Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST

Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST

The Data Career Podcast: helping you break into data analytics, build your data career, and develop a personal brand

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December 22, 2025 β€’ 29 mins

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Most aspiring data analysts struggle with knowing what projects to build. This list of 5 projects spans beginner to advanced levels and is designed to impress recruiters and hiring managers.

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I went from ignored to hired by changing my strategy. These are the 3 steps that did it.

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Andrei Kurtuy is the cofounder of NovorΓ©sumΓ© and has reviewed thousands of resumes from data professionals, from Amazon analysts to complete beginners, and he keeps seeing the same avoidable mistake. In this episode, he explains how to turn weak task lists into impact bullets, pass ATS checks without tricks, and use projects plus clear stor...

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I unpacked the 7 biggest myths circulating in the data career space and reveal what actually matters when trying to land your first role.

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Can You Pass This Data Analyst Interview?

πŸ–₯️ Build your own app with Replit: https://replit.com/refer/AveryData

πŸ‘” Mock Interview Platform: https://interviewsimulator.io


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I wouldn't try to become a data analyst next here. Here's 4 reasons why and what I'd do instead.

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πŸ† Follow this roadmap w/ The Data Analytics Accelerator (My Bootcamp): https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

⌚ TIMESTAMPS

00:19 - Step 1: Skills

02:33 - Step 2: Data Roles

06:38 - Step 3: Projects

10:22 - Step 4: Portfolio

13:20 - Step 5: Resume & LinkedIn

17:59 - Step 6: Job Hunting

21:12 - Step 7: Interviews

22:53 - The SPN Method


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I wouldn't try to become a data analyst next here. Here's 4 reasons why and what I'd do instead.

πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? πŸ‘‰ https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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00:32 - Reason 1 not to be data scientist

03:22 - Reason 2 not to be data scientist

04:55 - Reason 3 not to be data scientist

07:33 - Reaso...

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I built you a free tool that matches you to open data jobs! I built it using a low-code analytics tool called KNIME. Learn how I built it & how you can build your own!

πŸ‘” Try the Resume to Job Match App: https://apps.hub.knime.com/d/AI_Job_Search~data-app:c0cff571-721d-4cd2-aca7-5f19505d7537/run?authToken=cVZoMmVVZmF3RkM4eG9HdXVDdWltWTlZ...

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Data meets music 🎢 β€” Avery sits down with Chris Reba, a data analyst who’s studied over 1 million songs, to reveal what the numbers say about how hits are made. From uncovering Billboard chart fraud to exploring how TikTok reshaped music, this episode breaks down the art and science behind every beat.

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I'll walk you through the exact data analyst job hiring pipeline from a hiring manager's perspective & show you how to NOT get rejected.

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Who’s the most clutch quarterback in NFL history β€” Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, or someone completely unexpected? We’ll use Python + Data Science to figure it out. 

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00:00 - Who’s the most clutch QB?

00:40 - Python + Sphinx AI: analyzing 1M NFL plays

02:00 - Defining β€œclutch” in football (data-driven approach)

03:15 - β€œTV Clutch” Top 10

07:50 - Using ...

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There is an impossible choice most organizations face. Companies building modern AI face a brutal, binary-feeling decision: either ship a privacy-first model that β€œkinda low key sucks,” or ship a high-performing model that likely exposes sensitive personal data. Luckily, there's a third option, and that's what I will share with you in this episode!

Check out Tonic Textual here:

πŸ‘‰ https://www.tonic.ai/products/textual

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Data storytelling matters more than ever. If you have the ability to make your analysis understoodβ€”and acted onβ€”it can make you more valuable than analysts with twice your experience. In this episode, Mike Cisneros walks us through his practical, tactical playbook to turn good analysis into powerful data stories that get results.

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I asked my followers what data product I should build next, and they voted: a PokΓ©mon card analytics tool. So, I rolled up my sleeves and built a market analytics platform using Replit and its vibe-coding agent to get from idea to deployable MVP in a few hours! Today's video guides you through the process step by step, so you can build something similarβ€”even if you have 0 technical background.

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Before you start cramming tools to land a data job, ask yourself this: What tools are data analysts actually using every day? In this episode, I went straight to the prosβ€”analysts at Google, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Humana, Veterans United, 7-Eleven, and moreβ€”to hear which tools truly power their work.

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Here are 5 exciting and unique data analyst projects that will build your skills and impress hiring managers! These range from beginner to advanced and are designed to enhance your data storytelling abilities.

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Where I Go To Find Datasets (as a data analyst)

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Josh Gledhill was a music‑industry professional who, after 1,026 days of unemployment, landed not one but two data job offers. In this episode, he shares how he overcame dyslexia and how he used Threads, a 40‑page PRINTED Portfolio, and the SPN Method to become a data analyst at Staffordshire County Council.

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Feeling behind on your data journey? Don't worry. Today, I'll list down the 13 signs that prove you're actually ahead (even if you're actually doing just some of these).

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What does it take to land a data analyst job at Tesla, and what challenges await you once you're there? Join me as I interview Lily BL, a former Tesla data analyst, who reveals her exhilarating journey in the world of data at one of the world's most innovative companies.

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