Shifting career to data analytics

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Hi All,I have done my masters in MBA(HR) and worked as HR business partner for 5 years in India. I relocated to US a few months back and currently pursuing Masters in IT management here in US. I would like to switch my career to data analytics field. Along with my masters, I am parallelly doing courses on Python. What do I need to do to be job ready by next March 2023? Is there any extra project that I should be doing to get jobs in data analytics? What are the best forums to explore opportunities?&nbsp;Can anybody help me with the above questions?

Dwfewq80u31nj · Accepted Answer

Do you have the math skills? You're going to need more than python because you may not have the prerequisite foundation that data sci grads have.

Xmixeqh842 · Answer

Set reasonable expectations for the role because the job market is tight. You will be competing against people with more experience for sure. As far as projects, the more you can build, the better. Virtual hackathons might be a good opportunity to be honest, especially if you win any you enter.

adorable · Answer

1. python obviously. data graphing etc package familiarity. 2. commercial tools like MS Power BI. Know how to pull live data out of Azure, cloud, local db and graph, analyze, clean up, etc. Going thru the MS Cert courses free even w/o the actual test at the end. 3. beyond statistics, know how to present and Analyze the data subjectively. eg. the data might say bitcoin is a great investment due to depreciated value, but gut feeling says it is an instrument with no backing, no widespread use, and you will need to explain why go one way or the other.

hu248tqajHDU3 · Answer

If you can sign up for some certifications, that would look great on your resume! I think even LinkedIn has its own courses you can take for theory purposes. Recruiters might be able to see that

G2fq08u31njLKM · Answer

Talk to your career center and attend every possible career fair on campus, when the ones at other colleges. You never know what recruiter can forward your resume to. You might get an opportunity no one else even had. Thats how I transitioned from advertising to swe. I went to the engineering school and marketed myself to all of them and they took a chance on me because they saw all my pet projects.

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