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Data Analyst resume example

Data analysts turn raw numbers into reports and insights that help a business decide what to do.

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Karthik Subramanian

Chennai, Tamil Nadu · +91 90000 00105 · [email protected]

Summary

Data analyst with 3 years of experience turning sales and operations data into clear dashboards and recommendations. Skilled in SQL, Excel and Power BI, with a habit of checking data quality before drawing conclusions.

Experience

Data Analyst, Marina Retail Group

Chennai · Jun 2023 to Present

Built 12 Power BI dashboards for sales and inventory used by 80 store managers every week.
Wrote SQL queries on a 40-million-row dataset to find slow-moving stock, helping cut dead stock by 18%.
Automated a weekly report in Python that saved the team 10 hours a week.
Presented findings to senior management and recommended a pricing change that increased margin by 3%.

Junior Analyst, Coromandel Analytics

Chennai · Jul 2021 to May 2023

Cleaned and validated customer data from 5 sources, reducing duplicate records by 22%.
Created Excel models and pivot tables for monthly business reviews.
Supported A/B tests on email campaigns and reported results to the marketing team.

Education

B.Sc., Statistics, Southern University, Chennai (2018 to 2021) · First Class (78%)

Skills

SQL · Excel (advanced) · Power BI · Python · Pandas · Data cleaning · Data visualisation · A/B testing · Statistics · Tableau · Reporting · Stakeholder communication

Certifications

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst, Microsoft (2023)

This is a made-up example. The person, companies, colleges and numbers are fictional. Do not copy them: use the structure and write about your own real work.

What recruiters look for

SQL, Excel and a BI tool named clearly, since job posts filter on them.
A business result for each analysis: money saved, time saved or a decision changed.
Size of the data you handled, so they can judge the scale of your work.

Mistakes to avoid

Describing tools without outcomes (“used Power BI”) instead of the decision it helped.
Leaving out the audience. Say who used the dashboard, such as store managers or the CFO.
Skipping a portfolio. One public dashboard or notebook proves a lot.

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Questions

What skills should a data analyst resume have?

SQL, Excel and one visualisation tool (Power BI or Tableau) are the most asked for. Add Python if you use it for cleaning or automation.

How do I get a data analyst job as a fresher?

Build two or three projects on public datasets, show them with links, and describe the question, method and finding for each.