How to tailor your CV for a data analyst job in the UK
Data analyst ads usually name the exact tools they use, such as SQL, Excel, Power BI or Tableau. Matching those words, and showing a result you produced with them, is what gets a CV shortlisted.
Keywords to look for in the job ad
Check the ad for these words. Use them only where your experience genuinely backs them up.
SQLExcelPower BITableauPythondata cleaningdashboardsstatisticsstakeholdersreporting
What to show
+Pair every tool with a result, such as a dashboard, a report or a decision it informed.
+Show that you cleaned messy data, not only analysed tidy data.
+Say who read your work, even if it was a tutor or society committee.
A common mistake
Saying you are 'good with data' without naming tools or showing an output someone used.
Example bullet, before and after
Before
Analysed data for my dissertation.
After
Cleaned and analysed survey data from 240 respondents in Python and Excel, and presented the findings in a dashboard used in my dissertation defence.
Items in [square brackets] are for you to fill in with real figures. Never add numbers you cannot back up.
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