In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for data analyst positions in Internet companies, and the national "13th Five-Year Plan" has established big data as a national strategy.

The value of big data is highly recognized by more and more individuals and enterprises, and learning big data and playing with big data has become the hottest topic of discussion at this stage, and also the most urgent goal for many enterprises to achieve. And it is expected that the shortage of big data analytics professionals will reach 1,500,000 or more by 2018.

What does a data analyst do

Big data analysts are a group of people who play with data, play with the business value of data, and make data into productivity.

The biggest difference between big data and traditional data is that it is online, real-time, massive in scale and irregular in form, no rules to follow, so it is very important to have people who can play with the data.

On the career development of data analysts

1, data product manager

Data product manager must understand the different companies, in different stages, what data products are needed, and to be able to produce them, which is the core requirement of this position. Second, the data product manager must have enough data analysis ability, if you have the data analysis thinking, and then combined with the company's business will be easier. Finally, the data product manager is a kind of product manager, so it is necessary to have the ability of the product manager at the same time: understanding of the user, demand research, program design, coordination of technology, testing, design and so on.

2. Data Operation

Data analysts are often required to answer questions about market operations by digging into the information behind the data, guiding high-level business decisions, and conducting accurate data mining or advertising. In fact, this is the reason why more and more companies with a need for big data are hiring data analysts. Psychology, economics and statistics-enhanced data analysts have a sharp tool that ordinary operation people can not have, as an entry point to do operation work, with the potential to later rise to the top.

3, management or strategy

In fact, in addition to the company's top management, data analysts are the only people who stand on high ground and look down on the whole situation. Almost everything an Internet company does can be visualized in the data. Strong analytical and discursive skills give data analysts an eagle's eye. Deeply involved in the company's management and business practices, to become a planner or even a decision maker, is a data analyst can stage a comeback.

4, data scientists

With the development of business, more and more industries need to deal with data experts, Internet + is penetrating into advertising, quantitative finance and a variety of other fields. Data analysts should keep an open mind, learn more about areas outside their field of vision, and become experts who understand both technology and business knowledge. Data analysts stand on top of the data and have more opportunities to participate in the business at all times. Behind the data, every awakened analyst may grow into the core of the Internet company.

How to become a data analyst

Not a data major does not affect your choice of skills are important learning ability (data analysts need to keep learning) circle, can understand each other to communicate with each other Recruitment Career Planning Certificate (CPDA Data Analyst Certificate) Data Analyst Professional Conduct professional solid industry knowledge is very clear business is very understanding

Data Analyst The gold content of the certificate

CPDA data analyst certificate for the "two-way certification" (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology + China Data Analytics Association in charge of the industry) certification, and the data analyst certificate can be queried on the official website of the Industrial Information Technology Examination Center. And "CPDA data analyst certificate" can also set up "data analyst firm".

All the students who get the CPDA data analyst certificate in 2018 (including the candidates in the fourth quarter of 2017) can enjoy the one-year membership service of the association.

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