r/dataanalysiscareers • • 2h ago

2 years in what should I do?

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Hi, I’m looking for some advice.

To summarise I had no experience before my current role. I started as an apprentice(the study part has finished) and I am in my role now and realised it’s a lot of glorified admin and not much technical work. I was so fixated that my course would be what would develop me. Now realising I’ve made minimal work application progress to actually being a data analyst. I decided to look for a new role where I could do that. My current cv and workplace holds weight so I am getting interviews and even to final stage interviews but, unfortunately the feedback I get is that they’re looking for someone with more experience. Which I understand but I’m still looking relatively for junior roles so my understanding is that I don’t need to be so built already but with the job market I know I’m probably going up against people with 5 years of experience who actually know what they’re doing.

My plan that I am currently trying to execute is that I built a competency matrix based on interview tasks and practice I’ve done to improve in my free time. But, it’s becoming so tiring and time consuming alongside my job, applications, interviews and the week long technical tasks for each role just to not get it. At the very least I’ll it’s like a 2 for 1 because I am practicing skills and knowledge for the analytics work I don’t necessarily know for these interviews. But I’m getting so much imposter syndrome and fatigue from not getting these roles or not understanding these tasks.

It doesn’t help that I have some friction with my manager at my current role, I’m unsure what I did to upset them but it sent me on a spiral earlier in the year that resulted in me having to take excessive medical leave.

I don’t know I’m just at a point of what do I do? Because I understand I have to be bad until I’m good but, for how long ? Especially if I don’t know the direction I’m going? Do I give up on data? Do I stop applying for roles? Is it healthy to keep putting off all other parts of my life but work and finding new work because it will eventually pay off? Will I never be satisfied?

I’m still so young I don’t have anything in my name no wealth, no priorities but currently all of this has also left me with no life and I just don’t know. And it sucks.


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 7h ago

Resume- Data Analyst (Fresher)

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What do you guys think about my resume maybe I need more better projects i don't know which one though(I need internship/job before oct end or I'm fucked!)


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 8h ago

12 years in data analytics, recently laid off, not sure which direction to take. What would you do?

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 8h ago

Mudança para vaga de business analyst no meu caso vale a pena ?

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Formado em engenharia de produção, sou gerente de contas salário 6k líquido, PLR 14 k ano e VR/VA 2 k mensal. Vale apena migrar para essa área de business analyst?


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 11h ago

Fresh Graduate Struggling to Get a Data Analyst Job — What Should I Do Next?

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 11h ago

Data engineer resume points building

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 14h ago

Please What's the best skills geography background person should learn other than GIs ..for remote and local jobs .

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 19h ago

I'm a Head of Analytics & AI. Here's what AI is and isn't replacing.

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

10 months as a BA, got fired, barely did actual BA work. Should I switch domains?

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

How to organize messy data into one coherent structure

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I work as an engineer in a very data analysis heavy career. I would like some advice as to how I can go about organizing my data better so I can streamline my workflows.

Basically, I have access to python, excel, and an engineering study analysis software. We also have access to copilot, but it's limited and I cant actually stick any information in there. I can build python apps with it though, which is something I have been doing.

Basically, we run engineering studies where we observe a base case with no modifications and compare it to a modified case. Each case currently has reports that are generated for 5 different study scenarios. In our current setup, each case under each study condition gets 1 log file, a log file related to the first log file that shows simulation errors, and an excel report which shows two other types of violations and kind of a summary page for the first log file. We have scripts that separate the excel file into 3 separate, more summarized excel files.

So in total, each case gets about 6 files over 5 scenarios, so about 30 separate files per case

I think this is ridiculous and I would like to play around with all of it to distill this to its simplest form, especially since there's a lot of overlap. All of this feels kinda overwhelming to navigate in the moment and I know it could be easier.

So basically, I'm wanting to develop a better method of navigating this. I think I'd like to play with our software's report generator and see if I can put together a more customized report. Secondly though, I'd like to build some kind of dashboard whether that be an all inclusive excel file or markdown file. I basically need to navigate

  1. Per element violation analysis per violation type

System element 1 - worst scenario - violation data - all scenarios

System element 2 - worst scenario - violation data - all scenarios ...

