Free Junior Data Analyst Resume Template

Making projects read like experience

Write each project the way you'd write a job bullet: the dataset, the question, the tools, the finding. 'Analysed 2M rows of public transit data in SQL and Python to identify the ten routes with the worst on-time performance; presented recommendations to the city's open-data group' is a project a hiring manager can picture. Link to a GitHub repository or a published notebook. Coursework and certifications (Google Data Analytics, a SQL course) go in a short section near education. Once you have a year or two in a role, the Data Analyst Resume layout shifts the balance to experience. Career changers can compare the Career Change Resume for how transferable work is framed.

Getting past the first screen

Entry-level analyst postings attract hundreds of applicants and are filtered by keyword before a person reads them. Match the tools in the posting exactly, keep the layout single-column and run the ATS-friendly checklist. Other first-job layouts are grouped under entry-level resume templates; the Junior Software Engineer Resume is the equivalent for engineering.