hi everyone welcome to another 365 data
science special it's time to discover
one more way to break into data science
yes you guessed it right we'll talk
about becoming the BFF of business
performance the business intelligence
analyst will take a good look into who
the BI analyst is what they do and how
much zeros are tacked onto the end of
their salary last but not least we'll
discuss what skills and academic
background will help you become one and
if you yourself are considering a career
as a bi analyst great choice bi analysts
are some of the most in-demand data
science professionals across many many
industries and business fields at the
moment however if you lack the academic
background or relevant skills for the
job it's easy to get discouraged that
said you should know that acquiring
these skills is absolutely possible even
for complete beginners there are plenty
of qualification programs and online
certificate data science trainings one
of these is the 365 data science program
so before we move on
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those foundations before moving on to
more advanced topics building up your
programming skills happens naturally
with courses on Python SQL and R and
plenty of exercises and projects to
really make your knowledge stick once
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program teaches you how to create
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analysis credit risk modeling and more
as we mentioned there are plenty of
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alright let's talk about the bi analyst
and everything you need to know about
that career choice first things first
becoming a bi analyst is one of several
ways to get yourself on the data science
track and if that's what you're aiming
for just keep in mind the other options
to data analyst data architect data
engineer and of course the data
scientist will be making videos for each
one of these so keep an eye out on our
channel so who is the BI analyst and
what makes them so special
bi analysts are fierce business
performance ninjas who possess a blend
of business vision consultant abilities
and profound understanding of data they
join forces with senior management to
shape and develop a data strategy
analysis of key performance indicators
or KPIs accurate overview of business
performance and identifying areas that
need improvement are also specialties in
the bi analyst domain so far so good
but what exactly does a bi analysts do
well they focus primarily on analyses
and reporting of past historical data
once the relevant data is in the hands
of the bi analyst that's monthly revenue
customer sales volume etc they must
quantify the observations calculate KPIs
and examine the measures to extract
insights of course the most important
aspect of a bi analyst job is to
continually improve their company's
competitive positioning therefore they
examine their competitors data trends
seasonality and other random effects to
quickly identify issues and best
practices on top of that they create
color graphs and dashboards to review
major decisions and measure
effectiveness so in a word if you want
to have an impact on the business world
become a bi analyst well maybe that's
easier said than done
but let's see how much a bi analyst
makes per year maybe that'll have some
inspirational effect on you well
according to Glassdoor and pay scale if
you're new to the profession with one
year of experience or less you can count
on $66,000 average pay once you've
gained a few years of experience and
you've honed your persuasion skills your
median annual pay can reach 79
dollars plus five thousand one hundred
and eighty five thousand average bonus
you want to work across the pond that's
all right an entry-level bi analysts in
the UK can expect to earn an average
total salary of 26,000 pounds and by all
means one to four years of experience
will grant you a total compensation of
twenty nine thousand pounds so what are
the steps and qualifications you need to
become a bi analysts in the first place
well if you want to pursue the bi
analyst career path consider gaining
some experience as a data analyst or a
business analyst
a bi endless career has a lot to offer
but you definitely need some high-level
skills to get started
that said it makes sense to talk about
the education and the skills themselves
we'll start with the academic background
in general landing a job as a bi analyst
should come relatively easy if you have
a BA in one or more of the following
computer science mathematics statistics
finance Business Administration or
economics or related field but don't be
quick to discourage if your background
is in contemporary dance or a classical
Indian literature because as we
mentioned in the beginning there are
plenty of specializations and all around
online certificate courses that will
give you the knowledge and confidence
required for the job and here's a small
tip if you're new to the data science
field an internship in the financial
industry would be a great start not only
will this help you understand all
business processes but you'll also get a
good idea of what projects a bi analyst
undertakes okay from academia to the
competitive data science job market here
are the skills you need to become a
full-fledged bi analyst
a data science job is all about the
skill sets and the bi analyst path makes
no exception there's a plethora of
technical practical and soft skills you
should work on to fit the bill first
let's take a look at the technical side
of things to become a bi analyst you'll
have to demonstrate excellent excel SQL
and power bi skills along with some
serious tableau desktop and server
abilities such competencies are key to
developing graphs dashboards reports and
presentations of project results and
those are of major importance to a bi
endless job what about Python and
are highly desirable so make sure you
put them on your things to learn less -
all in all if there's a tool or
technique that will help you identify
analyze and interpret trends or patterns
and complex data sets just master it
you'll thank yourself later okay
what about practical skills it's right
here
strong planning and organization skills
learning concepts quickly and applying
them to come up with creative solutions
analytical skills impeccable attention
to detail working independently in a
fast pace and rapidly changing
environment designing rich data
visualizations and dashboards to
communicate complex ideas to business
partners and leadership presentation
skills persuasion flexibility and
adaptability but if you want to really
stand out there's one more secret
ingredient you should add to your bi
analyst qualifications soft skills
you'll need team player mindset in a
high-pressure environment verbal and
written communication skills willingness
to assist and coach other project teams
when required combine those with a fast
understanding of other people's needs
and you're moving right on top of any
data science company's recruitment list
all right that's our review of the bi
analyst job hopefully you got a sense of
what to expect from the position and
what you need to aim for if you want to
land a job in the field
however some extra career insights are
always desirable so if you feel like you
still need additional career advice and
a more detailed analysis of the career
opportunities in data science we wrote a
very long article about this and the
link is in the description if you want
to learn more in the meantime thanks for
watching and good luck on your data
science journey
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