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How to Become a Data Analyst
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How to Become a Data Analyst

by Annie Nelson
January 2024
Beginner content levelBeginner
288 pages
7h 10m
English
Wiley
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Index

  • 121s (one‐on‐ones), 217

A

  • Alex the Analyst, 120
  • analytics engineer, 133
  • Analytics Manager, 133
  • app testing, 27
  • ATS (Applicant Tracking System), 137–138
  • author journey to data analyst
    • GitHub, 251
    • Google Certificates course, 249
    • internship, 253–254
    • interviewing, 203–206
    • job search
      • offers and acceptance, 206–208
      • scam job postings, 198
      • start, 197–200
      • tracking, 198–199
    • LinkedIn, 251
    • Maven Analytics course, 203
    • networking, 202–203
    • portfolio project, 251
    • R, 250
    • rejections, 200–202
    • responses, 200–202
    • SQL (Structured Query Language), 250, 253–254
    • Tableau, 250
    • TikTok, 250, 252
    • Wix, 251
    • Zuar, first position, 255

B

  • BANs (big‐ass‐numbers), 245
  • beginner datasets, 87
  • behavioral interview, 166
  • BigQuery, 70
  • boot camps, 34
    • interview readiness, 38
    • job readiness, 38
    • selecting, 38–39
    • when to pursue, 37–38
  • business analyst, 26

C

  • career changes, 72–73
  • career progression, 131–132
    • analyst adjacent roles, 133–134
    • job titles, 132–133
  • certifications, 54–55
  • ChatGPT, job search
    • cover letter writing, 186
    • follow‐up email writing, 191–192
    • interview practice, 186–191
    • résumé writing, 185–186
  • checklist for roadmap, 239–240
  • chief data officer, 133
  • company parties, 218
  • course selection, 53. See also skills/interests
    • additional courses, 73–75
    • budget, 56–57
    • courses to avoid, 61
    • Google Certificates, 54–55
    • interests, 58–59
    • learning styles, 55–56
    • support, 57–58
    • time constraints, 59–60
  • cover letter writing, ChatGPT, 186
  • culture fit, interview and, 170–171
  • cybersecurity, ...
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