Data Analyst | Tableau Consultant | Author of How to Become a Data Analyst

If you're reading this you probably either:
1. Want a job in data. 
2. Want a friend in data.
3. Need a data analyst. 

If you're #1, I was you, just one year ago! I've shared how I went from beginner to experienced data professional since the beginning.

Its my goal to create the kind of content a younger version of me would have wanted to consume!

#2, thanks for being here! Feel free to give me a wave. Lets be social!

#3's, hello 👋. If you haven't yet, check out my portfolio site, or my Annie's Analytics company page on here where I offer consulting services.

Heres my story. 

In February of 2022, I decided to learn data analytics for fun. I created a Tik Tok account, and started documenting my journey to learn this new hobby (@anniesanalytics). 

Very soon, I realized that every day I was waking up and just wanting to write SQL, build visualizations, learn Python.... Work with data! So, I decided that once I finished graduate school (in Healthcare) in July, I was going to become a data analyst. 

Along the way, I have shared here and on Tik Tok everything I can about what it's like to learn data analytics, and how you can do it for free or at least very cheaply. I've shared about the ups and downs of job searching. I've even shared about how I have built a portfolio, and set myself up as a real analyst. 

Now I also do YouTube videos, especially my series where I invite other data analysts to have a coffee chat with me, but we live stream it! We talk about our journeys into data and what our jobs look like now. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3wIL0Blsv2vf8aAjTQXo017YntAXqrZc


Want to see my Portfolio as it was when I got my first job in analytics? I left it here in exactly the same state that it was when I got my job in July of 2022 to serve as an example to you, if you are a job seeker now! https://anniesanalytics.wixsite.com/annie-nelson/projects-6 

Want to see my current portfolio I am using now that I have gained some more skills? https://anniesanalytics.carrd.co/

Or the LinkedIn group here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12635532

Discord here! https://discord.com/invite/m9vZKtReFM

Annie Nelson

Hitting the title of "senior data analyst" was a revelation for me, because I realized that the path ahead suddenly had a lot more forks and turns than it did on the way here.

Progressing Junior -> Senior felt like a very linear path. I took detours by becoming a SME in Tableau as a junior, but the corporate path was still well paved.

I try to be proactive about my career - I am very happy where I am right now and I'm not in a rush to keep progressing, but I understand that career steps are not done in the moment. I should always have a direction.

But what IS my direction now?

The next level on my team is "staff", which could be a target. But what does it even mean to be a staff level data analyst?

Since I got promoted 2x this year, I know it would be quite a while before I could be promoted again to staff. I suppose that would give me a long time to figure out what staff even means on my team.

Up isn't the only way to go.

I enjoy working with the business - more than I enjoy data for the sake of data. One option could be moving from the data team to a business team.

Or, like many do analysts, I could go the way of taking on a true business role and drop the 'data analyst' from my title - such as product manager.

Since I haven't held any of those roles before, I would have to do a lot of research to figure out what steps I'd need to take if I wanted to make a change like that.

Another option is to move to an organization that is bigger / smaller. If I worked at a startup I would get the chance to wear a lot more hats, and likely be much closer to the business strategy than I do now as an analyst on a data team at a public company.

I suppose the road has always been this wide, but I didn't realize it because I had been focused on what was right in front of me - improving myself and my skills to go in the direction of senior.

For me, it wasn't really about the senior title. What appealed to me was that "Senior" gave me a benchmark of qualities and skills that I (a former nanny) could aspire towards as I learned to be an effective tech person.

I guess you could say that I'm looking for my next benchmark - who do I want to be? What skills do I need to cultivate? What kinds of projects should I be getting experience with?

Eventually I will figure it out 🫡

If you want to know how the AI bubble is going, here's the top comment from a news post about big AI changes to coming to Gmail.

AI will be implemented throughout - it can read, respond to, and prioritize your emails for you. And it's turned on automatically! 

Notice the likes.

I'm considering counter-pitching the AI company that reached out to me to help me "10x my posting efficiency by recycling my existing popular content" 

and offering to pay them $10 to send me their client list so I can make sure to unfollow them.

One of the reasons LinkedIn has become so tedious recently is that it's nearly impossible to find an original thought on here.

The space once occupied by thought leaders is now crowded by people who know how to gather an emotional reaction out of the largest amount of people.

Yes, it's conventional content creator wisdom to reuse your old posts that have performed well. I don't care. Its boring. 

Followers is just a vanity metric if most of your followers are just going to skip all of your posts because they've seen the content before (multiple times).

PAXAFE

Data Analyst

Data Science Intern

US Army

Unmanned Aerial System Operations Manager provides leadership, mentorship, training, motivation, and professional development to over 80 personnel. Assists managers and supervisors with training prioritizing and provides active performance oversight to ensure desired outputs are achieved. Utilized data analytics techniques to develop a training program that increased the organization's readiness by 150% by producing fully qualified unmanned aircraft operators.

Department Supervisor

Managed the average logistical flow to Iraq through Kuwait and the corresponding customs requirements of $3 million per month of repair parts to support mission. Established forecasts and managed unexpected expenses to support a 14,000 hour flying program.

Operations Manager 

Analyzed, reviewed, and implemented policies that enhanced safety compliance within a 150-member organization; achieved a top 5% rating during a Department of the Army-directed policy Inspection.

Aviation Safety Officer 

Forecasted requirements and developed strategic planning decision points to determine the most effective techniques for establishing efficient work plans, training schedules, improved processes, and safe working environments. He was able to increase the total customer support time of the company by 150% resulting in over 8,000 flying hours and over 1,000 intelligence collection sorties.
support of OIR by 150%

Operations Supervisor

Team Supervisor

Mechanical Technician

Transitioning Army Veteran, with adept knowledge of, and practical experience in, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large data sets using specialized software and databases. Acclimatized to risk and responsibility while operating under and excelling in dynamic environments while exceeding expectations.

After 23 years in the military and a few months of career exploration I decided to utilize my passion for creative problem-solving and learning led me to the decision to pursue a career in the Data Science industry.

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