Data & Analytics Consultants

1. New pay thread time?
2. Any idea for how we could track hiring momentum in our industry?

The job market is supposedly hot. What is everyone making these days and what are your offer experiences? The analytics transparency thread is pretty outdated.

Pay, Experience, Region? $160K, 7 YOE, NE

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Hi all, what's your thoughts on Bain Advanced Analytics? Especially on career advancement and comp at higher level (ex. Managers in EMEA)
Thanks!!

Hey all
Debating a project that’s rather long and uses pretty old coding language but high visibility. Thoughts?

Anyone use power BI to look at Hospital / physician billing data? Is it any good for it/ can it handle that amount of data? I used PBI a lot for smaller datasets but these hb/pb datasets have millions… more

For those with experience with Apache Superset, please tell me more. Why do you prefer it, which environment does it work best in, pros/cons, and why should I choose it over Tableau/PowerBI?

Job I interviewed/applied for was labelled as “research/data analyst”. Now offer letter says “customer success consultant”. Is this bad..?? I don’t even know what customer success means

Has anyone gone from a stem background to a risk/ it consulting role, and then back to data science? I did some python, matlab and plenty of math and statistics a few years back in school and now am m… more

How do those of you that heavily rely on Google while coding successfully pass live technical interviews? I assume it’s frowned upon to leverage Google during these questions. TIA!

I have strong python and sql and analytics skills however I would like to become proficient in machine learning. I only have shallow understanding now. Are there any courses anyone would recommend for… more

Any suggestions for a BI Tool with minimal/low coding requirements for users? Primary use for automated (or semi-automated) score cards, not too complicated data analysis to find policy non-compliances etc.… more

If you see something sketchy in financial data, do you ignore it as more noise or do you report it somewhere?

I have 15 years of past experience with SQL, Access, VBA and I tried another career path, but meh, it’s not for me. Last year before I got this job, I took a class in Tableau, but because I got a job… more

Impact of big 4 consulting in an data engineering career.

I recently started at one of the big 4 as a DE. So far I have seen some pretty poor coding practice, lack of version control and taking short cut everywher… more

Raise your hand if you're frustrated with MLE's throwing DL flavored spaghetti at the wall. Cause that's what happens if you hire based on entirely unrelated leetcode and how many times so… more

How is PwC Data & Analytics? Are they growing, reputable, safe in regard to job security, etc.? Also, do they provide rooms to learn and grow?

I am looking to apply to Twitch Data Science Apprenticeship. What is it like to work on there? Do I have to settle with $48 per hour? Is the process smooth? Am I waiting to be chosen or I get accepted… more

In your experience, how many SQL questions per interview?

Graduating with PhD in comp neuro next year. I just did a week long internship at MBB to check out consulting, which I loved but ultimately will not be accepting my offer for life considerations (my wife also wor… more

Why are you in data

Can someone tell me how log loss values can be used to compare two classification models? I understand the concept of log loss value but I don't quite get how two models can be compared using this… more

Need your thoughts.

Does it make sense to shift from analytics consulting to strategy consulting? Have seen a lot people do the vice-versa.. thinking about the next step in my career... Any thoughts wi… more

Has anyone made a transition from M&A /IB to Data Analytics? Would love to get some insights on your transition/ motives/ goals etc.

I have applied to the “Insights Analyst” position at LinkedIn and preparing for it.
Anyone from LinkedIn who could help by walking me through the interview process? It would be of great help :))

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What is the top sql resource? Beginner, advanced, everything. The best of the best? Definitely not a book I’m thinking.

Should I take a Sr. Data Analyst job or a Data Scientist job given the same pay?

I am looking for data analytics related project, but I am based in Technology Sector of our business. I am a level 9 resource and my role was Data Analyst Practioner for 11 months. I am looking for ad… more

I have DA interview with Nielsen. Any key things I should know about the company or prepare to discuss that could impress interviewer?

Hey People! I am a Computer Science Graduate student in Canada. I am looking for co-op/internships for my second work term in Fall.
I am looking for software developer, Data Analyst and Business Analyst role… more