Context into what to expect from companies and clients, as well as some areas to ensure you spend time exploring
Organizations have to view these candidates differently than in the past.
Old school "analytics" people were/are viewed as nothing but reporting monkeys or part of the IT team.
Having leaders that understand analytics can make the difference between analysts working on;
- incrementality instead of attachment rate.
- deep dive of problems instead of a stakeholder's arithmetic monkeys.
- compiling and analyzing the disparate data sources instead of "reporting"
I'm looking to transfer my 10 years of DoD intelligence experience to the business intelligence/analytics field. I really enjoyed reading this article because it helped me get into employers' heads to figure out what values they look for.
Thanks Adam!
Organizations have to view these candidates differently than in the past.
Old school "analytics" people were/are viewed as nothing but reporting monkeys or part of the IT team.
Having leaders that understand analytics can make the difference between analysts working on;
- incrementality instead of attachment rate.
- deep dive of problems instead of a stakeholder's arithmetic monkeys.
- compiling and analyzing the disparate data sources instead of "reporting"
I'm looking to transfer my 10 years of DoD intelligence experience to the business intelligence/analytics field. I really enjoyed reading this article because it helped me get into employers' heads to figure out what values they look for.
Thanks Adam!