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...

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...

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: http...

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.datacareer...

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 introduct...

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 c...

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 Opportu...

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...

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...

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 Susa...

I'm tired of data elitism. I want to be inclusive.  If you are in the data space, join me in being inclusive.  Join me on the journey at DataCareerJumpstart.com Mentioned in this episode: July Cohort - Last Chance for Lifetime Access Last chance to get lifetime access to my data analytics bootcamp! Get a discount + bonus on top of lifetime access! Starts Monday, July 13th! https://dataca...

We talked to George Firican from Lights on Data about all things data governance and management. Check out their YouTube !  As always, please leave a review and subscribe to the Data Career Podcast!  Mentioned in this episode: 💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a review Thanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you h...

Join host Avery Smith on this episode of the Data Career Podcast for an exciting 'Ask Avery' session! We cover various topics, including the roles and differences between data analysts, data engineers, and data scientists, as well as transitioning careers, essential skills for data engineering, forecasting techniques, and more. f you have questions about data visualization, Python, or brea...

Emily Vu changed her life with a Tweet she thought meant nothing. That tweet ended up being seen by millions, inspiring hundreds, opening dozens of doors, and eventually landed to an internship and full-time job offer from tech giant, Spotify. In this episode, Emily and I discuss how she used the internet and a personal brand to overcome a non-tech background, to land awesome tech jobs.  Foll...

Ways to learn more from Lillian:  Data Science for Dummies Launch Party : Data Science For Dummies, 3rd Edition hits the streets in September, 2021 – but not without a proper launch party to celebrate. You’re invited! RSVP here: https://businessgrowth.ai/ The Data Entrepreneur’s Toolkit: A recommendation set for 32 free (or low-cost) tools & processes that'll actually grow your data busin...

Connect with Florin Badita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baditaflorin/ Want to break into data science? Check out my new course coming out on August 18th: Data Career Jumpstart - https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuyfszBAd3gUt9vAbC1dfqA Mentioned in this episode: July Cohort - Last Chance for Lifetime Access Last chance to get lifetime access...

Connect with Dustin Schimek! https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinschimek/ Want to break into data science? Check out my new course coming out later this summer: Data Career Jumpstart - https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuyfszBAd3gUt9vAbC1dfqA Want to leave a question for the Ask Avery Show? Written Mailbag: https://forms.gle/78zD544drpDAcTRV9...

In this episode, I interview Mark Freeman and talk about how he transitioned from public health to data science! We talk about what worked well in his journey, and what didn't, including a $20,000 investment gone sideways. Mark also gives some amazing LinkedIn job hacks!  Connect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mafreeman2/   Check out opening's at Humu (Mark's company)...

In this episode, I talk with Andreas Kretz ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-kretz/ ) who is an amazing resource for the data engineering community. He runs an incredibly affordable data engineering bootcamp called Learn Data Engineering ( https://learndataengineering.com ) and also has an extensive YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY8mzqqGwl5_bTpBY9qLMAA ).  We talked about how...

In this episode, I talk to Matt Blasa ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/mblasa/ ) about how he does data science freelancing. We also talk about online portfolios, data governance, and why he posts on LinkedIn. Enjoy! 🎙 PLEASE FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBE TO THE POD  Want to break into data science? Check out my new course coming out later this summer: Data Career Jumpstart - https://www.datacareerjump...

Matt Francsis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewfrancsis/) joined the show today and talked about his journey from geology to data science. He talked about how a data science bootcamp and a "stepping-stone" job that utilized his geology background, ended up helping him break into the field completely.  Want to break into data science? Check out my new course coming out later this summer: Da...

Flow Immersive is the next generation of data visualization and storytelling. Sign up to be on the waitlist: https://flowimmersive.com/signup Follow Michael DiBenigno on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.data.guy?lang=en Want to break into data science? Check out my new course coming out later this summer: Data Career Jumpstart - https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com Want to leave a question for t...

Here are some of the topics we covered in this episode… warning, we covered quite a bit. Data books recommendations, an update on my complete data science bootcamp, and what background is best for data science (spoiler: all backgrounds are welcome), is data getting oversaturated, and how to get a job with no experience. With that being said, we are at 742 downloads. I’m really excited to hit 1,000...

In this Ask Avery Show, we talk about all things data science careers. We talk about Data Career Jumpstart which is coming out soon, you can sign up for updates at DataCareerJumpstart.com. We tackle Automation vs Data Science, unpaid internships, how to prepare for data interviews, how to start a data science project, how to make a data project portfolio, and more! Want to break into data science?...

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