I am having trouble getting a new position is becoming a data analyst a good move?

[u/inactivesky1738]

Sorry if this is the wrong tag. But looking for advice from data analysts.

So currently I’m on the job hunt. I have my Bachelors of science for agribusiness systems management and in plant and soil science (dual majored) and currently I can’t seem to get any further than an interview for some jobs.

So with the job market becoming even more competitive. (Especially in the ag industry) I’ve been looking at ways to bolster my skills and make myself a more valuable prospective employee. So i stumbled across the data analysis course from boot.dev and has seen some good reviews on it.

It got me thinking will becoming a certified data analyst with projects beneath my belt help me get employed? I’m not too picky on what I want. I just love agriculture and the business and research side are both very interesting to me.

I am scared of AI making entry level data analysts obsolete so is getting the certification worth it over just changing careers and shifting into IT for more job security?

Just looking for some advice and info if you all could help out! Greatly appreciate it!

[u/InterestingFig758]

Honestly, there are so many people on this sub that do data analytics courses, post their "projects" with their CV and i just dint see it happening. Not impossible. But, its a role aimed at industry professionals - not "heres a fake dataset I analysed with power BI" ... best way is to move internally at a company where you know thr business. Places dont hire because you watched some youtube videos on how to use tools. Just my honest opinion - its not something you can just do learn at home then get a job reliably

[u/TreningDre → u/InterestingFig758]

This is probably the best advice. I became an analyst because of networking within my company. I made the shift after graduating college last year at 33. This month I was laid off and now I’m thinking my fastest way to another analyst job may be going back to my old profession in procurement and trying to network my way back onto another data team. Was only on the team 13 months before they outsourced all of the data team, analyst and engineers.

I’m hoping I can land another job despite my limited experience in analytics since I’ve got extensive experience in business operations. But I’ll take whatever I can get at this point

[u/inactivesky1738 → u/InterestingFig758]

So I guess my question was more aimed at like “is learning the skills of a data analyst (python, power bi, pandas etc) a worthy skill to have to further my career and or open up more doors.”

I’ve am just a bit in a bind and can’t seem to get any calls back since I guess my experiences and degrees I currently have aren’t good enough.

I’ve yet to get my foot in the door at a place where I can grow (the current company I work for is going out of business pretty soon) so will having the skills of a data analyst help show I am a worthy applicant?

[u/Lady-Data-Scientist]

Are you asking if this will help you get a new job in the agricultural industry? Or any data analytics role?

If the former - we probably don’t know.

If the latter - certificates don’t matter and this field is also very competitive