Data analysis skills are in high demand. To transition from liberal arts to data analysis, one must learn to handle messy real-life data, become proficient in Excel which is ubiquitous, and pursue strategic further education in analytics through faster learning options by leveraging one's cleverness as a liberal arts graduate.

1. From Shakespeare to Spreadsheets:
Three Things I Wish I’d Known
georgejmount.com

2. Data smarts are in demand.

3. So how can you
go from this….
….to this?

4. 1. Understand the major problem analysts face:
data wrangling.

5. Real-life data is messy…
…learn how to handle it.

6. 2. So learn Excel:
the gateway to
data analysis.

7. Excel is
everywhere.

8. 3. Be strategic with further
education.

9. So consider faster learning options for analytics training…

10. You will need to be clever…

11. …but as a liberal arts grad, you are!

12. Where to find me
• georgejmount.com
• Twitter: @gjmount
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gjmount
• LinkedIn Group: “Hired with Excel”