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Published on:

1st Feb 2023

44: From a Teacher to a Data Analyst w/ Chris French

Do you need to be active on Linkedin to land a data job? What should you post or even do on the platform?

In this episode, Avery sits down with teacher turned Data Analyst Chris French to discuss how he landed his first data job leveraging Linkedin.



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Timestamps:

(9:07) - How Chris grow Linkedin from 20 followers to 20,000 followers

(13:19) - His content types that gain attention

(18:02) - What Chris would do differently to do the job search

(23:29) - Technical skills vs soft skills

(26:53) - Before land data job, analyze your process first


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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

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.