205: This Guy Became a Data Analyst in 6 Months (NO EXPERIENCE)

About this episode

Tim shares his journey of becoming a data analyst in just six months despite having no prior experience.

Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Tim scored a 1 on his AP computer science exam. Here's how he still landed a senior data analyst role at one of the biggest marketing agencies in the world. 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:48 – Three failed careers 03:21 – Anyone can learn this 05:09 – The rejection phase 06:00 – Start reaching out 08:03 – Portfolio live in interview 10:06 – 100% remote, best pay ever 11:33 – Your turn 🔗 CONNECT WITH TIM 🤝 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tim-beecher-a5ba74183/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥  YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸  Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻  Website Mentioned in this episode: 🚀 The June Cohort Starts Monday June 8th (GET BONUSES) It's my…

People in this episode

Host: Avery Smith

Guest: Tim

Topics covered

• data analyst
• career transition
• job search
• remote work
• data skills

Keywords

• data analyst
• career change
• job interview
• remote work
• data skills
• portfolio
• rejection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Data Career Jumpstart, LinkedIn, Data Analytics Accelerator

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