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Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST
Hosted by Avery Smith - Data Career Coach · EN
The Data Career Podcast: helping you break into data analytics, build your data career, and develop a personal brand
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221: This Architect Became a Data Analyst AFTER 13 Years
2w ago00:25:33Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! David spent 13 years in architecture before switching to data. He landed his first data job in about 90 days.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – 13 years in architecture06:00 – The internship08:39 – Study on your own time14:24 – Networking pays off21:24 – Advice if you're on the fence🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidnkovacs/🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode:July Cohort - Last Chance for Lifetime AccessLast chance to get lifetime access to my data analytics bootcamp! Get a discount + bonus on top of lifetime access! Starts Monday, July 13th! https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa
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220: The Dark Truth of AI as a Data Analyst
3w ago00:09:28Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! I'll tell you the dark truth about AI as a data analyst that most people are completely ignoring.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – AI is fooling you02:21 – The prices aren't real05:18 – Why they'll go up07:00 – The move going forward🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode:Last LIFETIME Access Cohort for Data BootcampThe next cohort of my data analyst bootcamp starts THIS Monday, August 10th. And it's your last chance to get LIFETIME access to our cohort, lessons, & mentorship. Plus, save 20% and get 6 free months of our premium job board as a bonus.https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa
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219: I Analyzed 11,000 Data Jobs to See What Skills Actually Get You Hired
4w ago00:11:51Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! I did this analysis a year ago and a lot has changed. Here's what skills actually get you hired in 2026.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator🔍 See the live skills data yourself 👉 https://dataanalystskills.com 💼 Find your next data job 👉 https://findadatajob.com⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Introduction00:48 – The numbers07:00 – What to focus on08:00 – Analyze this data yourself🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode:Last LIFETIME Access Cohort for Data BootcampThe next cohort of my data analyst bootcamp starts THIS Monday, August 10th. And it's your last chance to get LIFETIME access to our cohort, lessons, & mentorship. Plus, save 20% and get 6 free months of our premium job board as a bonus.https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa
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218: This Retail Worker Became a Data Analyst DESPITE No Experience
Jul 700:25:34Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Kam was at Home Depot for five years with a sports management degree and zero data experience. Three months later he landed his first data job.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Sports management to data04:03 – Tutorial hell is real06:54 – How he found the job16:54 – Domain knowledge wins19:18 – Challenge yourself🔗 CONNECT WITH KAM🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kam-hall/🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode:Last LIFETIME Access Cohort for Data BootcampThe next cohort of my data analyst bootcamp starts THIS Monday, August 10th. And it's your last chance to get LIFETIME access to our cohort, lessons, & mentorship. Plus, save 20% and get 6 free months of our premium job board as a bonus.https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa
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217: Anthropic Just Dropped Their Internal Data Playbook (copy this)
Jun 3000:18:43Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Anthropic just dropped their entire internal data playbook. Here's what they're doing and how it affects your career.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator📄 Read Anthropic's full data playbook 👉 https://claude.com/blog/how-anthropic-enables-self-service-data-analytics-with-claude⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Anthropic dropped their data playbook02:39 – Why AI analytics keeps failing05:24 – How they hit 95% accuracy09:24 – What a Claude skill is14:39 – None of this is actually new17:09 – Still hiring data people🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website
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216: 26 Data Job Cheat Codes That Actually Work
Jun 2300:17:20Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! I analyzed thousands of data job applications. I'll show you the 26 things that work in today's market and the 6 I'd start with.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Apply in the first hour02:03 – Quantify every bullet06:36 – Referrals beat everything09:33 – Go hybrid not remote11:24 – Never give the first salary number13:27 – Track everything🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode:💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.Last LIFETIME Access Cohort for Data BootcampThe next cohort of my data analyst bootcamp starts THIS Monday, August 10th. And it's your last chance to get LIFETIME access to our cohort, lessons, & mentorship. Plus, save 20% and get 6 free months of our premium job board as a bonus.https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa
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215: I'm Begging You to Stop Applying to Data Analyst Jobs Until You Do This
Jun 1600:18:27Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Open your resume right now. Would you hire yourself? Because a recruiter just spent six seconds on it and moved on.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator🔍 Looking for data analyst jobs nobody else is applying to? 👉 https://findadatajob.com📄 Want to know if your resume is actually getting read? 👉 https://findadatajob.com/resume💼 Ready to build a portfolio that gets you hired? 👉 https://mydatafolio.com⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – How hiring managers think04:18 – The mirror test05:06 – Your resume is invisible08:36 – Your LinkedIn has red flags11:57 – Your portfolio is your proof🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode:Last LIFETIME Access Cohort for Data BootcampThe next cohort of my data analyst bootcamp starts THIS Monday, August 10th. And it's your last chance to get LIFETIME access to our cohort, lessons, & mentorship. Plus, save 20% and get 6 free months of our premium job board as a bonus.https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.
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214: Data Analyst Jobs Are Hiding Behind These Weird Job Titles
Jun 900:30:32Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! There are thousands of data analyst jobs hiding behind weird titles. I show you what they actually look like.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator🔍 Looking for data analyst jobs nobody else is applying to? 👉 https://findadatajob.com⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Stop searching "data analyst" on job boards01:20 – Data jobs in weird locations10:40 – Combo data roles21:00 – Data jobs in niche industries29:10 – Go find your weird job🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website
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213: This Bartender Became a Data Analyst With One Tableau Project
Jun 200:34:27Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Brandon was bartending when he found this podcast. Two years later he's a data consultant at one of the best Tableau shops in NY.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:48 – Bartender to data analyst02:54 – How he found me11:39 – Networking event15:33 – 100 hours on one dashboard21:15 – Get paid to learn28:45 – You'll never know it all🔗 CONNECT WITH BRANDON🤝 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brandon-traditi/🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode:Last LIFETIME Access Cohort for Data BootcampThe next cohort of my data analyst bootcamp starts THIS Monday, August 10th. And it's your last chance to get LIFETIME access to our cohort, lessons, & mentorship. Plus, save 20% and get 6 free months of our premium job board as a bonus.https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.
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212: I Quit My Six-Figure Data Science Job. Was It Worth It?
May 2600:22:52Tap to summarizeHelp us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Five years ago I made the scariest decision of my life. Here's the full story.💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training👩💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:27 – Six figures and still unhappy03:09 – The day I quit10:45 – The Bloomberg article17:15 – Starting over from scratch19:42 – Five years later🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode:Last LIFETIME Access Cohort for Data BootcampThe next cohort of my data analyst bootcamp starts THIS Monday, August 10th. And it's your last chance to get LIFETIME access to our cohort, lessons, & mentorship. Plus, save 20% and get 6 free months of our premium job board as a bonus.https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a reviewThanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.
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