Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST 158: I Analyzed 2,893 Data Analyst Job Postings to Find Out What Skills You ACTUALLY Need to Get Hired
Apr 29, 2025
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Avery's Early Data Learning Struggles
- Avery Smith shares his early struggles learning numerous data skills with no clear focus.
- He wasted time on irrelevant skills before analyzing job postings to find what employers actually want.
Use Data-Driven Job Research
- Use specialized web scrapers to gather real data analyst job listings not on major platforms.
- Automate data collection and analysis to find which skills employers mention most in job ads.
Excel Dominates Data Jobs
- Excel is the most demanded data analyst skill in job postings, required in 39% of jobs.
- Excel remains critical especially for landing your first data job despite its low glamour.