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In this episode, we explore the incredible story of Zach Wilson, a data engineer who skyrocketed his annual salary from $30,000 to $500,000 in just five years.

Zach shares his experiences working for top tech companies like Facebook, Netflix, and Airbnb and details his transformation from a struggling drug user to a highly successful engineer.

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Timestamps:

(4:29) Key to Career Success

(10:39) Is Job Hopping Worth It?

(18:16) Data Analyst to Data Engineer

(22:19) The Rise of Analytics Engineers

(32:21) Zach’s Upbringing

(37:32) The Secret to Growth

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Learn three powerful resume hacks to navigate the applicant tracking system (ATS) and significantly increase your chances of landing a data job.

Discover how changing your job titles, editing your job experiences, and creatively enhancing bullet points on your resume can help you get noticed in an oversaturated job market.

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Timestamps:

01:21 Hack #1

05:12 Hack #2

07:50 Hack #3

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Avery talks with guest Shailvi Wakhlu, a seasoned data professional who navigated her way from individual contributor to head of analytics and senior director roles.

In this episode, Shailvi shares practical tips on self-advocacy, negotiating salaries, and effectively showcasing your skills.

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Timestamps:

(03:34) Why Self-Advocacy is Essential

(10:17) Navigating Workplace Challenges

(28:51) Encouragement for Aspiring Data Professionals

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In this episode, I interview Mark Freeman and talk about how he transitioned from public health to data science! We talk about what worked well in his journey, and what didn't, including a $20,000 investment gone sideways. Mark also gives some amazing LinkedIn job hacks! 

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mafreeman2/ 

Check out opening's at Humu (Mark's company): https://boards.greenhouse.io/humu

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In this episode, I talk with Andreas Kretz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-kretz/) who is an amazing resource for the data engineering community. He runs an incredibly affordable data engineering bootcamp called Learn Data Engineering (https://learndataengineering.com) and also has an extensive YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY8mzqqGwl5_bTpBY9qLMAA). 

We talked about how Andreas got started with data engineering, why he like it so much, and how others can get started. I also share my story of interviewing with Facebook for a data engineering position. 

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In this episode, I talk to Matt Blasa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mblasa/) about how he does data science freelancing. We also talk about online portfolios, data governance, and why he posts on LinkedIn. Enjoy!

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Matt Francsis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewfrancsis/) joined the show today and talked about his journey from geology to data science. He talked about how a data science bootcamp and a "stepping-stone" job that utilized his geology background, ended up helping him break into the field completely. 

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Flow Immersive is the next generation of data visualization and storytelling. Sign up to be on the waitlist: https://flowimmersive.com/signup

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Here are some of the topics we covered in this episode… warning, we covered quite a bit.

Data books recommendations, an update on my complete data science bootcamp, and what background is best for data science (spoiler: all backgrounds are welcome), is data getting oversaturated, and how to get a job with no experience.

With that being said, we are at 742 downloads. I’m really excited to hit 1,000. If you could just pause for 30 seconds and think of anyone you know that could benefit from this podcast, and share it with them, I would love you forever.

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In this Ask Avery Show, we talk about all things data science careers. We talk about Data Career Jumpstart which is coming out soon, you can sign up for updates at DataCareerJumpstart.com.

We tackle Automation vs Data Science, unpaid internships, how to prepare for data interviews, how to start a data science project, how to make a data project portfolio, and more!

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