Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST

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The Data Career Podcast: helping you break into data analytics, build your data career, and develop a personal brand

  1. 184: What I’d Learn Instead of Data Science in 2026

    4 DAYS AGO

    184: What I’d Learn Instead of Data Science in 2026

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! I wouldn't try to become a data analyst next here. Here's 4 reasons why and what I'd do instead. 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:32 - Reason 1 not to be data scientist 03:22 - Reason 2 not to be data scientist 04:55 - Reason 3 not to be data scientist 07:33 - Reason 4 not to be data scientist 11:28 - What to do instead 🍿 OTHER EPISODES MENTIONED Data Analyst Roadmap: https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/136-how-i-would-become-a-data-analyst-in-2025-if-i-had-to-start-over-again Get Paid to Learn Data: https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/137-get-paid-1000s-to-master-data-analytics-skills-in-2025 Get You Master's Paid For (Thomas): https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/128-meet-the-math-teacher-who-landed-a-data-job-in-60-days-thomas-gresco Get You Master's Paid For (Rachael): https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/125-how-she-landed-a-business-intelligence-analyst-job-in-less-than-100-days-w-rachael-finch My review of Georgia Tech's Master's: https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/38-masters-in-data-analytics-from-georgia-tech-is-it-worth-it 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com//interviewsimulator 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website

    14 min
  2. 183: Struggling To Find Data Jobs? Try This Free Tool I Built

    28 OCT

    183: Struggling To Find Data Jobs? Try This Free Tool I Built

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! I built you a free tool that matches you to open data jobs! I built it using a low-code analytics tool called KNIME. Learn how I built it & how you can build your own! 👔 Try the Resume to Job Match App: https://apps.hub.knime.com/d/AI_Job_Search~data-app:c0cff571-721d-4cd2-aca7-5f19505d7537/run?authToken=cVZoMmVVZmF3RkM4eG9HdXVDdWltWTlZbFJDdzRCTjc0TXBLaFIzY3JYSTpmT3FYZ3VWZ19OTHgwZExxMGZ1Ty1XMUxySFF0QmdYRXBOWllaSVVQRnZmbnRHdGlnWlJ1cS1lM2hlQk0tM3k0TE0taHk3b0ZyQTh2S0t2YWV4QkREdw== 💻 Download KNIME: https://www.knime.com/start?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=influencer&utm_term=avery_smith&utm_content=video&utm_campaign=kapsquad 📈 Download the KNIME Workflow: https://hub.knime.com/knime/spaces/Data%20Apps/AI_Job_Search~IkoQH5UBhidlxnEt/current-state?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=influencer&utm_term=avery_smith&utm_content=video&utm_campaign=kapsquad 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com//interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Avery's notes about episode (audio only) 7:33 - Use this free tool to find data jobs 09:36 - What is low-code analytics & why is it important? 13:20 - How I built this tool (& you can too) 16:47 - The future of low-code data tools 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: ✨ Try Julius! This episode is brought to you by Julius – your AI data analyst companion. Connect to your database and/or business tools, pull insights in minutes–no coding required. Thanks, Julius, for sponsoring this episode. Try Julius at https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP

    19 min
  3. 182: This Data Analyst Has Analyzed 1M+ Songs (here’s everything he knows)

    21 OCT

    182: This Data Analyst Has Analyzed 1M+ Songs (here’s everything he knows)

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Data meets music 🎶 — Avery sits down with Chris Reba, a data analyst who’s studied over 1 million songs, to reveal what the numbers say about how hits are made. From uncovering Billboard chart fraud to exploring how TikTok reshaped music, this episode breaks down the art and science behind every beat. 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com//interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro: How Chris analyzed 1M+ songs using data 01:10 - What data reveals about hit songs and music trends 03:30 - Combining qualitative and quantitative analysis 07:00 - The 1970s Billboard chart fraud explained 10:45 - Why key changes disappeared from modern pop 13:30 - How hip-hop changed song structure and sound 14:10 - TikTok’s influence on the music industry 16:10 - Inside Chris’s open-source music dataset 22:10 - Best tools for music data analysis (SQL, Python, Datawrapper) 27:45 - Advice for aspiring music data analysts 🔗 CONNECT WITH CHRIS 📕 Order Chris's Book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/uncharted-territory-9798765149911 📊 Check out Chris's Music Dataset: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j1AUgtMnjpFTz54UdXgCKZ1i4bNxFjf01ImJ-BqBEt0/edit?gid=1974823090#gid=1974823090 💌 Subscribe to Chris's' Newsletter: https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com 📲 Follow Chris on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdallarivamusic 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: ✨ Try Julius! This episode is brought to you by Julius – your AI data analyst companion. Connect to your database and/or business tools, pull insights in minutes–no coding required. Thanks, Julius, for sponsoring this episode. Try Julius at https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP

    30 min
  4. 181: I Got 285 Data Analyst Applications. Here's Who I Hired.

    14 OCT

    181: I Got 285 Data Analyst Applications. Here's Who I Hired.

