Becoming a Data Analyst with Merit America

It worked! I changed my career from a long-time educator, business owner and former stay-at-home mom to a Data Analyst! Last winter, this...

So it you're up to 100's of online application with few interview requests, what can you do? One thing that's made a huge difference for...

Recently, I got a screening email from a recruiter. Completing it really demonstrated how far I've come since I first started my job...

This week I've been working on a take-home project for a company I'm interviewing with. There are job seekers out there who dislike the...

You guys! It's starting to come together. I've heard back from 6 applications in the last week, which is astounding considering how long...

I'm about to begin my 5th month of looking for work and honestly, it's getting discouraging. I know the average job search can take 3-6...

I'm 66 applications into the job search process, and honestly it felt like the number should be a lot more. I've been told to expect it...

The biggest project I've done so far for my portfolio was the Google Data Analytics capstone project. There were almost 6 million rows of...

Last year at this time, I had no idea I would be here. I was burning out running my small business and wanted to make plans for a better...

Checking in from the job search battlefield. It's tough out there, especially while the holiday season is in full swing and all I want to...

After 16 weeks as a learner, here’s my final review of the #Merit America program. I was looking for something like this when I first...

WE GRADUATED! My Merit America Data Analytics cohort has completed weeks 14-16 and officially passed into the Job Success phase! It seems...

We're getting close to the end of our Data Analytics program at Merit America. Week 12 & 13 have concluded and job applications have...

Week 10 & 11 of my Merit America have gone by and have been all about the art of data visualization. This is honestly the part I was...

Week 9 of my Merit America journey is about to conclude and the technical aspects have focused on practicing SQL, while the career prep...

It's week 8 and I'm halfway through the Merit America program! I'm starting to see myself as a data analyst and am putting a lot of...

It's week 7 of my #MeritAmerica cohort and as we continue to hone in on cleaned and reliable data, I find myself being more careful...

We're in the immersion phase at Merit and heavy into data cleaning and SQL. From what I've learned about this industry, these are two of...

It's week 4 of my Merit America bootcamp and the end of the Foundations phase. Next week we progress to the ominously titled, "Immersion...

Week 3 of my #MeritAmerica Data Analytics cohort and I'm pretty impressed with the many angles of attack that Merit comes at you to make...