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

Avery Smith - Data Career Coach

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

  1. 209: Is This Data Analyst ACTUALLY Ready to Get Hired? (Live Coaching)

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    209: Is This Data Analyst ACTUALLY Ready to Get Hired? (Live Coaching)

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Skills aren't enough to land a data job. Here's what Graham was missing and how we fixed it live. 💌 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 00:27 – What's the SPN method 01:03 – Resume fixed in real time 20:03 – LinkedIn audit live 25:48 – Portfolio built in real time 27:06 – Your turn to get hired 🔗 CONNECT WITH GRAHAM 🤝 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/graham-smith-2656931a6/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: Join The Next Cohort of The Accelerator Want to land your first data job? Join my data bootcamp to get EVERYTHING you need to land your first data job! Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Python, R? Yup. Projects? Lots of them. LinkedIn help? Of course. Resume optimization? You betcha. Job hunting strategy? Duh. Click to learn more! https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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  2. 208: I Analyzed 8,553 Data Analyst Salaries — Here's What They're ACTUALLY Paying in 2026

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    208: I Analyzed 8,553 Data Analyst Salaries — Here's What They're ACTUALLY Paying in 2026

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! I analyzed 8,554 data analyst salaries. Here's what the market actually looks like right now. 💌 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 ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 01:33 – The real median salary 05:57 – Lowest vs highest paying roles 10:18 – Salary by experience level 11:57 – Salary by job title 13:39 – Remote vs hybrid vs onsite 15:33 – Salary by state 16:48 – Salary by skill 18:48 – What I'd do with this 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: May Cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator — Now Open 🔗 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa The May cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator is officially open for enrollment. This is my comprehensive data analytics bootcamp that takes you from wherever you are to landing your first data job. Doesn't matter your background, your degree, or your experience level — we're going to help you get there. What you get: 📊 Full curriculum covering Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python, and R 🛠️ 9 real-world projects across different industries to build your portfolio 💼 LinkedIn, resume, and interview prep so you actually stand out to recruiters 🤝 Weekly office hours, coaching, and a community of 900+ aspiring analysts who are in it with you 🎓 Lifetime access — go at your pace, come back anytime May enrollment deal: 🔥 20% off when you enroll now 🎁 6 free months of my unreleased Data Portfolio Builder tool — this isn't publicly available yet, and every May cohort member gets early access The live kickoff call is with yours truly on Monday, May 11th at 7:00 PM Eastern. Make sure you're enrolled before then so you don't miss it. 👉 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa Or just click the link in the show notes down below. See you on May 11th. https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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  3. 207: Watch Me Do a Data Analyst Project in Minutes With Claude Code

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    207: Watch Me Do a Data Analyst Project in Minutes With Claude Code

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Is AI replacing data analysts? Here's my honest answer after testing an actual project. 💌 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 00:24 – What I gave Claude 06:00 – What it came up with 07:24 – First analysis results 19:33 – Building the dashboard 35:50 – Should you be worried? 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: May Cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator — Now Open 🔗 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa The May cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator is officially open for enrollment. This is my comprehensive data analytics bootcamp that takes you from wherever you are to landing your first data job. Doesn't matter your background, your degree, or your experience level — we're going to help you get there. What you get: 📊 Full curriculum covering Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python, and R 🛠️ 9 real-world projects across different industries to build your portfolio 💼 LinkedIn, resume, and interview prep so you actually stand out to recruiters 🤝 Weekly office hours, coaching, and a community of 900+ aspiring analysts who are in it with you 🎓 Lifetime access — go at your pace, come back anytime May enrollment deal: 🔥 20% off when you enroll now 🎁 6 free months of my unreleased Data Portfolio Builder tool — this isn't publicly available yet, and every May cohort member gets early access The live kickoff call is with yours truly on Monday, May 11th at 7:00 PM Eastern. Make sure you're enrolled before then so you don't miss it. 👉 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa Or just click the link in the show notes down below. See you on May 11th. https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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  4. 206: Every Data Analyst Tool You Need is FREE

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    206: Every Data Analyst Tool You Need is FREE

