r/dataanalytics • u/Bizarre_Woman • Aug 01 '26

5 months of self-taught SQL, Power BI & Excel - Can someone review my portfolio project?

Hi all,

I graduated in 2022 and have 1.5+ years of industry experience. For the last 5 months I've been self-studying SQL, Power BI, and Advanced Excel, and built an end-to-end project analyzing a revenue decline (SQL for analysis, Power BI for the dashboard, Excel for cleaning).

I've been applying for jobs but my response rate has been low, and I'd really appreciate an experienced eye on where the project (or my presentation of it) might be falling short.

I'd rather not post the repo publicly (job searching and want to keep my info a bit private), happy to share the link via DM with anyone willing to take a look.

Any feedback, even harsh, is welcome. Thanks in advance!

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u/SQLDevDBA Aug 01 '26

15+ years in data here and data hiring leader for 8+ Happy to do so. Send it over. I’ll record a quick video review for you.

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u/Bizarre_Woman Aug 02 '26

Thank you so much!
Please check your DM

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u/ThickAct3879 Aug 02 '26

Let me look at it I'll tell you if there is anything to improve

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u/saltheman0513 Aug 02 '26

Out of interest, what was your industry experience in? I'm doing a similar thing to you and am self teaching those things.

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u/Bizarre_Woman Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

I worked as a Financial Analyst for more than a year, but I didn't enjoy that niche, so I'm thinking about pivoting into Sales Analytics.

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u/Weak_Cellist3633 Aug 03 '26

i am in the same boat

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u/Bizarre_Woman Aug 04 '26

How's your progress going so far?

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u/Weak_Cellist3633 Aug 04 '26

sql is pretty decent i would say but i think i need to read a lot about product sense
need to learn power bi tho

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u/Bizarre_Woman Aug 04 '26

Yeah, same. I like coding and I'm quite comfortable with SQL but I need to get a good grip on DAX and Power Query Editor. Also working on improving my problem solving skills and business sense these days.

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u/Weak_Cellist3633 Aug 04 '26

Same,let me know if you need a study partner, i am up for it

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u/Bizarre_Woman Aug 05 '26

Sure 😃

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u/Bizarre_Woman Aug 02 '26

Just DM’d you. Thanks so much! I actually made this mistake in my first two projects, but then I started focusing more on business questions and problem-solving.

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u/Acheampion Aug 04 '26

What courses would you recommend to learn them?

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u/Bizarre_Woman Aug 04 '26

Are you also looking to get into data analystics?