From Chaucer to Clusters: Getting Liberal Arts Grads Started with Data
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You’ve heard about “big data,” “data analytics,” and related fields. Maybe you’ve thought about how to make a career out of it. One obstacle — you’ve spent college reading Chaucer, not running regressions. You may think the only route now is a fancy graduate degree right out of school or a lengthy, unpaid internship. This isn’t necessary. Liberal arts to data analysis doesn’t have to be such a gap. Here’s how to plan your way.
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- 1. From Chaucer to Clusters: Getting Liberal Arts Grads Started with Data georgejmount.com
- 2. So, you want to get a good job…
- 3. …but it requires, well, “quantitative aptitude.”
- 4. An increasing number of jobs require proficiency in data analysis and business intelligence.
- 5. But you’ve spent college reading Chaucer, not running regressions.
- 6. So how can you go from this….
- 7. ….to this?
- 8. 1. Understand the major problem analysts face: data wrangling.
- 9. The New York Times estimates that analysts spend the majority of their time “wrangling” data, or preparing it for use.
- 10. You rarely get to unwrap your data from a cute, tidy package.
- 11. It’s more like herding cats.
- 12. Real-life data is messy… …learn how to handle it.
- 13. 2. So learn Excel: the gateway to data analysis.
- 14. Learning Excel is a great way to become better at cleaning data.
- 15. It’s great for your career prospects, too…
- 16. …because nearly every company, in every industry, uses Excel in some way.
- 17. 3. The MBA is not a silver bullet
- 18. You probably love school, you liberal arts lover.
- 19. But be strategic here.
- 20. The MBA is long and comprehensive...
- 21. …you just need a quick bout with data to get started.
- 22. …and many traditional education programs don’t teach “data wrangling” well, anyway.
- 23. So consider faster learning options for analytics training…
- 24. …and maintain an active online presence to learn more and demonstrate your interest.
- 25. The journey will be difficult…
- 26. …you will need to be clever…
- 27. …but as a liberal arts grad, you are!
- 28. Want more tips? Follow me. • georgejmount.com • Twitter: @gjmount • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gjmount • LinkedIn Group: “Hired with Excel”