Any advice on being a successful business/data analyst? Thanks 😊

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Be familiar with a coding language (SQL, SAS, R, or Python), know Excel inside & out, and be comfortable presenting/talking about data. Bonus if you can use a data viz tool.

These have been huge in my career, since there is always a need for a middleman between data scientists and business leaders. That’s where I’ve found a niche, and I think there is a tremendous amount of visibility in these roles despite BA/DA roles being seen as glorified data-entry jobs by many.

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W3schools was a great resource for coding basics. https://www.w3schools.com/

In terms of Excel, I took a couple analytics classes in college so I had a base knowledge of it but the bulk of my Excel skills came from jumping into real work projects. Try to use it for anything and everything during your daily work.

The presentation skills are what take the most time, but I had a manager once tell me that I should be able to present on everything that I put into an email, spreadsheet, or code. So I mentally presented to myself and tried to anticipate questions on every single thing I did. Over time I had enough real presentation opportunities but as a young analyst it was great practice.

Don't overcomplicate work and learn to pitch. No amount of tech will make your career as much as being the face of projects will

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Be good at googling and reading community boards on new tools you’re learning. If you don’t know how to do something or are stuck looking for more than an hour or two, ask a peer or mentor for help. I wasted way too much time trying not to look dumb my first year as an analyst. My pace of learning exponentially grew when I watched/observed more senior analysts work.

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SQL, SQL and SQL ..

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