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I unpacked the 7 biggest myths circulating in the data career space and reveal what actually matters when trying to land your first role.

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00:00 – Myth #1: “Data Analyst is the only title”

02:00 – Myth #2: “You have zero data experience”

04:23– Myth #3: “You need to learn ALL the data skills”

06:03 – Myth #4: “You need a degree or certificate”

07:40 – Myth #5: “Data jobs are easy to land”

09:14– Myth #6: “Most data jobs are remote”

11:08 – Myth #7: “AI is going to take your data job”

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Can You Pass This Data Analyst Interview?

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS

00:28 — Question 1

02:54 — Question 2

04:53 — Question 3

08:08 — Where to do Interview Practice

08:54 — How to Build Cool Apps Like This



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I wouldn't try to become a data analyst next here. Here's 4 reasons why and what I'd do instead.

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00:00 — Why the data job market is tough

00:36 — Worst states for data analysts

01:55 — Why these states rank low

04:11 — Best states (raw counts) for data analysts

06:08 — Jobs per capita explained

07:10 — Top states after normalization

09:35 — Slope chart breakdown

10:18 — What the normalized rankings mean

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS

00:19 - Step 1: Skills

02:33 - Step 2: Data Roles

06:38 - Step 3: Projects

10:22 - Step 4: Portfolio

13:20 - Step 5: Resume & LinkedIn

17:59 - Step 6: Job Hunting

21:12 - Step 7: Interviews

22:53 - The SPN Method

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I wouldn't try to become a data analyst next here. Here's 4 reasons why and what I'd do instead.

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⌚ 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

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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==

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⌚ 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

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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.

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⌚ 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

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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.

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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. 

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00:00 - 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

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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:

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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

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