
176: I Asked 7 Data Analysts What Tools They ACTUALLY Use
Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST
Which data tools do analysts actually use?
Avery frames the episode by asking which tools analysts use in industry and previews seven analyst interviews.
Before you start cramming tools to land a data job, ask yourself this: What tools are data analysts actually using every day? In this episode, I went straight to the pros—analysts at Google, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Humana, Veterans United, 7-Eleven, and more—to hear which tools truly power their work.
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - Sundas Khalid (Google and Amazon)
03:10 - Jen Hawkins (Apple)
06:17 - Ryan Ponder (Veterans United)
07:32 - Alex Sanchez (7-Eleven)
09:37 - Jason Bryll (Healthcare Analytics Expert)
12:47 - Erin Shina (Humana)
14:54 - Lily BL (Tesla)
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Sundas
🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundaskhalid/
🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/e53U55HbBog?si=_hQkB2EuuD1pFsg7
Jen
🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeandriska/
🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/f-BWp_IJZ-I?si=llWBc5hIW80SmeEd
Ryan
🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rtponder/
🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/bH0wfE342R0?si=iN1ftUN31LbstdRw
Alex
🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ale-san/
🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/VfrTaw27rDc?si=IlwL7FJLdUvlbbms
Jason
🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-bryll/
🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qh4RBY5GwUY?si=HCvF80qw7gVbL0dc
Erin
🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinshina/
🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/5gSUqk1AiWM?si=MPF3oRY45B2DTQ2P
Lily
🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilybl/
🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/AB2McisjPTM?si=yw_2gCWtBcQDFGWf
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