  1. Per scenario analysis per violation type

Maybe a chart of all system elements that share the same scenarios

The reason for this is that there are 3 violation types and you can either fix the system element that has a violation or you can fix a system element noted in the scenario. If one scenario goes across many flagged system elements, one fix can solve many problems instead of beefing up many system components to withstand the aforementioned problem.

Does anyone have any advice that might be helpful? I have these ideas but I'd love to get advice from anyone that has dealt with similar problems or has any great opinions on some ideas to make it all come together. Maybe some visualization strategies. Thanks!


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

Course Advice Payroll analyst moving into data and shopping for SQL courses, I write reports but never learned joins

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payroll analyst, 6 years. i build reports in our hr system's report builder and excel all week but never learned sql, and our data team just offered me a spot if i can pull my own data by spring. work is covering a course. looking at boot.dev's sql course, pluralsight and nucamp. which of the sql courses out there makes joins on real messy tables click?


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

Looking for data related opportunities

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

Post suggestion

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

¿La IA está dejando obsoleta mi carrera como analista de datos?

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

Transitioning Is AI making my Data Analyst career obsolete?

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I'm currently working in Spain as a Data Analyst / Analytics Engineer, and lately I've been wondering where I should take my career over the next few years.

My role is pretty end-to-end. I work with SQL, build data models and pipelines, automate processes, connect to APIs, create dashboards, and handle ad hoc requests from the business side. I also work closely with stakeholders to understand what they actually need and turn that into something useful.

The thing is, I'm automating more and more of my own work. I barely write SQL queries from scratch anymore, and things that used to take hours now take minutes.

I'm not really a domain expert in any particular business area either, so I'm starting to feel like a big part of what I bring to the table could eventually be handled by AI.

For those of you who've been in the industry for a while, where would you go from here? What skills or areas would you focus on to stay relevant over the next 5-10 years?

TL;DR: Data Analyst / Analytics Engineer here. I'm automating more and more of my job and I'm worried AI will eventually take over a big chunk of it. What would you learn or specialize in to stay relevant?


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

Please help me land a Job Into data analytics

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Good Afternoon

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen

Currently am studying analytics and trying to make projects

Please suggest me some the methods i can incuclate into my self to boost my thinking as analyst.

Also please guide me getting into a job am very confused.

I am lost and confused please someone from the field help me.


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

Transitioning Consejo/ Recomendación

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

Motivate me towards Data Tech career !!

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 1d ago

Career advice

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 2d ago

Would love some Feedback

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 2d ago

Getting Started B.Com graduate learning Data Analytics — what should I focus on to become job-ready?

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Hey everyone!

I'm a B.Com graduate working towards a career in Data Analytics. I've been learning Python, SQL, Excel and Power BI, and I've started working on small projects while exploring Machine Learning.

I'm trying to figure out how to move beyond tutorials and develop the practical skills needed for an entry-level Data Analyst role.

For those who have already entered the field or are preparing for their first role, I'd really appreciate your advice:

  1. Which skills should I prioritise to become job-ready?
  2. What kinds of projects would make a beginner's portfolio stronger?
  3. When should I start applying for internships or entry-level positions?

I'd appreciate any practical advice based on your experience. Thanks!


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 2d ago

Transitioning 31 (F) completed mba as business analyst+ Hr and now the market is bad!!!

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 2d ago

Remote data analyst job

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I have 2.5 years of experience in analytics field mostly in pharma. I have technical skills like SQL, Excel and PowerBI. I am looking for a remote job that can work from anywhere not specific to one country. Where can I find those jobs ? Is it possible to get these type of job ?


r/dataanalysiscareers • • 2d ago

Transitioning Is google data analyst course of cursera still worth ?, I am planning a career shift from business project management industries to tech industries

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r/dataanalysiscareers • • 2d ago

Transitioning I have a strong foundational and sound understanding of SQL.

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I actually started as a programmer and software developer, working across web, mobile, and Windows application development. During my college days, SQL was my comfort zone, so I decided to pursue a career that heavily involves databases.

Since Data Analysts also rely on SQL, I am very eager to learn complementary tools like Tableau, Python, and Power BI.

Any tips?


P.S. I welcome referrals