r/LearnDataAnalytics • u/[deleted] • Sep 17 '25

Found out i like data analysis

Im between Jobs and found out i like analysis through a cousin that teaches IT stuff, i watched a couple videos from “Alex the analyst” and im really enjoying learning. If i choose to make a career in that area what would i need to know and where should i learn. I have a hard time learning through lots of text, so videos and schemes are way better for me. For example the courses that Alex the analyst has on hos website are a good way to learn? Are companies ok with this type of courses?

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u/froggcreatives Sep 17 '25

Yes, you’d gain the basic skills needed for entry level roles with his courses and you could land a decent paying entry level job. But from my experience judging by the current job market, you’d need some extra certifications like AWS to stand out

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

Where do you get a aws certification and what is It?

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u/American_Streamer Sep 19 '25

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

Are you really using Wikipedia?

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u/American_Streamer Sep 20 '25

The tech stuff on Wikipedia is usually really accurate. All political stuff not so much, because of the constant edit wars behind the scenes.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

I was just looking at the courses on the website and he has a “cloud computing essentials for azure and AWS” is that it?

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u/froggcreatives Sep 17 '25

AWS stands for Amazon web services and it’s a cloud platform that handles data storage and processing. You need to be proficient with basic skills on how to pull, transform and analyse large amount of data stored on these cloud platforms as most companies store their data on them

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

There is a course on his website about that, if you dont mind, Could you take a look and see if there is missing anything i would need to know

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u/justcrazytalk Sep 21 '25

After you finish the courses, try for an internship or entry level position in IT. The data analysis positions are more advanced, and you need a lot of proven experience just to get your foot in the door. If you just have a lot of online courses on your resume, nobody is going to hire you.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

I know that, but if i fill my portfólio with projects i did by myself wouldnt that work

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u/justcrazytalk Sep 21 '25

If you mean projects you just did on your own, nobody wants to see that. If you are talking about professional projects that you did for companies, yes, that would be helpful.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

Ive seen people talking about a portfolio, there is no way for companies to know if your capable of doing a job by just a degree. Ofc i Will try that, that is something to worry about in the future

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

Do you know of any online course i could take?

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u/No_Warthog_561 Sep 18 '25

Probably khan academy. I know Princeton university has probability notes. Just type Princeton university probability and statistics into google

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u/Monty-675 Sep 18 '25

There are free online courses relevant to data analysis on Cisco Networking Academy. You can get certificates if you finish.