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/challenge If you want a free way to kickstart your analytics career, check out my free 33-page PDF giving you an introduction to everything you need to know: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/roadmap Want to learn data science while building your portfolio? Check out Data Career Jumpstart: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/data-career-jumpstart-course MORE DATA ANALYTICS CONTENT HERE: 📺 Subscribe 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/ 👾Join My Discord: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/discord 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?  Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this podcast, I give my opinion if YOU should do the Masters in Analytics from Georgia Tech (OMSA). I’ll share my experience, what I thought was good, and not so good, and help you make your decision! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpVNRB67-So&t=1s If you want a free way to kickstart your analytics career, check out my free 33-page PDF giving you an introduction to everything you need to know: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/roadmap If you’re just starting out, you can check out my 21 Day To Data Challenge: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/challenge Want to learn data science while building your portfolio? Check out Data Career Jumpstart: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/data-career-jumpstart-course MORE DATA ANALYTICS CONTENT HERE: 📺 Subscribe 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/ 👾Join My Discord: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/discord 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata?  Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this episode, I interviewed Kyle Pastor (aka @DataStuffPlus 70K followers on Instagram). We chatted about how Kyle got started with data, why he runs his Instagram, and why he does fun data projects. When breaking into data, it’s always important to have a portfolio of projects to show off, and who knows, these projects could turn into businesses, job offers, or sponsorship opportunities. You can follow Kyle’s writing and tutorials on his Medium. Also, don’t miss Kyle’s data viz Instagram. Want a free guide to get your data journey started? Get a free data roadmap here. Ready to jumpstart your data career? Try the #21DaysToData Challenge. Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this video, I wanted to recap the necessary ingredients to becoming a data scientist in 2022. I highlight the data paths you can take, the technical data analytics skills you should learn, and also highlight how I think 2022 will be different. (0:39) What Is A Data Scientist? (1:31) 4 Ways To Break Into Data (2:44) Data Scientist Requirements (3:20) Proving Your Skills (4:08) Finding An Opportunity  (5:12) What Should You Focus On Learning?  (7:05) How Will 2022 Be Different (8:45) My Data Scientist Story Rather watch this as a YouTube video? Check it out (and subscribe). Want to jumpstart your data scientist journey in 2022? Check out The #21DaysToData Challenge: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/21daystodata If you listen to this podcast regularly, please subscribe and leave a rating; it helps other people like you find the podcast, and supports the show, and it is free! Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

In this episodes, I’ll cover 20 red flags to check before taking a job in the tech industry 🚩🚩🚩 Your job is half of your waking hours, so it’s important to understand what you’re getting into before accepting a job. Going through this simple checklist could save you a lot of headache down the road. Listen to hear some things to look out for. Want me to answer one of your questions? Submit it on my Discord Want some help finding a tech job? Schedule a 1:1 call with me. SUBSCRIBE! If you’re finding this podcast helpful, and want to help so others can listen, leave a rating and review Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

Welcome to 2022! 🎉 Thank you so much for listening! In this episode, I review 2021, discuss goals, and introduce a new challenge! Check out The 21 Days To Data Challenge: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/Challenge New Data Career Podcast episodes EVERY Monday morning Here’s what I did in 2021: Quit my job Snow Data Science Consulted for 15 businesses Ran 50 miles, 60k elevation = 11 peaks Ran a marathon Sold a house, bought a house Interned with the Utah Jazz Graduated with masters from Georgia Tech 20 days with youth group in Dominican Republic Launched Data Career Jumpstart Please subscribe to the podcast, and leave us a review! It means the world to me! Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

Data is an unbelievable asset, but needs to be cleaned, or it is useless. In this episode, we hear from Susan Walsh, The Classification Guru, on how she runs a data cleaning business. We learn what data cleaning is, how it's useful, and what's important to have structured data. Enjoy! Enter The Twelve Days of Data Christmas Giveaway: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com///giveaway Connect with Susan Walsh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanewalsh/ Between the Spreadsheets Book: https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/between-the-spreadsheets/?k=9781783305032 Mentioned in this episode:🎉 The 2026 Cohort of The Data Analytics Accelerator 🎉 Ready to land your data job in 2025? We're starting the 2026 Cohort on January 5th. This bootcamp is everything you need to land your first data job. Check out our New Year's sale & bonuses: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daahttps://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa