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00:00 Intro
00:51How To Learn
2:50 Where To Start
3:55 Technical Skill Roadmap
6:36 Analytical Skills
8:31 Domain Knowledge
09:49 Soft Skills
10:57 Final Thoughts
11:32 Behind the scenes
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[@LukeBarousse]

Data Nerds! What skill are you currently working on that is a non-technical skill (I.e. soft skill, analytical skill, domain knowledge)?

[@jordanmartinetti8224]

I'm working on my math skills because I haven't taken a true math class in a decade. It's also important for my graduate program I applied to because some of the professors expect us to understand the math behind the code we are writing.

[@LukeBarousse]

@@jordanmartinetti8224 Love me some math!! Thanks for sharing this Jordan!

[@MuhammadAli-qd4is]

Currently, I am learning to problem-solve and critical thinking.

[@hatimouahbi6250]

Currently, Ia m learning in Google Data analytics certificate

[@saloriasaxon7323]

@@hatimouahbi6250 Same here. It's going great too! Heck, I have nothing else to do as of lately.

[@SwimmingVideos100]

Update comment: I’m one month into my new career as a data analyst at a large charter school company (over 20 analysts on our team). I just wanted to come back here and say thank you! I focused on positions within education (changing from a 14 year career as a math teacher) and landed a position within a month of starting my job search. SQL and Excel are used a lot! My advice to anyone starting out is to get comfortable with those two programs (especially Inner Joins with SQL and PivotTables with Excel).

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah! Thanks for sharing this Jim. Awesome to hear how you could use your relevant experience as a teacher to work as an analyst in education!!

[@bryan6374]

Congrats man!! Happy for your new career ;)

[@nuhan]

@@LukeBarousse can I use google sheets instead of excel ?

[@tonedavinci]

What platform do you use for SQL?

[@SwimmingVideos100]

@@tonedavinci SQL Server Management Studio

[@KenJee_ds]

Honored to make a cameo at the end! Glad I could help inspire, but I think you one upped me!

[@LukeBarousse]

I could never one up the Data Science King 🤴🏻, not possible! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@thecodfather7109]

@@LukeBarousse never knew about Ken Jee, definitely subscribing to him. You both are DS legends on YT 👌🏽

[@naturebeauty752]

@@LukeBarousse sir I want to learn please help me out 😔😔 i need guidance in order to stabilize my family financial condition

[@samfreitag729]

You guys are pretty awesome. I'm learning this because I need a database but your actually making it fun. So ah... Thank you! Great job to both of you!

[@daviddevita]

Maaaaaan, the way you explain stuff makes me feel like this is something reachable, despite of its level of complexity. You make it sound, somehow, easy. Not because it is, but because you suggest a self development path for those who want to learn on their own. There are many out there who put themselves on a superior position, maybe caused by their formal-education ego, but for some reason you must follow their same steps, which means you'll never be as awesome as they are. Thanks for breaking it down for humans. Big hug from Argentina, and keeping on rocking with that good work 💪🏻

[@LukeBarousse]

Aww David, thanks for sharing this my dude! 🤙🏼 Made my day reading it! I struggled for a long time trying to figure this data analyst thing out, so i'm just hoping to save others time with their journey. Thanks again!! 🙌🏼

[@nicolasdemaria2164]

Aguante argentina alto inglés papa

[@Edward55221]

@@LukeBarousse Hey Luke, you probably get this question a lot but how difficult do you thing it would be to become a data analyst without a college degree?

[@darekarmakarand]

@Edward Fritzius it depends from person to person and how you conceive the data, your agility to learn new skills, and the time invested for the same.

[@daviddevita]

@@nicolasdemaria2164 gracias, querido 👌🏻

[@rajunaidu7751]

1.Excell 2.SQL 3.Python 4.Tablaeu 5.SPSS/Statistics ANOVA

[@LukeBarousse]

Very much agree!!

[@dexxxxxxxx]

Can Power BI replace Tablaeu?

[@rajunaidu7751]

@@dexxxxxxxx honestly I don’t know, is BI a data visualisation tool?

[@dexxxxxxxx]

@@rajunaidu7751 yes sir..

[@dsouzadavid80]

@@dexxxxxxxx I agree with you, Power BI might replace Tableau. Also, there are 12 rules to succeed as a Data Analyst and I found these to be very helpful watching this video link here: ​@. Hope this tutorial also helps you. Best wishes for your career.

[@scoutsout116]

Amazing video! I'm just getting started on my Data Analyst path and your videos make me excited to learn, keep up the good work!!

[@LukeBarousse]

Great to hear this Jake! Keep up the studies!

[@KenJee_ds]

Dude love the cut outs! Great video!

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah, thanks Ken! Those shots were shot with our fav camera, the FX3... so buttery with the footy!!

[@nav33ra]

Idk what Ken meant by cut outs, but I LOVE the paper cut outs you use! I wonder if a former teacher of yours inspired you to use this hands on teaching method even though you could have easily created that visual on screen. Loved it! Thanks for explaining! I also got a great project idea to showcase my Excel skills based on your LinkedIn job skills visual. Thanks a lot!

[@LukeBarousse]

@@nav33ra Heck yeah, glad it was helpful!!

[@MLouw_]

Agreed - such a breath of fresh air over those generic clips of actors typing mumbo jumbo behind a laptop. Keep it up!

[@hugopcabral]

so nice of you to give credit to Ken. I'm starting this year shifting from air traffic control to data analytics and this was an essential roadmap example on how I can get organized. I followed you from Stefanovic's YT channel. Thank you for the content!

[@edcheung1109]

Your explanation makes complex things easy to understand. Thank you!

[@Thuvu5]

Great video Luke! Loved how you shared the examples of your own projects and the hilarious behind the scene, very relatable :). Keep it up!

[@LukeBarousse]

Aww thank you for this!! So glad you enjoyed it; I may binge watch a little too much of Ken's channel... 🤣

[@Thuvu5]

@@LukeBarousse Haha we all shamelessly do! 😅

[@DataProfessor]

Yeah, agreed with Ken, the cut outs are amazing! Great video production :)

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah! 🙌🏼 Thanks for this, Chanin!

[@tomboedeker8479]

My formal education was Mathematics and am now working as a Data Analyst. I would say that my Intro course for Discrete math is the single most applicable math class I took relative to my current job. Understanding set theory basics (A intersect B, A Union B, B not A, etc.) are foundational to structuring SQL (or any other) joins correctly. The ideas behind it are pretty intuitive, so most people can do analytics without having Discrete Math training, but the people I work with who studied Set Theory write joins quicker, more intuitively and accurately than those who didn't.

[@apamwamba]

Same here. SET theory helped me understand SQL much more quickly.

[@isabhiiii]

Your videos are some of best for data analysts. Thank you for all the great content. Looking forward to see more of this !! 🥳

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad you like them, Abhishek!! 🙌🏼

[@TheLittleSpoon1982]

Fantastic video, as a BA I can attest that SQL and Excel are still very much in demand. After being at one job for 15 years I had to put myself back on the market. After doing the excel, SQL and powerBI assessments on LinkedIN to back my resume ahead of the screenings the jobs and some cool offers started rolling right in.

[@dexxxxxxxx]

Is it ok if I skip python for now and learn excel, SQL nd Power BI?

[@justinabenson7229]

how do you do the Assessments on LinkedIn?

[@taressastraughter7788]

@@dexxxxxxxx from my experience learn sql and excel first. Many companies still want that. But many high paying companies (especially tech companies) want you to know powerbi/tableau and python as well.

[@magdaleneokolo3576]

Didn't you learn python?

[@christophvonpapenburg]

@@taressastraughter7788 tableau is a software everybody with it skills can use this...

[@christophermatthews5775]

Great stuff! I just discovered your channel and last week and enjoy your content. I've been a senior analyst for a few years now and wish I had come across something like this when I first started. Keep up the good work 👏

[@LukeBarousse]

Aw thanks for this Christopher! WEll truth be told, I wish I would have started this channel sooner. Nonetheless, thanks for the kind words!

[@wassimade6195]

hey just a question im curious - can you tell me whats the starting pay for most data analysts and tell me how much u make a year now as a senior ? i want to get into this field

[@cindybelem]

Thank you for the info! I love learning more and more about excel and other programs as a hobby/ personal enrichment.

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

I truly enjoy joining in all these comprehsensive curated courses out there which do so much to help us with dealing with how to be a Data Analyst, unlocking peak creativity, optimizing our health and wellness, forgiveness and meditation, avoiding vulnerability in the workplace, getting more done in less time, even if we've haven't had enough restful sleep or a healthy nutritional breakfast because in the typical workplace these days, you're expected to get online early and start signing and returning documents, renaming all files in folders, and have them all done well in advance of COB (whatever that is anymore). Fortunately, many of these courses are brown bag lunch and learn events, which allow us to grab a sandwich while while we learn more from the life lessons learned by the host. Thank you Like Barousse for caring and sharing and helping us to LEARN MORE.

[@LukeBarousse]

Aw thanks so much for this Richard

[@Hissane]

Luke, you're absolutely the best! This video as well as your "Top Courses to Become a Data Analyst" and "How I use Math as a Data Analyst" videos are the absolute best content any aspiring data analyst could ever hope for. I could not be more grateful for all your amazing work and content, Luke. Thank you so much! -Hissane

[@LukeBarousse]

Thanks so much Hissane!!

[@tonepoet]

From one veteran to another, thanks for your service, Luke (I retired last year after 24+ years). I feel like every video you make is targeting my exact inquiry which is awesome. You are keeping it all 100% relevant and in perspective and your delivery is astounding! 👍

[@LukeBarousse]

heck yeah! Awesome to have another veteran following along (and thank you for your service!). And thanks so much for the kind words! Hopefully in the future I can start delivering more specific content for transitioning veterans! 🤙🏼

[@mnation6192]

The way you broke this down is incredible! Much appreciated.

[@LukeBarousse]

Aw thanks os much for saying this!!

[@rhoder.1189]

Thanks so much for your video. I see so many videos geared towards Data scientists but not too many for analysts. I graduated Sept 2021 and I’m still looking for jobs but needed some motivation to not lose out on what I learned

[@LukeBarousse]

Well keep up the positive vibes Rhode! I like to use projects to maintain my knowledge, they are also good to showcase to potential employers 🙌🏼

[@PaulasPicks]

Always entertained by what I learn from your channel, Luke! Thanks for reinforcing a well-rounded path to learning! I'm gonna use Ken Jee's 66 Days of Data to shape my tech skills. ☺

[@LukeBarousse]

Thanks so much for this!! The #66days of data science are great to help with sticking and learning with a plan

[@dsouzadavid80]

Hey @paula's picks There are 12 rules to succeed as a Data Analyst and I found these to be very helpful watching this video link here: ​@. Hope this tutorial also helps you. Best wishes for your career.

[@Raphaelogwu]

Simply and clear helpful information. Also the jokes sprinkled around, and the references to other figureheads. I’m just loving being part of this community. 👍🏾

[@LukeBarousse]

Ha! Thanks for noticing all this Raphael! The community we are a part of is pretty great! 🤙🏼

[@jstev4506]

Excellent video!! Looking forward to checking out all your videos. Thank you!

[@jazzitall]

What a great video! Unfortunately I noticed it's almost impossible to get 1st job related to data analysis. It's hard when you're good, highly unlikely with zero experience or basics only. Besides, learning those skills takes years while you forced to take different unrelated jobs - it doesn't help with the cv either.

[@jbweldon84]

Thank you for your service Luke! Love the video, very insightful & helpful. I've been a dental hygienist for 18 years. Started working at the VA hospital a few years ago, took a huge career change last year into a national training program for Informatics / Data Analytics. The way you describe the roadmap makes a lot of it sound less daunting! I'm about to start training with SQL too.

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah!! Glad this video could help make it a little less daunting. Good luck with the SQL training, I think it's such a worthwhile language to know!

[@soeyannaing2462]

I am currently working in the field of procurement and learning to become and data analyst. Your video teaches me a lot and I want to thank you for this.

[@kamisatoayato9142]

Thanks for this video. I was so lost where to start and now I have a clear path. Thanks again.

[@davidsprick6150]

Good job Luke. I have been hiring for government work entry and advanced data analysts for years and the tech and math skills needed are right on!

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah! Glad to hear that the skills align with the roles you fill of data analysts! Thanks for the info and for tuning in! 🙌🏼

[@pklifeTV]

Hi. David am looking for an entry Data analytics role. If you have anything think of me. Am in New York

[@mickpower9208]

I'm glad I found this video as I'm about half way through the Google professional certification and was planning to compliment that with extra courses in SQL and Python. Excel I am pretty good at already. Good to see I arrived at a similar conclusion to what you did on what to focus on.

[@syamillim3332]

Love the content, straightforward and simple. Subscribed.

[@LukeBarousse]

Thanks for noticing this and thanks for the Sub!

[@GMLux]

Thank you for these resources and road map :). This will help a whole lot so I truly appreciate.

[@LukeBarousse]

No problem at all! So glad you found this useful!

[@murilo-tech]

Luke congrats for the amazing video! Thank you for show nice and hard points in your professional evolution.

[@LukeBarousse]

Thanks so much for the kind words Ponto!

[@bastiancastror.3116]

I found this channel recently, 'cause i want to learn data analyst. And dude, i started to belive that i can handle with this because of you bro. Thanks for sharing your knowledges with the world. Greeting from Chile.

[@LukeBarousse]

Aww thats so awesome to hear this! I also believe that you have this!

[@lambhunting1185]

new sub most helpful breakdown seen on KZbin so far, Thanks bro.

[@taylordownes5011]

Just got my first data analyst job starting in 4 months time your videos are awesome and really insightful

[@LukeBarousse]

HECK YEAH!! This is so awesome to hear Taylor! Congrats on getting the job!

[@sarthakjoshi9824]

I have experienced that when we push our brain to work hard it initially might be frustrating but gradually it will give very good output. The key is to use brain more and more to learn and Excel in life.

[@LukeBarousse]

Very much can appreciate this Sarthak! 🙌🏼

[@copiouscat]

Hehe I can’t help but to point out the “Excel” pun…. 😂😅 I see what you did there

[@flame_of_the_west8909]

I felt very nice watching this video and your tone, voice and attitude helped me off my anxiety about what I have to do to in order to become a data analyst. Thank you so much for this video. You definitely earned a new subscriber here.

[@EDITQUEEN742]

This video is very helpfull. Thank you for making this video man.great stuff!

[@1980Arend]

This was great. Thank you for making this. I found it really helpful.

[@LukeBarousse]

Aww thanks for this!!

[@SwimmingVideos100]

Thank you so much for this video. I’m currently a high school Math Teacher looking to change careers to a data analyst. I’m currently taking the Google class and was wondering what my next step(s) should be and you gave some really good suggestions. I also appreciate the advice of starting in your domain (so for me, education). I’m definitely nervous about a career change, but videos like these help. Thank you!

[@LukeBarousse]

No problem at all! Glad you got use out of this, completely agree about focusing on the domain of education. I've had a few teachers reach out about transitioning, so I know it's possible! Good luck with the Google certificate!

[@marjannikolic2224]

How would you start your data analytics in education?Can you give me advice?I currently teach ,thats why i ask.

[@dsouzadavid80]

hi @Jim Long, There are 12 rules to succeed as a Data Analyst and I found these to be very helpful watching this video link here: ​@. Hope this tutorial also helps you. Best wishes for your career.

[@santhrathambidurai8184]

Hi Jim, which google class did you take specifically? Thanks for your input!

[@SwimmingVideos100]

@@santhrathambidurai8184 Google Data Analytics (through Coursera).

[@davida6299]

This. Is. Awesome. I wish SME's from other fields (SysAdmin; MBSE; NetEng; Cloud) would do a breakdown. We can somewhat extrapolate from your awesome framework to those fields, but having a SME do it would be insightful.

[@LukeBarousse]

Hopefully others from other fields join in on this!! Thanks for this David!

[@Dongnanjie]

Hi Luke, great video! Thank you so much!

[@Kittukat24]

Your video is so good. Such cute 😊cut outs used to showcase all the required things.:) You have given much clarity on how to progress in data analytics career. Thanks 👍

[@easypeasey1257]

This is great! I am trying to transition from sales/management to data analyst and eventually data science. Great video to help individuals like myself transitioning careers into something they truly enjoy; problem solving.

[@ARich43]

Actively on my job search to become an analyst. Two videos in and I already feel you've helped big time. Thanks for putting out this quality content

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad the content can help, Adam. Good luck with the job search!

[@alexanderknowles9449]

Luke I LOVE the new background and lighting! It really accentuates your features!

[@alexanderknowles9449]

Features - get it? Data Science joke (funny!)

[@LukeBarousse]

Aww Alex 🤗 Thanks you for this!! And I did get your joke!! (funny!)

[@sandeeppatel420]

love the way you explained the contents really simple and practical .

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad you thought so, I try to break it down as simple as possible.

[@jasontr2011]

Hey man great job with this video! I just retired from the Army and am getting my master's in data science, and trying to get a job in data analytics. Your videos are very informative.

[@LukeBarousse]

So awesome to have a fellow vet following along in my videos! Glad they are helping with the transition, let me know if you have any questions along the way. I think the masters in data science will be great to compliment your prior service!

[@stevet6676]

Great video Luke. I taught high school chemistry and physics for a few years. I think your approach for learning would be great to incorporate in classes. This would teach students the answer to "why should I learn this?" and teach them to hunt for other tools to learn new skills.

[@LukeBarousse]

I never thought of it from this perspective, Steve. I would love to share this with those beyond data analysts, this is something I need to look into more! Thanks for sharing this!

[@rosebarrett8405]

I love this and it's something I've been thinking about more over the past few years having worked with people reskilling in remote work. I look back on my career and learning paths, to date, and it was rare that an industry or roles were well outlined (including in a degree program where we only learned well into year 2 what paths there might be ahead, and this was mostly from previous learners). It would be great to see potential/recommended learning paths and career paths more clearly outlined for everyone from younger learners to people throughout their careers to help people make more informed decisions on where to take their learning or careers. Obviously there are great content creators out there making it all clearer, and educators asking great questions, but it would be great to make this more of the norm. Great content Luke and great comment Steve!

[@debbysmith2879]

Thank you Luke, as a less than 1 month beginner, your explanations gave me more insights.

[@livetableautraining]

Your explanation is really amazing for aspiring data analyst. I am already a senior data analyst but was curious about what's been described in the video to learn data analysis.

[@Malcheor00]

Do you still have that food nutrition calculator? Making my own version of that sounds like a great project that I could work on myself and seems like something I would find extremely useful! Thanks for this video btw, this was incredibly helpful! I have had such a hard time figuring out where to make the first step towards learning these skills.

[@rogerdeoliveira6749]

I'm completing a "business analysis" mentorship at work and I know its not entirely the same even though the name sounds similar but after working with excel for years I just learned how to use a bit of Power BI and im in love with it. I want to learn how to be THE power BI guy at work now. I hated coding though.

[@LukeBarousse]

Thanks for sharing this! Love me some Power BI and depending on the company it's such a valuable skill. Good luck with your studies!

[@shane2520]

I’m new to data analytics field and came across this video. I heard about the RP excel programs years ago. Pretty cool you built that!

[@ArifAli-hg1eq]

Hi Luke, thx for valuable info. You clearly explained a complex path.

[@baraclude]

I am a Database Developer so naturally my SQL is decent. I also love excel as I build financial forecast and portfolios on free time. So my Excel is also great. I also got quite good with tableau. I landed on a job as both developer and data analyst. As much as I love data, I just never find myself being that good of a data analyst. I love building charts and Excel templates but lack of interest and knowledge in math concepts/models makes it difficult to enjoy the job.

[@LukeBarousse]

Thanks for sharing this. I can actually relate a lot with your desire to learn new tools but not necessarily have full interest in data analytics.

[@sakura062993]

@Ninja Turtle, if I'm bad a math, and have zero or little interest in it, is data analyst a bad career choice?

[@diegorodrigues3019]

I’m exactly the same. I hate maths (sort of enjoy statics) but I like the other aspects of DA

[@atifshah9860]

Thanks for the insights Luke. Just one quick question, how was your experience of using Windows on a Macbook Pro? Does it help with using Excel, SQL etc.? Keep up the good work!

[@LukeBarousse]

Aww thanks so much for this!! Have you seen this video, where I talk about Windows ona Mac: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XZmWV7eNF9n8U Overall, I think it's doable to use Windows on a Mac. BUT if you're primarily working in windows, then you should probably consider a Windows PC.

[@sherloxiqb]

Thanks for the heads up Luke

[@ayodejithomas4390]

This was very helpful Luke and as I start my data journey, it's given me clarity and relieved my anxiety.

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad it helped Ayodeji!

[@I_Follow_Jesus]

I wish I would found your channel sooner. My Excel and analytical skills earned me a promotion from an Electronics Technician to a Business Analyst. I'm currently building adhoc and self-serve analytics in Tableau. I've completed 3 Python specializations on Coursera. However, I haven't used Python in a professional setting yet. Wish I would have learned SQL before Python. That's what I need now to advance to the next level.

[@LukeBarousse]

I was the same way in my learning journey... sql was one of the last skills that I picked up, so don't worry too much about it. But it's def a skill I recommend

[@Joshua-dz3es]

Wow! From electronics technician to business analyst. I have a college diploma in aeronautical electronics engineering and worked as a noc technician for 5 years, I want to do a degree programme with less math but lead me to a field of data analyst.

[@pedrosniper14]

thanks man you show me that i have to focus first in one skill and than another

[@nezzylearns]

I've been stuck on my journey of becoming a Data Analyst. This really gave me clarity on why I was not mastering what I was learning. Thank you!

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad it was helpful! 🙌🏼

[@specificgravity-thedancing9700]

I just decided that data analyst is where I want to go. I have a degree in Science that does nothing for me. This video is perfect and super helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make this!! Sub for you Sir!

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad it was helpful and thanks for the sub!!

[@aena5995]

@@LukeBarousse is a bachelors in business data analytics worth it ( the program has machine learning AI business finance and a programming course aswell )or is something general like Econ or Computers better ? I wanna do a masters afterwards most probably in Computer science or IT is that possible after this bachelor's the program is new and the uni is known for tech program

[@Wesjapa100]

1:32 I'm finishing the 4th course from the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate on Coursera and now I'm doing the build your resume week and I'm realising that I have already forgotten a lot of what I've learned and that is starting to worry me. 😅 2:12 BTW, you forgot the first letter i on the Certificate word on your resume. 😄 Thanks for the insightful video, Luke!

[@LukeBarousse]

No problem at all! AND I wouldn't worry to much about forgetting this short term, I think you are going to be fine as long as you are applying it! Keep up the studies!

[@Wesjapa100]

@@LukeBarousse Hope so. Really appreciate your feedback! )

[@fatimaalameri1518]

Thank you Luke ! That was really informative. I feel like you motivated me to start studying Excel courses. Just before watching this video I was searching about what courses / skills are important for finance students. Now I understand how important certifications are. Appreciate your help.

[@LukeBarousse]

Great to hear!

[@abibatjimoh1112]

Thank you, Luke. I find this video educating. I am a newbie in data analysis, i was confused on what tool to learn first. Although, i started with Excel but the 'noise' about programming language is much that it influenced me to change my focus from excel to Python. With this video, i am convinced to go back to excel and finish my course up, then move to SQL. Thanks, once again.

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad it was helpful, Abibat!

[@risaiahgamers5686]

Calling probability and statistics "basic math" is crazy *flashbacks to moment generating distributions

[@DanielFlores-jz9cf]

Hi Luke! This was an great video. I would like to ask you, I am starting my path to be a mechanical engineer, but for the last months I have been enrolled with the Data Analytics Certificate by Google. I discover I would like learning programming and quit the Engineering path, do you think it's necessary to have a University degree to be successful when looking for a job as a Data Analyst?

[@LukeBarousse]

Thats a good question. To be come a Data Analyst, I don't think you need to have a "Data Science degree" BUT I do think that having a degree is valued by employers; whether it is in a related field or not. My recommendation would be to get the degree (maybe even evaluate switching to something more aligned with your interest as well)

@@edgargamarra7055 Junior Data Analyst / BI Analyst. The later start suggesting migrations to Python and so on, tons of companies are stuck in Excel/MySQL

[@SupplyScience]

Great tips! You start with problems you face at work, find the skills associated, learn it and build a tool with it. I've learned Data Science for Supply Chain with this process.

[@LukeBarousse]

Absolutely! Thanks for sharing this!!

[@tohameem]

Thanks for your honest and experienced advices. It was concise and helpful.

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah, glad it was helpful!! 🙌🏼

[@jordanmartinetti8224]

Awesome video like always! I'm curious to know what you think about using Salesforce as part of a DA's toolkit. It didn't come up in your LinkedIn scraping which I'm not surprised. But I wonder, will it become more important in the future as more companies are moving to Salesforce as their CRM?

[@LukeBarousse]

Yeah Salesforce is a very niche tool, so I don't think it really comes close to the popularity of these other tools. That being said, In my last role we were integrating and starting to use SalesForce. So I do think it's not a bad choice to learn, but may not be applicable to all analysts depending on their company even uses Salesforce or not.

[@seanc2k]

Hello Luke, I came across several courses online and noticed that in a majority of them, if you want to become a Data Analyst, you will need to know Excell (pivot tables, V-Lookups, which I actually like), SQL, Tableau, Python, and some others. I guess my question is becoming a Data Analyst still worth pursuing, even in this current job market, especially being an entry-level Data Analyst? If you have the skills and want a job, are there any temp agencies that specifically work to recruit IT personnel such as Data Analysts? Other than soft skills, are there other skills, soft skills, or tech skills, that would benefit an entry-level Data Analysts in the current job market? Other than LinkedIn, what are the best job sites to find jobs to work as a Data Analyst, in-office or remote?

[@jgehbinv]

Well, I would certainly network with all contacts to let them know you are looking for a data analyst job. Another possibility is to use an IT headhunter.

[@reneeshaw9585]

Thank you so much for this video... I didn't get into the Data Science fellowship I was hoping to and so im faced with kind of doing my own thing and I feel more equipped after watching this video.

[@thise8]

Your video helped me a lot to understand on how to be a data analyst. Currently I'm not exactly sure what profession I'm going to chose, but for now I thought of doing something related to commerce and IT

[@caty863]

I am very excited rn. I just landed my first job as a data analyst. What made me realize how scarce skills in this field are, I got offered this job even before I had built any portfolio whatsoever. I just showed off my Coursera certificates, performed some practical tests during the interview, and bam, I was hired! You can never get hired in this state in any other domain as far as I know. I am looking forward to a successful career. Man i'm so happy now!

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah, thanks for sharing this experience; awesome to hear you got the job!

[@nkululekomanana2188]

I have to learn on the job and I'm super excited about it

[@syedaun5410]

Drop your LinkedIn if you are comfortable, would love to connect.

[@noegraha8234]

1. Technical Skills: Spreadheets (Excel), SQL, BI Tools (Tableau, PowerBI), Programming (Phyton, Ruby) 2. Soft Skills: Communication (writing, speaking, listening, reading,etc), Creativity, Teamwork, Work Ethic 3. Analytical Skill : Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Reseacrh, Math Skills (Dicrete Math, (Probability, Statistics, Algebra = IMPORTANT), Calculus) 4. Domain Knowledge: Healt Care, Engineering, Business, Education If you dont use it (learn), you lose it.

[@miguelgarcia8297]

This video has been an eye opener, I felt so identified. Thank you.

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah, Glad this helped; good luck in your learning journey!

[@joycwang]

Great video, I followed the exact path to learn the technical skills of data science. This video just gave me more confidence

[@LukeBarousse]

Aww thanks, Jia!! So glad that this reaffirmed your learning plan, keep up the studies!

[@fatihakilani9107]

I was searching for videos like this one to answer some of my questions. Thanks a bunch 👍🏻👍🏻

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad it was helpful, Fatiha!!

[@WernervanZyl]

Love the subtle humour (and everything in between)!

[@highkeyjung]

this was genuinely so helpful! thank you

[@LukeBarousse]

No problem at all, glad it helped!

[@meplaylist21]

Awesome video man! Love the presentation!

[@sohanjoshi1076]

insanely valuable video! Thanks Luke. God bless!

[@samobamo6]

Appreciate the time and effort you put in these videos!

[@LukeBarousse]

Thank you for noticing this!

[@diraw9396]

So resourceful!!! Thank you for putting the video on utube! ❤️🙌

[@LukeBarousse]

You're so welcome!

[@heumasasikumarkthrissur4747]

THANK YOU FOR THIS WORTHFUL INFORMATION 😊

[@sadie.stlawrence]

Great advice and love the style of your videos. Thanks for recommending my SQL course and keep up the great work!

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad you enjoyed it, Sadie!

[@LukeBarousse]

Oh and thank you for the great course!

[@cosmoAntonius]

Luke, you're style is on point (this is my first of your videos watched, but many more to go!) I loved the info, but the behind-the-scenes. OMG!!! SO GOOD, so GOOD!!! Well done. Made me comment and subscribe. Love the personality! 100. And thank you for putting together such good content.

[@LukeBarousse]

Aw thank you so much for thhis!!

[@meatballsportstalk6297]

Very helpful video coming from someone just starting to learn only within a month ago progress hasn’t been great but this does give a better roadmap of what i should start learning/mastering to better my current life

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad this was helpful, Mike!

[@eltorkymohamedhossam]

It’s my first time seeing your videos, thank you for your efforts, really

[@ahnaresendez]

This is incredibly helpful and to echo some other comments, is presented in a way that makes it feel attainable but also not watered down

[@LukeBarousse]

Aw thank you so much for the kind words Ahna!! 🙌🏼

[@techinjoker]

Inspiring video, thank you for yur effort ❤

[@akindelejamiu2954]

Thank you so much for this.. You just gave me a simplified direction on how to start this journey. Thank you

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah, glad I could help out Akindele!

[@GammaRaie]

This was externalities helpful! Decided I want to further my career and all the career test sites say that I should get into data analysis or project management. I feel like I have been in a whirlwind the past two weeks investigating how I should even go about this and this video really put me a step in the right direction. Thank you!!!! I have decided it would be wise to subscribe and watch all of your content!!!!!

[@marclacroix8758]

Thanks Luke, very informative!

[@LukeBarousse]

Thanks Marc!

[@aishapena]

Thank you so much for this video. So helpful!

[@LukeBarousse]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marciofilho9156]

Hey man, just recently i found out your channel and instantly became a fan! Keep it going! Love from Brazil.

[@LukeBarousse]

Heck yeah!! Glad you found my channel Marcio!!

[@vijananarutomovement7625]

This has been very soothing to me, I know I'll not manage learning data analytics but I feel like I can

[@babatundesanni4209]

Hi thank you for this video I am about to start learning data analysis and your videos are really helpful.