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

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Vivek went from electrical engineer to senior data analyst, and networking is what got him there. Here’s the whole story.
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – He got left on read for a year
02:42 – Why he left engineering
11:15 – Research engineer vs engineering analyst
20:27 – Luck you create yourself
26:21 – Senior analyst, fully remote
31:18 – His advice
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This is pretty much everything you need to know when landing your first data job. Comment what you’d like me to go deeper on. Hope it helps.
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Why become a data analyst
03:48 – What to learn
07:50 – Get paid to learn on the job
12:10 – The formula to getting hired
13:30 – The SPN Method (skills, projects, network)
16:24 – Networking
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Watched an ex-Google analyst break down why AI hasn’t replaced data analysts. I show you where I agree and where I don’t.
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – AI didn’t kill the job
02:45 – Big Tech isn’t the real market
09:15 – The hype doesn’t match the data
16:45 – Where AI guessed wrong
19:03 – The analysts at risk
20:27 – What makes you irreplaceable
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Follow this free bootcamp to become a data analyst!
If you want extra help, consider The Accelerator: DataCareerJumpstart.com/daa
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Welcome to the Bootcamp
01:57 – How to Become a Data Analyst
25:51 – What Data Tools to Learn
34:15 – How to Get Paid To Learn
43:57 – Entry Level Data Jobs
54:33 – What Do Data Analysts Do?
1:05:09 – Data Analyst Salaries
1:24:36 – How to Get Every Data Tool
1:45:03 – Excel 101
2:24:45 – SQL 101
2:37:27 – SQL Project
2:43:48 – Data Storytelling
3:16:12 – Tableau 101
3:52:33 – Tableau Project
4:04:21 – Power BI Project
4:12:36 – Python 101
4:29:27 – Python Project
4:35:54 – R Project
4:41:54 – Current Job Market
4:52:09 – AI & The Future of Data
5:01:24 – Best Way to Find Jobs
5:09:57 – Update Your Resume
5:44:06 – Create a Portfolio
5:53:51 – How to Apply to Jobs
6:34:12 – Interview Practice
6:44:42 – How to Get Hired
6:57:27 – Next Steps
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Emily Oster is a Harvard trained economist who built a career on making decisions when the data is bad or missing. I asked her how she does it.
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Let the decision lead the data
04:03 – Instagram isn't evidence
08:39 – What to do when there's no data
10:57 – Your family is a small business
14:33 – Right decision vs right process
30:21 – The New York test score error
39:00 – Rapid fire myths
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📚 Expecting Better: https://a.co/d/00ExVFqN
📚 Cribsheet: https://a.co/d/09rGjGjs
📚 The Family Firm: https://a.co/d/08RaAOBh
📈 Emily's artifact: https://claude.ai/code/artifact/ecaef324-0efe-401a-9fca-d5d2816e88ee
📊 Education Substack: https://substack.com/@statetestscoreresults
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