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Data analyst resumes win on tools plus business outcomes: dashboards people used, decisions your analysis changed, hours your automation saved.

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Skills data analyst employers screen for

  • SQL
  • Excel / Google Sheets
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Python (pandas)
  • Data cleaning
  • Data visualisation
  • Reporting & dashboards
  • Statistics basics
  • Business communication

Tips from recruiters

  • Name your tools precisely — 'Power BI (DAX, Power Query)' beats 'BI tools'.
  • Quantify: rows processed, report frequency, accuracy improved.
  • Include one business outcome per role, not just tasks.
  • A small portfolio dashboard (with sample data) is powerful proof.

Summary framework — replace the [brackets] with your real facts

Data analyst with [X] years turning raw data into decisions using SQL, [BI tool] and Python. Built dashboards used by [audience] and automated reporting that saved [number] hours per week. Strong on data cleaning, KPI design and presenting findings to non-technical teams.

Keywords worth mirroring honestly: dashboard, KPI, insights, reporting, forecast, data quality.

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