About this episode

Kam shares his journey from a retail worker to landing a data analyst job in just three months despite having no prior experience.

Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Kam was at Home Depot for five years with a sports management degree and zero data experience. Three months later he landed his first data job. 💌 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 00:00 – Sports management to data 04:03 – Tutorial hell is real 06:54 – How he found the job 16:54 – Domain knowledge wins 19:18 – Challenge yourself 🔗 CONNECT WITH KAM 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kam-hall/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥  YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸  Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻  Website

People in this episode

Host: Avery Smith

Guests: Kam, Kam Hall

Topics covered

• data analysis
• career transition
• job search
• retail to data
• interview tips
• domain knowledge

Keywords

• data analyst
• career change
• job hunting
• data skills
• interview preparation
• sports management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Home Depot, Data Career Jumpstart, LinkedIn, YouTube Channel, Instagram, TikTok, Website

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