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Sep 9
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176: I Asked 7 Data Analysts What Tools ...

Avery Smith - Data Career Coach
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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/

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