When hiring data analysts, which of these skills do you value highest?

Data & AnalyticsTalent Sourcing & Hiring

Data management9%

Domain knowledge52%

Machine learning15%

Probability and statistics15%

Statistical visualization6%

SQL2%

Statistical programming2%

123 PARTICIPANTS
1.3k viewscircle icon1 Comment
Sort by:
Chief Data Officer2 years ago

None of the above.  The ability to communicate a data story (not just a visualization or domain knowledge) in a way that is meaningful to the lay-person is harder to find than just the data skills.  The best data analysts have "sales" skills, they listen to the business, understand their problems, and present solutions that make sense to them.  Not a common combination with statistics backgrounds.

Content you might like

What are key ways in which your organization should hire affordable AI and data science talent? Check all that apply.

Recruit talent from diverse or non-traditional backgrounds (e.g. different degrees, institutions, or work experience)33%

Recruit less experienced AI talent with a high aptitude to learn 43%

Communicate the intrinsic benefits of the role (e.g., mission, culture, resources, opportunity for impact) 31%

Build talent pipelines through partnerships with academia and professional societies44%

Hire and upskill internal talent49%

Use specialized AI recruitment agencies10%

Other (please share details in comments)1%

View Results

Are your managers just as confused about AI as their teams? Who in your IT org do you think needs more AI training and education, managers or their teams?

Read More Comments

Data Analytics-as-a-Service (DAaaS) is a cloud-based delivery model for data analytics & AI.  What do you see as the most important enabler for you to adopt DAaaS for your business?

Ease of getting my data into the DAaaS platform11%

Tools that make it easy to create use cases with the DAaaS platform41%

A pre-existing library of dashboards and report templates to help me quickly get up-and-running31%

The ability to try out the DAaaS platform for free before buying7%

Services from the DAaaS vendor (consulting, support, training)4%

Confidence that my data is safe in the cloud3%

View Results

What kind of growth opportunities can be offered to data/analytics talent? How do we keep them in the org?

Which tech conference do you intend to attend in person next year or have already participated in this year, and what motivated your choice?

Read More Comments