Jan 23, 2017
Hello and happy new year. Welcome, once again to the recruiter’s guide to the data world. In most recent news, Precision Sourcing has two additions to the family. Craig Sibley will be specialising in Project Services, while Emily Nota will be joining myself and Leisha as a Data Analyst. They are both enthusiastic and driven and looking forward to speaking with you.
Now to the idea behind this blog. One of the biggest bugbears that I hear from managers and clients is that they;
– Love the look of a CV but can’t see achievements
– Find that candidates can explain responsibilities face to face but can’t give any tangible achievements of any relevance
– Experience candidates that just haven’t thought outside of the box or innovated throughout their careers
So here are my 4 tips and suggestions to you as a Data Analyst candidate:
1. When writing a CV don’t just list your responsibilities and what your skills are. Always have an achievements section
2. When writing an achievements section make them tangible. Writing that you help the company create more efficiency through model development does not tell us anything. Something along the lines of:
a. I automated manual processes in VBA that helped save 4 work hours per week for each member of the team OR
b. The new model that I built help the sales team better target customers and increase sales by 14% month on month.
3. One of the questions coming up in interviews a lot recently focuses on innovation. You need to have a clear understanding of when you have worked on a project where the usual process was not used and you were able to think outside of the box to deliver an innovative solution. As the role of data analyst develops companies want more creative and abstract thinkers that can add value to the business.
4. Finally, think about the value you have added personally. Not what your team or company have done but what you have achieved on an individual level. When answering interview questions speak in the ‘I’ not the ‘we’, don’t think that you are being cocky or self-centred. Managers want people who will bring individual achievements to the table as they are not hiring your whole team.
Hopefully, this information is of a help as it is something that keeps coming up recently. If you would like to chat about the analytics world more, you can always find me at joel@precisionsourcing.foundrydigital.com.au or on 02 8246 7706.
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