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What kind of prospects do I have for job anons?

>graduated from state uni
>degree in economics
>Fluent in Spanish, good in Portuguese, okay in Malay
>have certifications in SQL,excel, Tableau, Javascript and R certs on the way


Recently had 4hr data analyst interview for a company making 4.5B yearly (3rd round interview)

my bro who is a realtor saying I'll never make bank. Thing is tho he is bragging about buying a house but his gf's mom bought it under her name and he is acting like it is his achievement. His gf babysits fucking dogs kek

>tfw also studying to take IFM actuary exam this spring

"yeah anon but you'll never make bank I work 14hr days 7 days a week. I want a house in Vail and blah blah blah" - my bro

thoughts?

>> No.12237830

Starbucks if lucky

>> No.12237840
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>>12237830
darn

>> No.12237846

>Malay
That's an odd skill. Why? Family?

>> No.12237861

>>12237846
gf is from Malaysia. I like learning languages so figured I'd learn it since it uses the Latin alphabet

spent 3 months in Malaysia after I graduated

>> No.12237915

probably should be able to find something business intelligence related anywhere

>> No.12237963

>>12237915
I've been applying to business analyst, project coordinator, data analyst positions

many denied applications but meh I hope this one company comes through

>> No.12237969

>>12237729
>Graduated from law school
>got a judicial clerkship
>have to start looking for another job for next year
>I know about blockchain, smart contracts, and their position in the law. In contact with bunch of lawyers in tech

Gonna make it.

>> No.12237990

>>12237969
give me your linkedIn....

>> No.12238002

Your prospects are entry level BI bullshit such as the data analyst role you interviewed for.

A piece of advice to all /biz/nessmen still in school: get internships before you graduate.

>> No.12238037

>>12238002
ok yeah I'm looking for bullshit while I bump up my skills. I would have got internships but decided to travel and fuck around.

at least I'm making headway with software certifications

>> No.12238051

>>12237729
Do those certs actually mean anything?

>> No.12238057

>>12237729
if you're getting interviews you're fine. But I'd suggest building some kind of portfolio. i.e. make some crud apps in javascript utilizing sql. Maybe do some type of statistics oriented project to showcase your skills. real work > certs, unless the job you're applying for specifically wants you to have certain certs.

>> No.12238081

>>12238051
Does my degree mean anything? It means something to someone I'm sure. Certs are just me saying "hey I'm not lying my ass off here I actually took the time to do something"

>> No.12238092

>>12237729
economics is pretty lowtier

>> No.12238096

>>12238057
hey thanks I'll give that shit app a go, I also have a tableau profile where I showcase some work. I modeled some NASA research center data

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>>12238092
couldn't get into CS so I decided just to go with economics and boost that with software skills and foreign language skills

>> No.12238133

>>12238081
How much are these certs generally? What if I took Java classes in university, is a cert to prove my skills a waste of time?

>> No.12238163

>>12238133
I use those online classes that are popular rn like udemy, i use lynda (owned by linkedIn) so the certs directly apply to your profile.

the excel and tableau are from Microsoft and tableau respectively

the site is free for me since I use my library card but for others, it is $30 a month

>> No.12238210

>>12238163
I guess if its from Microsoft or some shit it might carry some weight.

Isn't the problem that online classes are generally "dumbed down", so employers are skeptical?

That being said, I've taken some decent MIT & NYU courses, how do I list them on my resume. These were the classroom equivalents, all course materials were included.

>> No.12238259

>>12238210
i mean personally if it is super dumbed down I can tell and just fuck off. however, the classes on lynda has legit professionals teaching them and I actually feel like I'm forwarding myself and linkedin has pumped a lot of money into it.

I'd list your classes under post graduate selective learning or something and then list the individual classes and unis

>> No.12238312

>>12238259
How about textbooks,? I've read through Damodaran's Investment Valuation and the McKinsey Valuation textbooks.

>> No.12238314

>>12237729
A, pues mira que bien.

Dude reach me out im a brainlet and need to make this work on bitmex data

https://github.com/vhcandido/GA-currency-strength/tree/master/
https://public.bitmex.com/?prefix=data/trade/

Not going to pay you any, but hey, i will share some algos for you ;)

>> No.12238349

>have certifications in SQL,excel, Tableau, Javascript and R certs on the way

which particular certifications?

>> No.12238395

>>12238312
I typically read economic texts because that's just my interest in general.

>The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard Keynes
> The courage to act by Ben Bernanke
>The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
>Economics by Paul Samuelson

Rando books

>Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
>So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport

>> No.12238404

>>12238349
SQL, Excel, Tableau got already

working on

R and Javascript

>> No.12238638

>>12238395
>plebeian, the reading list
Stick to fucking SEA monkeys

>> No.12238668

>>12238638
these books formed the basis of my knowledge on which my education built.

what is your list, anon?

>> No.12239471

Depends on what you want to do, you haven't specified any field but it seems like your all over the place with the certs and actuary exam.

>> No.12239494

>>12239471
I've been applying to business analyst, project coordinator, data analyst positions

data analyst would be the aim

>> No.12239529

>>12239494
Nice. Don't be disappointed if your first job isn't stellar. I took a shitty desktop support job out of school and ended up in infosec at a top 10 international bank bc I never stopped networking and applying

>> No.12240396

>>12237846
which means you pretty much also speak indonesian
kl isn't a bad place to be...get a job there, and then work your way into a transfer to Singapore

>> No.12240430

>>12237729
Should've got a degree in Math while minoring CS or Stat if you wanted guaranteed 200k+ job out of college. Continue working on your R and statistical analysis skills.