I'm sure my story is quite similar to many people out there, so your advice will mean a lot.

My background is Accounting and I started learning Data/Business Analytics sometime this year and I'm quite good at Microsoft Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, PowerPoint, and even started learning Python recently.

But there is a problem, I don't have a traditional experience. On several occasions, employers had reached out to me on LinkedIn for job opportunities but ghosted me when I told them I don't have experience.

Also, I have received tens of automated rejection emails. I believe I'm good and just need a chance to prove my worth. But hmm.

So the question is, how did you land your first tech job without experience?
And what advice would you give, given your knowledge of the industry?

Thank you.

Lalasticlala

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I wish you well in your new quest .

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TouchOfSpice:
The desired Good news you crave for will come sooner than you expect.

I wish you well in your new quest.

Cheers ...

Amen

Thank you, sir.

Please any advice?

Look for a volunteer jobs in that area of your expertise for some time That will give you the experience you seek to land a better job

Ch1g:
Look for a volunteer job in that area of your expertise for some time That will give you the experience you seek to land a better job

That's good advice. Thank you

munstaqq:
I'm sure my story is quite similar to many people out there, so your advice will mean a lot.

My background is Accounting, and I started learning Data/Business Analytics sometime this year and I'm quite good at Microsoft Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, PowerPoint, and even started learning Python recently.

But there is a problem, I don't have a traditional experience. On several occasions, employers had reached out to me on LinkedIn for job opportunities but ghosted me when I told them I don't have experience.

Also, I have received tens of automated rejection emails. I believe I'm good and just need a chance to prove my worth. But hmm.

So the question is, how did you land your first tech job without experience?
And what advice would you give, given your knowledge of the industry?

Thank you.

Lalasticlala

I am a freelancer, though I am unsure if you will find my advice useful, but I will still say it.
From my personal experience, I got myself a Mentor in my niche.
I worked under him for free for a month and added some of his works to my portfolio as part of my experience when Clients reached out to me and asked if I had any experience.

Just apply to jobs that's all.

tensazangetsu20:
Just apply to jobs that's all.

A client will not want to give a novice his work to do.
Clients prefer someone with experience and that's why they will keep asking if you have any experience in the field.

dobnina:

A client will not want to give a novice his work to do.
Clients prefer someone with experience and that's why they will keep asking if you have any experience in the field.

Well you can build projects which show you have some experience. Data science is a bit complicated though as its core business decisions. Op might not get a job in that field sha for years.

tensazangetsu20:


Well you can build projects which show you have some experience. Data science is a bit complicated though as its core business decisions. Op might not get a job in that field sha for years.

Wao!
That's serious. I didn't know that. I was only talking based on my own experience as a freelancer.

dobnina:

Wao!
That's serious. I didn't know that. I was only talking based on my own experience as a freelancer.

Yeah I know lots of people who have gone to get jobs internationally sef with very fat salaries by just applying no experience just previous projects.

tensazangetsu20:


Well you can build projects which show you have some experience. Data science is a bit complicated though as its core business decisions. Op might not get a job in that field sha for years.

You should understand the difference between Data Analytics and Data Science.

A data analyst collects, cleans, visualize analyzes data and also compile reports.

A data scientist applies advanced statistical methods (basically machine learning) to predict data trends and is more of a programmer/mathematician when compared to an analyst.

Stop lumping them together.

munstaqq:
I'm sure my story is quite similar to many people out there, so your advice will mean a lot.

My background is Accounting and I started learning Data/Business Analytics sometime this year and I'm quite good at Microsoft Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, PowerPoint, and even started learning Python recently.

But there is a problem, I don't have a traditional experience. On several occasions, employers had reached out to me on LinkedIn for job opportunities but ghosted me when I told them I don't have experience.

Also, I have received tens of automated rejection emails. I believe I'm good and just need a chance to prove my worth. But hmm.

So the question is, how did you land your first tech job without experience?
And what advice would you give, given your knowledge of the industry?

Thank you.

Lalasticlala

Start building projects. Register on Kaggle, there are enough datasets you can use for an end to end analysis there.

Then get a github account and post your projects there: then you can paste the link of your github account on your resume/LinkedIn profile for potential employers to see your works.

You might also have to look at international markets too as Nigeria is not ready for core analytics. Most analyst jobs in Nigeria are just data wrangling and entry.

And since you have an accounting background, also search for opportunities too in that field and see how you can combine the two to scale up.

The fact that employers are reaching out to you means there's demand. Don't give up!

munstaqq:
I'm sure my story is quite similar to many people out there, so your advice will mean a lot.

My background is Accounting and I started learning Data/Business Analytics sometime this year and I'm quite good at Microsoft Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, PowerPoint, and even started learning Python recently.

But there is a problem, I don't have a traditional experience. On several occasions, employers had reached out to me on LinkedIn for job opportunities but ghosted me when I told them I don't have experience.

Also, I have received tens of automated rejection emails. I believe I'm good and just need a chance to prove my worth. But hmm.

So the question is, how did you land your first tech job without experience?
And what advice would you give, given your knowledge of the industry?

Thank you.

Lalasticlala

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