What a Business Intelligence and Analytics Manager at Warner Bros. Discovery Wishes They Had Known Before Entering the Data Analytics Industry
Gideon, a Manager of Business Intelligence & Analytics, emphasizes the critical importance of strong technical skills, particularly SQL, for success in the industry, advising that "you just gotta get the technical skills as sharp as possible." This advice stems from their own experience, wishing they had prioritized SQL proficiency earlier in their career, even before specializing in their current field.
Data Analysis, SQL, Technical Skills, Career Development, Industry Realities
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Gideon Rosenthal
Manager, Business Intelligence & Analytics
Warner Bros. Discover
Duke, 2013
UCLA Anderson
Computer Science
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Data and Analytics
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Video Highlights
1. Develop strong technical skills, especially SQL, as it's widely applicable across many roles and industries.
2. Consider the specific industry you want to work in and tailor your skill development accordingly.
3. Gaining technical skills early on can be beneficial, even if you're not directly using them in your current role; they offer versatility for career pivots.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone had told you before you entered the industry?
My number one recommendation if you want to get into this role is to develop strong technical skills. The most important of these is SQL, but this is good advice for almost any job these days. Nearly every role uses SQL in some capacity.
So, my top recommendation before entering the industry is to sharpen your technical skills as much as possible. There's a lot of time to do that in college. It sounds like you maybe could have started sooner, or perhaps you didn't realize how critical those skills would be.
I also think that, as weird as it sounds, I wasn't working with SQL on a day-to-day basis as a software engineer. I wish I had gotten those skills under my belt first. But you also need to know which industry you're going into, and I kind of pivoted.
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