Switching to a Career in Data

How to effectively sell yourself as a (new) data analyst

Megan Dibble
Towards Data Science
4 min readAug 6, 2021

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Photo by Jess Bailey on Unsplash

It can be challenging to switch career paths and get that first job in data analytics or data science. I’ve been there. Hiring managers often want experience even for entry-level jobs, so it’s important to be able to tell the story of how your experience — whether it’s in a different field, in personal projects, or in…

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Data Journalist @ Alteryx. I mostly write about data science and career advice. Occasionally I’m funny. Find me on LinkedIn!