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10th Jul 2024

118: The Data Analyst Who Applied to 1300 Jobs w/ Venkata Sai

Avery interviews Sai, a lead data analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.

Sai shares his journey from a small town in India to a successful career in data analytics in the U.S. He discusses his educational background, challenges, strategies to land a job, and success on LinkedIn and TopMate as a career coach.


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(04:00) Challenges and Competitions (12:55) Navigating Job Search and Visa Issues (20:46) Advice for Aspiring Data Professionals


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Data Career Podcast: Helping You Land a Data Analyst Job FAST
The Data Career Podcast: helping you break into data analytics, build your data career, and develop a personal brand

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Avery Smith is the host of The Data Career Podcast & founder of Data Career Jumpstart, an online platform dedicated to helping individuals transition into and advance within the data analytics field. After studying chemical engineering in college, Avery pivoted his career into data, and later earned a Masters in Data Analytics from Georgia Tech. He’s worked as a data analyst, data engineer, and data scientist for companies like Vaporsens, ExxonMobil, Harley Davidson, MIT, and the Utah Jazz. Avery lives in the mountains of Utah where he enjoys running, skiing, & hiking with his wife, dog, and new born baby.