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! I'll walk you through the exact data analyst job hiring pipeline from a hiring manager's perspective & show you how to NOT get rejected. 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com//interviewsimulator 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: ✨ Try Julius! This episode is brought to you by Julius – your AI data analyst companion. Connect to your database and/or business tools, pull insights in minutes–no coding required. Thanks, Julius, for sponsoring this episode. Try Julius at https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP

    13 min
  5. 180: The 10 MOST CLUTCH Quarterbacks in NFL History (Backed by Data Science)

    9 OCT

    180: The 10 MOST CLUTCH Quarterbacks in NFL History (Backed by Data Science)

    Who’s the most clutch quarterback in NFL history — Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, or someone completely unexpected? We’ll use Python + Data Science to figure it out.  👉 Try Sphinx for free - https://www.sphinx.ai ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Who’s the most clutch QB? 00:40 - Python + Sphinx AI: analyzing 1M NFL plays 02:00 - Defining “clutch” in football (data-driven approach) 03:15 - “TV Clutch” Top 10 07:50 - Using AI to processes play-by-play data 11:10 - Advanced Clutch Factor 17:00 - Advanced Top 10 24:30 - Build your own analysis 🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS💌 Join 20k+ aspiring data analysts — https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🎯 Free Training: How to Land Your First Data Job — https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Accelerator Program: Data Analytics Accelerator — https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 💼 Interview Prep Tool: Interview Simulator — https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator 📱 CONNECT WITH AVERY🎥 YouTube: @averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com 📱 CONNECT WITH SPHINX🐦Twitter/X - https://x.com/getsphinx 🔗Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/sphinx-ml/

    16 min
  6. 179: How I Use PRIVATE Data ETHICALLY In the New Era of AI

    1 OCT

    179: How I Use PRIVATE Data ETHICALLY In the New Era of AI

    There is an impossible choice most organizations face. Companies building modern AI face a brutal, binary-feeling decision: either ship a privacy-first model that “kinda low key sucks,” or ship a high-performing model that likely exposes sensitive personal data. Luckily, there's a third option, and that's what I will share with you in this episode! Check out Tonic Textual here: 👉 https://www.tonic.ai/products/textual 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction: The Ethical Dilemma in AI Development 01:21 - The "A Very Smith Health Solutions" LEAKED Zoom debate! 02:45 - Sensitive Data Discovery and Synthesis 03:41 - Redacting and Synthesizing Data with Tonic Textual 04:30 - Applications and Benefits 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/ Mentioned in this episode: 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly If you enjoy this podcast, you're going to LOVE my newsletter. Every week, I send you 1 email jam-packed with tips, tricks, and resources. Don't miss it! 💌 Subscribe To My Newsletter ✨ Try Julius! This episode is brought to you by Julius – your AI data analyst companion. Connect to your database and/or business tools, pull insights in minutes–no coding required. Thanks, Julius, for sponsoring this episode. Try Julius at https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP 💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a review Thanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support.

    8 min
  7. 178: The One Skill That Makes You More Valuable Than Senior Analysts (ft. Mike Cisneros)

    23 SEPT

    178: The One Skill That Makes You More Valuable Than Senior Analysts (ft. Mike Cisneros)

    Data storytelling matters more than ever. If you have the ability to make your analysis understood—and acted on—it can make you more valuable than analysts with twice your experience. In this episode, Mike Cisneros walks us through his practical, tactical playbook to turn good analysis into powerful data stories that get results. ✨ Try Julius today at https://landadatajob.com/Julius-YT Make your data storytelling sing. Check out Mike's co-authored book here: Storytelling with Data: Before and After - Practical Makeovers for Powerful Data Stories Amazon link: https://amzn.to/41ViFmv Website: storytellingwithdata.com/books 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:16 How To Become A Better Data Analyst and Storyteller 04:41 Storytelling with Data: Before and After 15:33 A Case Study: Analyzing Call Center Data 🔗 CONNECT WITH MIKE 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/storytellingwithdata 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevizneros/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/storytelling-with-data-llc/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikevizneros/ 💻 Website: https://www.storytellingwithdata.com/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/ Mentioned in this episode: 💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a review Thanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support. ✨ Try Julius! This episode is brought to you by Julius – your AI data analyst companion. Connect to your database and/or business tools, pull insights in minutes–no coding required. Thanks, Julius, for sponsoring this episode. Try Julius at https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly If you enjoy this podcast, you're going to LOVE my newsletter. Every week, I send you 1 email jam-packed with tips, tricks, and resources. Don't miss it! 💌 Subscribe To My Newsletter

    37 min
  8. 177: I Built a Pokémon Card Analytics App That Prints PASSIVE Income w/ AI (step-by-step guide)

    17 SEPT

    177: I Built a Pokémon Card Analytics App That Prints PASSIVE Income w/ AI (step-by-step guide)

    I asked my followers what data product I should build next, and they voted: a Pokémon card analytics tool. So, I rolled up my sleeves and built a market analytics platform using Replit and its vibe-coding agent to get from idea to deployable MVP in a few hours! Today's video guides you through the process step by step, so you can build something similar—even if you have 0 technical background. ✨ Try vibe-coding yourself with Replit!!! https://replit.com/refer/AveryData p.s. this is an affiliate link, so I will earn credits if you end up using Replit - but I truly love this tool! Check out my Pokémon card analytics app here and let me know what you think! 👉 PokemonCardAnalytics.com 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Building the Pokémon Card Analytics Platform 01:15 Exploring Replit's Capabilities and Creating the App's Core Features 06:47 Integrating Real Data 12:01 Finalizing and Deploying the App 15:18 PokemonCardAnalytics.com and Future Plans 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/ Mentioned in this episode: 💙 Thank you for subscribing & leaving a review Thanks to YOU we recently became the most popular data podcast out there. Thank you so much for listening. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit subscribe. It costs $0. If you enjoy the show, leave us a 5-star rating on Spotify or Apple. It helps people like you find the show AND it helps us land better guests. Thank you so much for your support. 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly If you enjoy this podcast, you're going to LOVE my newsletter. Every week, I send you 1 email jam-packed with tips, tricks, and resources. Don't miss it! 💌 Subscribe To My Newsletter ✨ Try Julius! This episode is brought to you by Julius – your AI data analyst companion. Connect to your database and/or business tools, pull insights in minutes–no coding required. Thanks, Julius, for sponsoring this episode. Try Julius at https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP https://landadatajob.com/Julius-DCP

    18 min
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