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! You don't need to spend a dollar to learn data analytics. Here's every tool you need and exactly how to get them free. 💌 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 00:42 – Excel 03:12 – Google Sheets 05:21 – Python 07:00 – R 08:45 – SQL 10:57 – CSV Fiddle 11:33 – Tableau 13:42 – Power BI 16:03 – Claude 17:57 – ChatGPT 18:39 – GitHub 🔗 ALL TOOL LINKS: https://hub.datacareerjumpstart.com/tools 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: May Cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator — Now Open 🔗 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa The May cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator is officially open for enrollment. This is my comprehensive data analytics bootcamp that takes you from wherever you are to landing your first data job. Doesn't matter your background, your degree, or your experience level — we're going to help you get there. What you get: 📊 Full curriculum covering Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python, and R 🛠️ 9 real-world projects across different industries to build your portfolio 💼 LinkedIn, resume, and interview prep so you actually stand out to recruiters 🤝 Weekly office hours, coaching, and a community of 900+ aspiring analysts who are in it with you 🎓 Lifetime access — go at your pace, come back anytime May enrollment deal: 🔥 20% off when you enroll now 🎁 6 free months of my unreleased Data Portfolio Builder tool — this isn't publicly available yet, and every May cohort member gets early access The live kickoff call is with yours truly on Monday, May 11th at 7:00 PM Eastern. Make sure you're enrolled before then so you don't miss it. 👉 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa Or just click the link in the show notes down below. See you on May 11th. https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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  5. 205: This Guy Became a Data Analyst in 6 Months (NO EXPERIENCE)

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    205: This Guy Became a Data Analyst in 6 Months (NO EXPERIENCE)

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Tim scored a 1 on his AP computer science exam. Here's how he still landed a senior data analyst role at one of the biggest marketing agencies in the world. 💌 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 00:48 – Three failed careers 03:21 – Anyone can learn this 05:09 – The rejection phase 06:00 – Start reaching out 08:03 – Portfolio live in interview 10:06 – 100% remote, best pay ever 11:33 – Your turn 🔗 CONNECT WITH TIM 🤝 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tim-beecher-a5ba74183/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: May Cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator — Now Open 🔗 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa The May cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator is officially open for enrollment. This is my comprehensive data analytics bootcamp that takes you from wherever you are to landing your first data job. Doesn't matter your background, your degree, or your experience level — we're going to help you get there. What you get: 📊 Full curriculum covering Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python, and R 🛠️ 9 real-world projects across different industries to build your portfolio 💼 LinkedIn, resume, and interview prep so you actually stand out to recruiters 🤝 Weekly office hours, coaching, and a community of 900+ aspiring analysts who are in it with you 🎓 Lifetime access — go at your pace, come back anytime May enrollment deal: 🔥 20% off when you enroll now 🎁 6 free months of my unreleased Data Portfolio Builder tool — this isn't publicly available yet, and every May cohort member gets early access The live kickoff call is with yours truly on Monday, May 11th at 7:00 PM Eastern. Make sure you're enrolled before then so you don't miss it. 👉 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa Or just click the link in the show notes down below. See you on May 11th. https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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  6. 204: She Became a Data Analyst in 67 Days! (No Prior Experience)

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    204: She Became a Data Analyst in 67 Days! (No Prior Experience)

    Music therapist to Fortune 50 financial analyst in under 60 days. Here's exactly how Erin did it without a traditional background. 💌 Join 10k+ 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 01:20 – From music to Fortune 50 07:18 – What a good boss actually does 12:51 – 60 days from sign up to offer 20:18 – Applying while building skills 20:36 – One resume tweak, three interviews 23:03 – Stop only applying to remote jobs 28:39 – What the interview was like 34:40 – Do this if you're starting over 🔗 CONNECT WITH ERIN SHINA 🤝 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/erinshina/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@averysmith 🤝 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/datacareerjumpstart 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@verydata 💻 Website: https://datacareerjumpstart.com/ Mentioned in this episode: May Cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator — Now Open 🔗 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa The May cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator is officially open for enrollment. This is my comprehensive data analytics bootcamp that takes you from wherever you are to landing your first data job. Doesn't matter your background, your degree, or your experience level — we're going to help you get there. What you get: 📊 Full curriculum covering Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python, and R 🛠️ 9 real-world projects across different industries to build your portfolio 💼 LinkedIn, resume, and interview prep so you actually stand out to recruiters 🤝 Weekly office hours, coaching, and a community of 900+ aspiring analysts who are in it with you 🎓 Lifetime access — go at your pace, come back anytime May enrollment deal: 🔥 20% off when you enroll now 🎁 6 free months of my unreleased Data Portfolio Builder tool — this isn't publicly available yet, and every May cohort member gets early access The live kickoff call is with yours truly on Monday, May 11th at 7:00 PM Eastern. Make sure you're enrolled before then so you don't miss it. 👉 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa Or just click the link in the show notes down below. See you on May 11th. https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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  7. 203: There’s No More Data Analyst Jobs

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    203: There’s No More Data Analyst Jobs

