College Experiences That Helped a Data Quality Data Steward at International Bank Succeed
Tarsha, a Data Quality Data Steward, suggests entry-level roles like "data mining" and "data visualization" as good starting points for undergraduates interested in the field. Additionally, the professional highlights "business analyst" as a "very popular and common" first step, emphasizing that most companies now use technology and therefore data, making operational and business analytics roles valuable initial positions.
Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Business Operations, Operations Analytics
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Tarsha Subramaniam
Data Quality Data Steward
International Bank
University of California, Los Angeles
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey M.S. Business Analytics
Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, Statistics
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Data and Analytics
International Student, Immigrant
Video Highlights
1. Entry-level data analytics roles are widely available.
2. Data mining and data visualization positions offer good starting points.
3. Business analyst and operations analytics roles provide valuable experience in working with data within a company context
Transcript
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate college student might consider?
I would say there are a lot of data analytics jobs out there, especially at entry level. There are jobs from data mining, basically learning to work with data.
There are even roles like data visualization that you can start in and get into. Basically, anything that gives you exposure to business operations is a good one.
This is because most companies right now deal with technology, and if they deal with technology, they deal with data. So any sort of field where you're working in operations, like operations analytics or business analytics, those are good first steps.
A business analyst is always a very popular and common first step. That's another way to get your foot in the door.