Data & Analytics Consultants

I've seen a lot of clients trying to use Alteryx for data engineering. I've always seen the tool used more for data prep and some quick cleansing for reporting, but not really engineering work… more

What do you folks think about a monthly show and tell of anything data-related? Open forum where anything relating to data & its applications would be fair game. E.g.: -a visualization you made a… more

When industries refer to business intelligence engineers, are they looking at a senior level or entry level? Some of these job descriptions seem rather outlandish in terms of years of experience requi… more

What's your latest side project?

A former client in a non-competitive industry reached out for some assistance on an analyitics project. Would it make more sense to charge by the hour (standard 3x your effective rate based on full t… more

What is the Best way to master advanced applications of sql joins? Been struggling with that for some time. Any place to get more problems or theory will be helpful.

Developed a propriety Python package for my company. The result has been extremely beneficial but working on it has fallen outside of my day to day. How can I approach my manager to see if I can be co… more

How do the skillset/knowledge requirements change as you move to the senior levels (manager, SM, director, CXO) in the data science/AI field? Does broad-based (or specialized) algorithmic knowledge be… more

Best way to pivot to Data Science? Literally asking for a friend. At a high level would it be: 1. First learning data engineering skills (I've read that 50-70% of DS work is cleaning up shitty d… more

Have an interview this week with a streaming tech company for analytics consultant/business intelligence role. Any suggestions on how to prepare for the case study round for this?

Does anyone work in Deloittes analytics branch? Interested in seeing what types of projects they do. I’m reading it’s more on system and data implementation and governance but hoping someone may offe… more

Hi everyone, Anyone here have an MBA? I'm considering doing Dukes accelerated online analytics program to complement my MBA. Has anyone gone through that program? Or anyone pursued this path and h… more

Writing a (personal/unaffiliated) advice piece for fresh grads (or ppl still at uni) and I want to mention the importance of learning basic data literacy + skills even if you're not a STEM grad / … more

What are one-year conversion masters for computer science in the US? I.e. one year masters for non-CS undergrads (e.g. In the UK, imperial and UCL do these)

Data Scientists in consulting, your YOE, location, background and salary please. I'm just trying to have some benchmarks

Best free/affordable platforms to learn python?

What successes and failures have folks seen in large traditional companies adopting self-service analytics? I’m thinking of both data virtualization technology (so users can access and work with data … more

I have two contract offers: One is about Data Management/Quality project for 6 months, the pay is 5000£ per month, the other is product data scientist for an early stage startup based in San Francisco… more

Not sure if this is the right bowl but I have an interview with Bain for an analyst position. Can someone please provide some insights on the interview process? Are case study questions asked during t… more

How often do you get quizzed on the high level of different ML models in interviews? Is it universal for FAANG/MULA? What about outside of that space? And what about in-depth math?

I need a fun coding project for myself. Have any Python users taught themselves Julia/is it superior for any of the stuff I use Python for? I use Python for cleaning data, analyzing data (including te… more

Partner: Let’s take the data in the spreadsheet and put it in PowerBI so we can cut it up. Me: What? It’s already cut up in the spreadsheet. I don’t get it. Also me: Yeah! Analytics!

Anyone have recommendations on how to switch jobs w/in KPMG? I’m doing basic business intelligence and am ridiculously underutilized for my skill set: master’s degree, PMP, Alteryx & Tableau certi… more

Any ex Lighthouse folks on here? Where did you exit to?

Aside from a strong resume, how important is a referral for KPMG? I’m eyeing a Power BI position within Deal Advisory & Strategy Analytics; however, I’m coming from the retail industry. I was f… more

I am currently working in advisory and am looking to transition into a data analytics role. I have a math degree but feel under qualified for even an entry level position. Are there any trainings or c… more

Please what resources can I use to prepare for SQL interview?

Any recommendations on firming up finance/financial analysis knowledge? I have a liberal arts degree and multiple years in project management but I’m pivoting towards data analysis and keep being draw… more

Thoughts on “the social dilemma” on Netflix. Curious to hear from anyone working at FAANG that are actively working on predictive modeling for ads.

What’s a good way to practice and gain experience with huge datasets if your current projects and assignments do not provide you the opportunity to?

What’s the most effective way to prepare for the AWS cloud practitioner exam? No prior AWS experience currently

Anyone in here NOT a data scientist, and does not have a desire to be? There is a place for more strategy focused data work without intentions of executing code or detailed model analysis, right?

Anyone from EY's technology risk analytics team? What do you do in this field, and how does it defer from PI dna?

Hiiii, I ran out of words from my resume. I developed a strategy with my client to integrate data files that are sitting in numerous user’s excel file into their existing data warehouse which will be … more

Platforms to manage development work done via notebooks with features like sharing rights, credential managements, cloud integrations etc? Or a gap in the market that could be addressed.

Any good books to learn more about data story telling?