Skills required for a Data Analyst A good Data Analyticsprofessional likes to study, as new tools, programming languages and analysisprocesses emerge every moment . It is important that this person has ananalytical profile, being able to carry out readings and extract valuableinsights, be creative, proactive, deal well with conflicts, have criticalthinking and propose solutions. According to Douglas Castro, Data Analyticsprofessor at Digital College, professionals in this area should invest in developingthe following skills: Soft skills Communication – Essential for presenting theanalyzes carried out to stakeholders; Curiosity – Important as it is theinitial step to finding new patterns in the data; Willingness to learn – Thearea is constantly evolving, so it is necessary to be connected and know how touse new technologies.
Hard skills SQL Language (Structured Thailand Email List Query Language) –Database manipulation; ETL tools (Data Extraction, Transformation and Loading)Python – Programming language. Data visualization tool like Power BI andTableau Tips and Opportunities The biggest challenge in this market, inaddition to the ever-increasing volume of data, is to train professionals andkeep them up to date with the main trends in the sector. For professionals whowish to make a career transition, it is important that they start working withthese tools in the company they work for, as they will serve as experience whenparticipating in a selection process in the Data Analytics area. A good entrypoint is IT consultancies.

These companies offer many vacancies for Data Analyticsprofessionals (whether data analyst, BI analyst or ETL developer). Extra Tip:It is highly recommended to combine the study of technology tools with thestudy of English for two reasons, says Douglas Castro: The documentation forlanguages such as SQL and Python are written in English, having knowledge ofat least technical English will help in the development of some work. The dataarea offers many remote work opportunities abroad, the country with the mostopportunities is the USA, salaries can reach USD 9,000.00 per month, in EuropePortugal stands out, where companies are willing to pay the relocation of theprofessional, including visa, tickets and accommodation for an initial periodand the island of Malta where the IGaming industry demands many professionalsin this area.
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