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Everyone says data analyst jobs are gone. Here's the actual evidence that proves them wrong. 💌 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 00:21 – Who's lying to you 03:32 – 180 million job postings 06:03 – Jobs are actually growing 07:32 – Top jobs of the next 5 years 08:14 – 4th fastest growing career 10:02 – Even software jobs bounced back 11:08 – They said this in 2013 too 14:06 – Don't panic 📚 SOURCES 📊 Bloomberg – I Analyzed 180M Jobs to See What AI Is Actually Replacing (Jan 2023–Oct 2025): https://bloomberry.com/blog/i-analyzed-180m-jobs-to-see-what-jobs-ai-is-actually-replacing-today/#bullet1 📈 Live Data Technologies: https://livedatatechnologies.com 🌍 World Economic Forum – Fastest Growing & Declining Jobs: https://euronews.com/business/2025/02/01/jobs-market-at-a-crossroads-which-are-the-fastest-growing-and-declining-jobs 🏛️ Bureau of Labor Statistics – Data Scientists, 4th Fastest Growing Occupation: https://bls.gov/ooh/math/data-scientists.htm#tab-6 ✍️ Is Data Science Dead in 10 Years? (2021): https://medium.com/data-science/is-data-science-dead-in-10-years-3cde3963552 🔮 Gartner – More Than 40% of Data Science Tasks Will Be Automated by 2020 (2017): https://gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2017-01-16-gartner-says-more-than-40-percent-of-data-science-tasks-will-be-automated-by-2020 💬 Is Data Science Getting Overcrowded? Reddit (2016): https://reddit.com/r/datascience/comments/781wwu/is_data_science_getting_overcrowded/ 🤖 Will Data Scientists Be Automated by 2025? (2015): https://kdnuggets.com/2015/05/data-scientists-automated-2025.html 💥 The Bursting of the Big Data Bubble (2013): https://mathbabe.org/2013/09/20/the-bursting-of-the-big-data-bubble/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: May Cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator — Now Open 🔗 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa The May cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator is officially open for enrollment. This is my comprehensive data analytics bootcamp that takes you from wherever you are to landing your first data job. Doesn't matter your background, your degree, or your experience level — we're going to help you get there. What you get: 📊 Full curriculum covering Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python, and R 🛠️ 9 real-world projects across different industries to build your portfolio 💼 LinkedIn, resume, and interview prep so you actually stand out to recruiters 🤝 Weekly office hours, coaching, and a community of 900+ aspiring analysts who are in it with you 🎓 Lifetime access — go at your pace, come back anytime May enrollment deal: 🔥 20% off when you enroll now 🎁 6 free months of my unreleased Data Portfolio Builder tool — this isn't publicly available yet, and every May cohort member gets early access The live kickoff call is with yours truly on Monday, May 11th at 7:00 PM Eastern. Make sure you're enrolled before then so you don't miss it. 👉 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa Or just click the link in the show notes down below. See you on May 11th. https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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  8. 202: I'll Admit: Becoming a Data Analyst Isn't Sustainable Now

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    202: I'll Admit: Becoming a Data Analyst Isn't Sustainable Now

    Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! The data analyst job market in 2026 is broken. Here are 5 ways to simplify the journey and land a role without burning out. 💌 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 01:02 – Fastest Way to Get Hired 03:00 – Get Paid to Learn Data 05:08 – Tools You Should Learn 06:49 – How to ACTUALLY Land Interviews 08:22 – Other Cheat Codes 🔗 CONNECT WITH AVERY 🎥 YouTube Channel 🤝 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 💻 Website Mentioned in this episode: May Cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator — Now Open 🔗 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa The May cohort of the Data Analytics Accelerator is officially open for enrollment. This is my comprehensive data analytics bootcamp that takes you from wherever you are to landing your first data job. Doesn't matter your background, your degree, or your experience level — we're going to help you get there. What you get: 📊 Full curriculum covering Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python, and R 🛠️ 9 real-world projects across different industries to build your portfolio 💼 LinkedIn, resume, and interview prep so you actually stand out to recruiters 🤝 Weekly office hours, coaching, and a community of 900+ aspiring analysts who are in it with you 🎓 Lifetime access — go at your pace, come back anytime May enrollment deal: 🔥 20% off when you enroll now 🎁 6 free months of my unreleased Data Portfolio Builder tool — this isn't publicly available yet, and every May cohort member gets early access The live kickoff call is with yours truly on Monday, May 11th at 7:00 PM Eastern. Make sure you're enrolled before then so you don't miss it. 👉 datacareerjumpstart.com/daa Or just click the link in the show notes down below. See you on May 11th. https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa

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