What are hiring managers looking to hear in interviews for data analytics roles? How do you best position yourself and your experience to get hired? This panel discussion explores the topic and gathers perspectives from those who have been hiring managers for jobs in the data fields.

It was held at the Feb 2024 Data Careers Summit, and was moderated by Brandi Beals and Dustin Schimek.

Panelists include Tara Lauritsen and Brian Julius. More on each below:

Tara Lauritsen is a results-driven data analytics leader with over a decade of experience consulting, leading, and developing all aspects of an end to end data life cycle. She specializes in setting the vision, establishing a strategic plan, and implementing that plan to build data excellence across an organization.

She brings a people-first mindset and values all the relationships she has built in her career.

You can learn even more about (and from!) Tara Lauritsen by following her on LinkedIn!

Brian describes himself as a "lifelong data geek", having spent his entire 35-year career in business intelligence, policy analysis and implementation, economic consulting, litigation support, and survey research. He has worked as a data analyst, economist/data scientist, and in multiple executive positions leading data-related teams and projects, as well as developing and implementing recruiting and hiring strategies for data professionals.

You can learn even more about (and from!) Brian Julius using the links below:

Brian has an extensive collection of video content on the Enterprise DNA YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@EnterpriseDNA

Also, be sure to follow Brian Julius on LinkedIn where he posts daily on Data Analysis, Power Bi, Data Careers and AI.

Cait Sojka and John Heisler give "lightning talks" on applied business use-cases for modern analytics at the Data Careers Summit on Feb 23rd, 2024! Cait's talk focuses on use-cases enabled by Alteryx that you can immediately get started with, while John's talk focuses on using SQL/data engineering skills and how to position yourself.

More on Cait:

Cait has provided more than 1000 students from 100 different companies with data analytics training. She is Tableau Desktop Analyst certified, a certified Tableau sub-contracted instructor, and is Alteryx Designer Core and Advanced certified. Cait is a member of the Austin Tableau User Group Advisory Board, is in the top 4% of Tableau Community Forum best answer leaders, and was a speaker at the 2023 Tableau Conference.

More ways to follow Cait Sojka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitsojka/

More on John:

John's career path has meandered from neuroscience, to database administration, data engineering, data science, and data leadership. He is excited to have recently joined Snowflake as a Senior Sales Engineer for the Financial Services team. He is passionate about learning from his peers, sharing his experiences, and mentoring others as they embark on their own journeys.

Be sure to follow John Heisler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jheisler/

Sekou Tyler and Andy Kriebel give "lightning talks" on building a portfolio at the Data Careers Summit on Feb 23rd, 2024! Sekou's talk focuses on building a portoflio using Power BI, while Andy's talk focuses on using Tableau Public.

More on Sekou:

Sekou Tyler is a self-proclaimed “data geek”: a computer aficionado who combines the scientific elements of data analysis with the narrative properties of data visualization. Sekou is a highly experienced and results-driven data analytics Independent Consultant.

With over 10 years of expertise in the field, he has a proven track record of helping businesses transform their data into actionable insights, driving informed decision-making and improved performance.

More ways to follow Sekou Tyler's awesome content:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sekoutyler/
twitter.com/sqlsekou
instagram.com/sqlsekou
https://www.youtube.com/@SQLSekou

More on Andy:

Andy Kriebel is a data visualization expert, master trainer, one of DataIQ's Top 100 Most Influential People in Data and a member of the Tableau Visionary Hall of Fame. Over the last 2 decades, he has helped thousands of people develop great careers in data by sharing tips, tricks, and insights on data visualization, data analysis and Tableau on his YouTube channel and blog.

Check out the links below to learn more from/about Andy Kriebel:
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andykriebel/
- Website - https://andykriebel.com/
- Blog - https://www.vizwiz.com/
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/andykriebel
- Next-Level Tableau - http://nextleveltableau.com/

& be sure to join the best Tableau training program in the world: - join.andykriebel.com