Significant Career Lesson From a Senior Analyst, Strategy and Analytics at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park
Jeff, a Sr. Analyst at SoFi Stadium, believes "owning Excel and SQL skills" has been the most successful lesson in career, especially in the analytics field, because while new technologies emerge, these fundamental tools have "been around forever" and remain invaluable. Mastery of Excel and SQL is Jeff's strongest recommendation for anyone pursuing a similar career path.
Data Analysis, SQL, Excel, Technology, Career Development
Advizer Information
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Jeff Englander
Sr. Analyst, Strategy and Analytics
SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey
Business Management & Admin, Entertainment Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics
Sports & Fitness
Business Strategy
Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Mastering Excel and SQL is invaluable for a career in analytics, regardless of new technologies.
2. Excel and SQL are fundamental tools in the analytics field and are likely to remain relevant.
3. Prioritizing Excel and SQL skills is highly recommended for students aspiring to a role in analytics.
Transcript
What is one lesson you have learned that has proven to be successful in your career?
I would say that owning your Excel and SQL skills will help you more than anything. There are a million different new technologies out there, whether it's AI or something older like Python, for working in this industry or specifically in the analytics field.
Not necessarily the industry of sports, but using those two tools, Excel and SQL, which have been around forever, are still really great. I can't really see them going away anytime soon.
Learning those two tools would be the most driven path I could recommend for trying to be in this type of role.