While I’m looking for a new gig, I’m also working on my data skills by learning SQL & Python. My hope is to switch gears just a bit beyond marketing and get into business intelligence.
Why learn coding languages? Two reasons:
It’s always good to learn something new and expand your brain cells. And it causes you to look at the world differently and find ways to apply what you’re learning. For example, I created a Celsius to Fahrenheit converter after doing some Python exercises, which I think is just super cool!
Second reason: Money. I want to earn more and expand my marketable skills! All jobs are data jobs these days, when you really think about it, so I want to capitalize on the demand for workers who know Python/SQL and such.
How am I learning Python/SQL?
I’m mainly doing the Business Intelligence Data Analyst path on Codecademy. It’s relatively affordable at about $40 a month, which you can cancel at any time. I’m also using free stuff from Python, too.
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