Data Analyst → Data Scientist

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Data Analyst → Data Scientist

Turn data into decisions — SQL, analysis, storytelling; later ML depth.

SQL + analytics craft first, then modeling literacy for the scientist track.

THEi ICT prospects: Data Analysts rising to Data Scientists.

🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics

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Practice labs for this career path

Prioritize these virtual projects for “Data Analyst → Data Scientist” so your portfolio matches the role.

Pandas Internship Funnel Lab

Explain conversion with funnel data and actions

Open

SQL Lab: SQLite + Node.js

Backend core: SQL and relational modeling

Open

Selenium Job Scrape & Demand Analysis

Map your skills to real job postings and gaps

Open

RAG Hit Rate Lab

RAG: measure Hit@k and improve retrieval hit rate

Open

Build an H5 + JS Portfolio Site

Build a portfolio front door recruiters can browse

Open

TPM Project Brief under Pressure

TPM: pressurized scope, defended cuts, change control

Open

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Next: interview prep

Start with Behavioral questions for this path, and turn your labs into STAR stories.

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Skills to build

SQL & data wrangling

Joins, aggregates, messy CSV → clean tables

Stage 1

Analytics storytelling

Metrics, funnels, stakeholder one-pagers

Stage 1

Python for analysis

Pandas, charts, reproducible notebooks

Stage 2

ML literacy (scientist track)

Train/eval basics without overclaiming

Stage 3

Certifications

Optional analytics / cloud data cert

Useful signal after 1–2 real analyses

Stage 1

Projects & portfolio

Funnel / KPI case study

CareerAck Pandas Funnel Lab or equivalent

Stage 1

Public analysis write-up

Problem → method → insight → action

Stage 2

Internship planning

Data analyst intern

Reporting, dashboards, experiment readouts

Stage 1

Data scientist pathway

Add modeling projects after analyst internship

Stage 2

Mentors who can guide this path Points 8 mentors Book with points 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics

Taylor

Data Analyst Tencent 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 📊 Business & Analytics 20 consultations Points · 15 min

Tencent data analyst , metrics, experimentation and decision storytelling.

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Jerry

Product Manager Tencent 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 📊 Business & Analytics ✏️ Design & UX 19 consultations Points · 15 min

Tencent product manager , user research, roadmap prioritisation and cross-functional delivery.

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Winko

Tech Consulting · Backend Oracle · Tencent 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics 16 consultations Points · 15 min

Oracle technical consulting background plus Tencent backend engineering , enterprise and internet s…

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Iris

AI / Web3 Product Manager Baidu · Web3 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 📊 Business & Analytics ✏️ Design & UX 15 consultations Points · 15 min

AI PM at Baidu with Web3 product experience , roadmaps, user research, and 0→1 launches.

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Max

Pre-sales Engineer Huawei / Alibaba 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics 15 consultations Points · 15 min

Pre-sales engineer experience across Huawei and Alibaba , bridging customers and product teams.

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Anson

AI Product Manager ByteDance 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 📊 Business & Analytics 14 consultations Points · 15 min

ByteDance AI Product Manager , shipping AI features at consumer scale.

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Kelvin

Technical Presale Tencent 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics 14 consultations Points · 15 min

Tencent technical presale , customer discovery, solution design and PoC delivery for enterprise acc…

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Cassie

Solutions Engineer Tencent 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 💻 Computer Science 📊 Business & Analytics 13 consultations Points · 15 min

Tencent Solutions Engineer helping enterprise customers turn cloud & AI into shipped outcomes.

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TENCENT MOBILITY LIMITED · 深圳 · jobs_gov_gbayes

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Work Force Nexus · Australia, · remoteok

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Grow the Roses · Only, · remoteok

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InterEx Group · Remote · remoteok

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