I offered a workshop to share job or internship opportunities outside typical technical and financial industries for Business Analytics and Project Management students at UConn.

1. NON-TRADITIONAL
INDUSTRIES FOR
JOB/INTERNSHIP
CONSIDERATIONS
SHU TSAO
03/28/2017
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2. OUTLIN
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•Shu’s background
•What is a business analyst?
•Traditional jobs/internships
•Why considering non-traditional industries?
•What are some non-traditional industries?
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3. MY BACKGROUND
•MS in Nutrition and Food Systems, University of
Kentucky
•Cooking; Enjoy traveling & different cuisines
•Like watching sports games
•Fun Fact: Experienced big snow storms in the
spring during my 1st year at a new state
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4. WHAT IS A BUSINESS
ANALYST?
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5. WHAT COMPANIES COME TO YOUR
MIND WHEN CONSIDERING
JOBS/INTERNSHIPS?
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6. WHY NON-TRADITIONAL
INDUSTRIES?
•Unstructured data
•“Data science for social good”
• From FANG to more mission-driven organizations
attempting to make an impact on society.
•Increasing pressure on many startups to show
their value
•Applications for data analytics crop up in new
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9. SUMMARY
Search Outside the
Box
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10. NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
JOBS/INTERNSHIPS
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16. REFERENCES
• Burtch Works. (2016). 4 Major Trends Disrupting the Data Science
Market. Available at http://www.burtchworks.com/2016/06/27/4-
major-trends-disrupting-data-science-market/
• Grant Tilus. (2013). How to Find Entry-Level Business Analyst Jobs for
Tech Savvy Professionals. Available at
http://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/business/blog/entry-level-
business-analyst-jobs-for-tech-savvy-professionals/
• Esta Lessing. (2015). What is the Business Analyst Career Path you
are on? – 7 Different Career Path Options for Business Analysts.
Available at http://business-analysis-excellence.com/business-
analyst-career-path/ 16