Career Planning Archives - The Career Force



Category Archives for Career Planning

Hit your goals (with pic of arrow hitting bullseye target)

Professional Goal Setting for 2021

Professional Goal Setting for 2021What are your career goals? Maybe you want to make more money or get a promotion or find a less stressful job. Maybe you’re just trying to hang on after a rough year. Each year, I go through a professional goal setting exercise for myself. I also do the same thing as […]

What does a data analyst do?

What does a data analyst do? I’ve worked in analytics for 15 years as an analyst, managing analysts, and working with analyst in other companies.Most people don’t really understand what a real day in the life of a data analyst is like. As with most other jobs, there’s a higher proportion of work unrelated to […]

Setting Career Goals

Setting Career GoalsWhether you’re ready for a change now or thinking about the future of your career, this article will help you in setting career goals.Let’s look at how to structure any goal you set to maximize your chances of succeeding and then we’ll look at some specific career goals to set for 2020. SMART Goal […]

Top 4 Data Analytics Tools

Data analytics tools are key for any data analyst or data scientist to know. Which tool should you learn though? I’ll go through several options and the advantages of learning each one for your career in data. From Python to R and SAS, find out which analysis tool will suit you best. These recommendations are based […]

Top 5 Data Visualization Tools

Data visualization is a key communication skill for any data analyst – and almost any businessperson – to know. No matter how great you are at analyzing data, if you can’t package it in a meaningful way, then the impact is often lost. In this video, we’ll look at the top 5 data visualization tools I […]

How to Become a Data Analyst

As this field continues to grow, there are more and more jobs opening up. But how do you become a data analyst? I’ve worked with data analytics for over a decade. I’ll go through 5 steps to getting your first data analyst job. Data analysts work in a massive variety of fields. Some are more programming heavy […]

Data Analyst Job Description

Data analysts translate numbers into plain language so everyone else can understand them. Every business collects data, whether it’s sales figures, market research, logistics, or transportation costs. A data analyst’s job is to take that data and use it to help companies make better business decisions. This video looks at 3 key areas of the data analyst […]

Write a Resignation Letter

Ready to quit your job, but not sure the best way to do it? This video will teach you how to write a professional resignation letter. And the best part – it’ll only take a few minutes. I’ll walk you through a resignation letter example using the exact script I’ve used myself in the past. A simple resignation […]

Data Scientist vs Data Analyst: What’s the difference?

Analytics is a hot job market right now, but all the different jobs can be a little confusing. This video looks at data scientists vs data analysts – what’s the difference? I’ll also talk briefly about data reporting analysts which are often incorrectly lumped in with data analysts. The key difference between these roles is education […]

How To Write A Professional Cover Letter

I’ve spent years as a hiring manager and want to teach you how to write the perfect professional cover letter. I’ll give you a formula that only takes a few sentences to create a letter that helps you stand out and land the interview. Do you even need to write a cover letter? The short answer […]

1 2 Next »