Two books that have influenced my thinking lately are Tyler Cowen's Average is Over and Kevin Carey's The End of College. I even wrote a blog post on the latter.Both imply that comfortable …
“The Future of the Professions”: Analysts, Can You Handle This?
The Future of the Professions by Daniel and Richard Susskind tackles what trends in artificial intelligence, data science, and labor economics mean to the professions -- careers which have remained …
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Hired with Excel: You’re Hired! Now What?
You’re Finally Hired....Congratulations!Now what?First of all, know that with these skills you are going to impress your boss. Your coworkers will appreciate you, too. Good spreadsheet analysts are …
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Vlookup Culture: Lingo for Aspiring Analysts
This is a preview of my course, "Hired with Excel: What Every Analyst Needs to Know." Get started here. If you follow my blog, you'll know I write a lot about data analysis, Microsoft Excel, and …
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No More Blast Invites! LinkedIn for Aspiring Analysts
If you follow my blog, you'll know I write a lot about data analysis, Microsoft Excel, and other related topics. It's my goal to catalog everything I've learned as an analyst over the past few …
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Poke the Box – and Count Beans, Too
I never took a marketing class in college. But I found a better substitute -- read every Seth Godin book. I've only got a few left, and I have learned a huge amount.My latest Godin read: Poke …
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