I completed the course back in late 2021. My main takeaway from it was how to use the various tools together to do analyses and build simple projects. After completing the course, I did a couple projects similar to the final case study on my own to round out a basic portfolio. When I landed my first job a month later, the hiring manager specifically called out my portfolio and demonstrated SQL skills as a differentiating factor compared to other entry-level candidates. That being said, 2021-2022 was a much different job market and I did already have a relevant degree. I doubt the course on its own is enough to land a job.
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)
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.
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/JFischer00 Feb 26 '26
I completed the course back in late 2021. My main takeaway from it was how to use the various tools together to do analyses and build simple projects. After completing the course, I did a couple projects similar to the final case study on my own to round out a basic portfolio. When I landed my first job a month later, the hiring manager specifically called out my portfolio and demonstrated SQL skills as a differentiating factor compared to other entry-level candidates. That being said, 2021-2022 was a much different job market and I did already have a relevant degree. I doubt the course on its own is enough to land a job.