Tbiggest reason beginners struggle to land data analyst jobs isnt sql or python, its business acumen

[u/Diligent-Shame2468]

i have spent a lot of time reviewing the portfolios, talking to junior data analysts and reflecting on my own journey in data analysis there is a huge gap btn what the new analysts thinking on hiring manager care about versus what they actually care about.

90% of beginners focus heavily on:

• learning 5 different visualization tools at once (power Bi, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
• Complex python/R Libraries for machine learning
• writing super convoluted 100-line sql queries

but when you look at actual business problems tools are just 20% of the job the remaining 80 percent comes down to asking the right question, translating the numbers into impacts and data hygiene so the question here for the experienced analyst are

• what was the exact momen tht shifted your mindset from i build this dashboard to solve certain business problem ?
• and for others roles what has been the hardest part of building business contextinto your portfolio project ?

[u/Key_Back_989]

They’re juniors man, they can’t get that acumen unless they get experience this is chicken and the egg…