Fireside Chats –  Panel with ATLytiCS Board Members

Our Data for HopeTM cohort is now starting to learn data visualization through Tableau! 

To celebrate, three members of the ATLytiCS board  (Andreea Popsecu, Julie Grantier, and Christopher McMichael) shared their journeys in analytics and offered their advice on how to transition into a career in analytics.

A few highlights from her conversation for how to transition to analytics:

  1. Effective data analysts are always curious and are able to take a step back to understand the business problem they’re trying to solve.  Being able to ask the right questions to help you get to the right answer is critical to being an effective data analyst. 
  2. Master the fundamentals of data analytics and the analytics process.  There are many tools out there to use; however, the fundamentals of data analytics and statistics remain
  3. In transitioning to data analytics, focus on a few sets of tools first.  There’s tons of analytics tools.  Focusing on some of the main tools first (Microsoft Excel, SQL, and Tableau) allows you to learn the fundamentals, be versatile, and expand your toolset as your career grows.
  4. Keep a learning/growth mindset.  It’s ok to not have all of the answers, no one does.  

Watch the complete discussion here:

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