My honest advice for someone who wants to become a data analyst

Data analyst roadmap with steps on how to become a data analyst and land a job. Many of you guys reach out me asking for tips on how to transition and change your career to a data role. So I decided to make a video with all of my top tips on how to become a data analyst. The points I make in this video are actionable and will help you stand out as you study data analysis, learn technical skills, and interview for data jobs.

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📄 ABOUT ME:
My mission is to help you grow your career, especially in the world of data analysis. Switching careers to become a data analyst from a non-tech background was overwhelming. I made a lot of mistakes and wasted time trying to figure it out. But having been a manager of data analytics and now a senior business intelligence engineer at Amazon, I've learned a lot and I'm excited to use my experiences to help you navigate your career path. I hope this channel gives you the clarity and motivation to get started!

⌚️Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - tip 1
02:13 - tip 2
03:53 - tip 3
04:27 - tip 3 - test yourself
05:38 - tip 3 - projects
06:24 - tip 4
07:37 - tip 5
08:32 - Outro

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[Hotdads]

Soft skills are so important. Being able to communicate your finding effectively is probably the most important part of the job!

[cjwsk]

Amazing!! What I find most helpful is when you provide advice to those who are a complete beginner and when you provide resources like DATACAMP and direct LINKS. I don't see many youtubers do this where they provide direct resources so it feels like I'm thrown into the Ocean after learning how to swim on YouTube.

Please keep it up Agatha!!!

[JoshuaAdetoro]

Everything you said is soo helpful. Wow simple but enlightening

[Adrianah]

Thank you Agatha! The info you shared are really useful 😊

[Raquel-vnxw]

Tip 5. Sharing how you felt during your career change is very helpful. During the process it can be very lonely and scary, is good to know that anyone can feel like this. Thank you for your videos with amazing tips and sharings.

[kawaiihikari]

Amazing! This was a good video I like the tips. I’ll keep these in mind. So far learning has been good. Sometimes frustrating 😂 but I’m trying to keep my eyes on the end of the road after obtaining these skills to apply them to real world job.

[workaholic_va]

Thanks for sharing, request ways how to talks stakeholder and clients. What questions need to asks

[jimh]

This video was very helpful. Thank you, Agatha

[i.stephanieeeee]

Hi Agatha! I love your content. Totally binge watched all your videos.
I'm currently a research data coordinator in the healthcare field. Would transitioning to data analytics be a good next step from my role? I've been in the Healthcare field for over a decade (4 in research, 8 in pharmacy tech) & I feel like I want to evolve & do something else. But I have this fear & imposter syndrome of not being able to branch out & do well in other fields, so feel like I should stay in Healthcare since it's what I'm familiar with.

[tashannastevenson]

im currently an academic tech lab manager at a hs. i want to transition into data or cyber so i can make more money and have a work/life balance. i am trying to learn as fast as possible thank u

[thaobui]

Thanks for this video. Can you share more about how to create portfolio to show projects in your next videos?

[Blondi_ez]

Hi! Thanks you so much for the video. I am a vet technician and have been thinking about data analytics for so long now and im just so scared because there are SO many places to start. What do you think of the google certs data analytics program for an absolute beginner?

[naturelover-igdy]

Hi, it's been short while that I've discovered your channel and have found it super helpful. I'm in a middle of changing my career. Currently, I'm working as an online teacher. Though I've degree in computer but in the past few years, I didn't get time to polish my skills now I really need to work on it as I've no other option. Currently, I cannot go for any certified course but relying solely on YouTube videos and started with Excel. Could you or someone else who have watched Agatha's videos would be able to tell me what should I be focusing on after Excel? I know about SQL and Tableau. Please let me know if I'm missing anything.

[kawaiihikari]

Rewatching this… I’m so confused about all these data roles titles don’t mean much on a job post so I have to read job description like you mentioned

[Mhizdammy]

This video really helped me see how far I have come. Thank you so much for sharing✨

[imadeosatohanmwen]

Hello Agatha, thank you so much! You are indeed the data Analyst everyone dream to be.

Agatha I’m a fresh graduate, I have learnt SQL, Powerbi and Python pandas but I’m currently stalk 😢. What should I do from here as I get rejection mails whenever I apply for jobs. Please I need your guidance

[barskesik]

Hi Agatha, i am working in finance and we do not have SQL in my team but we have Python (only manager is using it and would like to start my data skills on Python). Would it be necessary to start from SQL anyway or Python is also way to start directly ?

[amanbhattarai]

Agatha is it normal that even in sql easy join question stuck for hours to understand ?

[miros]

Do data analyst have to do a lot of formal presentantions?

[NameMe-yw]

Can I stay relevant in the field of data for long term, only by learning Power BI. Can you suggest the role which only require BI as a tool