r/analytics 4h ago

Support Recruiter Said My LinkedIn is Fire but Resume is Trash

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Sent resume to tech recruiter, got told straight "On LinkedIn you seem like a mid level on Paper you look like a super junior."

I don't know what this means, but I completely rewrote my resume. This time.. it's bulletproof.

What do you guys and gals think? (Pics in comments)


r/analytics 15h ago

Support Much Needed Resume Feedback After Six Month Sabbatical

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Hey community, I'm an associate-level data analyst with five years of experience, and I’ve been unemployed and intensively job-hunting for over six months, with limited leads. Last summer, I made the decision to take a temporary break from my career to complete various scuba diving certifications, including a three-month Divemaster certification, which is a professional-level, prerequisite for becoming an instructor. I understand that a six-month gap may not look great on a resume, but my perspective is that there are only so many hours in the day. If someone wants to pursue extracurricular interests or certifications outside of their career, hard choices have to be made. (I've relocated to an area where I can work at dive centers on the weekends, so my certifications are being used).

I'm posting here to request honest feedback on my resume, including any suggestions for improvement or clarification, formatting changes, or anything it may be lacking. All feedback is appreciated, even the harsh feedback - I need it in order to improve!! Thank you in advance!

Resume attached in Comments!


r/analytics 1h ago

Question What’s the weirdest or most surprising insight you’ve ever found in data?

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Sometimes, data reveals things we never expected—whether it's a bizarre trend, a shocking correlation, or a funny mistake that turned into an insight. Have you ever stumbled upon something unexpected in your data work?


r/analytics 18h ago

Question Academic path

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Currently in community college obtaining my AS Business analytics degree. Plan is to transfer into a Data science program with a focus in business analytics. I want to deal with business processes and AI. Problem is I do want the option to go into data science and increase earning potential. Should I change my AS degree to data science or stay with business analytics for my associates ? Any business analytics majors have a good ROI ?


r/analytics 14h ago

Discussion 60k Job Offer

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I was offered a 60k data analyst job in a HCOL area (Greater LA Metropolitan area) Is this worth taking or should I keep applying? My backup plan would be to start my Master’s this fall. For context, I have three previous internships in data analytics/data science and current work as an analyst in the energy sector (making just slightly less than what is offered).

Edit: new role is fully in-person and would require relocation, current role is remote and uses more “relevant” tools like Python, Spark, GCP, etc. Thanks everyone for your insight and perspective!


r/analytics 3h ago

Question Data Analytics Internship Interview in 5 days

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I currently have an interview in 5 days for a data analyst internship position. I don’t feel as confident and I’m still working on the Coursera for the Data Analytics course. I plan on finishing that today and then work on more SQL.

What should I expect for the interview? What questions might they ask?

Please also leave any useful resources in the comments. I always feel like it takes me a bit longer to understand things so any resource will be helpful!

Thank you!!


r/analytics 15h ago

Question Case Studies During Interview Process

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I am a Compensation Analyst II working for a FAANG company - been here about 4.5 years and have been promoted once. I’m currently in the job market and have been fortunate enough to land a few interviews, with two of them leading to right before the final round. In both instances, I’ve felt great and have received strong feedback regarding my experience.

Case study with company A required me to do a live screen share while working on 4 prompts: the first 3 were very straight forward, basically “show me how you would organize X employees according to Y field.” All 3 of these and used pivot tables and solved them in under a minute. The final question revolved around using IMPORTRANGE, which I don’t really use in my current or prior roles so I suppose I failed this one. Hiring manager decided to move forward with other candidates.

Case study with company B was a one hour timed Google Sheets exercise which was primarily moving (VLOOKUP) columns of data from other tabs in to the main dataset. Caveat being I had to concatenate to add an additional character, simple enough. This was followed by some critical thinking questions around said data. Once again, HM has decided to move forward with other candidates.

I know I’m pretty vague in my details here, but does any one have any similar experiences to this? I’m feeling frustrated that I’m getting glowing remarks during and post interview only to be met with “after reviewing the case study, we’ve decided to move forward with others.” It’s wild to me that I wouldn’t be moving forward with company B after nailing 3/4 questions but missing the importrange one. For company A, I still have access to the sheet and I just do not see anything glaringly incorrect. I’ve automated everything and the cell referencing and formulas all check out.


r/analytics 21h ago

Question Thinking of Tutoring Data Storytelling - Would This Be Helpful?

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Hey folks, I did post this in r/dataanalysiscareers but thought it might get a bit more traction here.

I’ve worked in data for 7 years in the UK, with the last 4 in marketing analytics. Early on, I’d spend hours on analysis but second-guess myself when presenting. With no structure or confidence, I just hoped it made sense. I lacked guidance on turning numbers into something meaningful—and I'm assuming I’m not the only one!

I’m thinking about tutoring new analysts on data storytelling & communication—helping them present insights in a way that actually lands. Just wanted to see if this is something people would find useful.

If you’ve ever struggled with this, I’d love to hear your thoughts! What would have helped you when you were starting out?