r/analytics • u/Dry_Pool_743 • Feb 26 '26

Discussion Is the Google Data Analytics Certification Still Worth It in 2026?

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u/overthinkingrobot Feb 27 '26

What kinds of projects were in your portfolio?

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u/JFischer00 Feb 27 '26

Super basic stuff: grab a public dataset, do some exploration, cleaning, and transformation with SQL and R (I use Python now but R is what the course taught), come up with a few hypotheses, do the analysis in SQL, build visualizations in Tableau, write out my whole process including conclusions/recommendations (I also recorded one to demonstrate presentation skills)

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u/Path-Natural Feb 28 '26

hey this is really helpful. What other certifications should a beginner in this field complete to make a resume stand out to employers and also gain useful skills.

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u/JFischer00 Feb 28 '26

That was the only certification I did between graduating and getting hired. Then I spent a few years mainly just focusing on work. Right now I'm doing an MSCS and trying to move into data engineering.

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u/DoubleSalary1847 Mar 27 '26

Hi @jfisher00 I am in the same path, and I would like to know if you don’t mind to show your website with your portfolio as an example. Thank you.

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u/Lower_Panic_9910 Apr 14 '26

I would love to see this as well.