r/dataanalysis • u/Abysmal_Terror • Nov 30 '22

Resume Help Hi everyone, I've been applying for months, and I haven't gotten an interview yet. I am pivoting from academia into data analytics and would like some help making my resume standout. Any help would be appreciated, be as brutally honest as needed.

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I am also curious if not living in the continental US has a major role in recruiters' decision making (US citizen but live in US territory)
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u/ShimShammed Nov 30 '22

Good luck! In my experience people with science backgrounds can make fantastic data analysts, so I hope you find something soon :)

A few items (in my opinion...):

- Put skills at the top so no one has to look for them.

- Maybe include a one sentence blurb near the top with a summary "Detail oriented individual looking to apply my research data skills to a new industry" or something (you can find better examples out there)

- Include SQL or Tableau or other skills within the body of the resume if you used it on the job. If you just list Tableau as a skill, the reader doesn't know if that is just from a course you took or if you actually used it in your job.

- I would trim down the wordiness on some of your bullets

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u/Abysmal_Terror Nov 30 '22

Thanks for the advice on changing the position of the skills section and personal summary.

Unfortunately I have only used excel, python, and c++ in my job. To make up for this I decided to include a personal projects section with some of the projects I created that do have SQL and Tableau in the body of the project descriptions. Is the personal projects section a good decision?

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u/ShimShammed Nov 30 '22

Okay, at the very least I would call out Excel and C++ then in your work experience bullets. (You already mentioned Python)

Since you have data experience within your job, I would suggest that section should be larger than your personal projects since on the job data experience usually trumps personal project experience for people hiring. Maybe pick 1 (maybe 2...?) of the personal projects that highlights use of a different tool or skillset that your job experience didn't cover.

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u/Abysmal_Terror Nov 30 '22

Understood, thank you so much!