Data Analyst resume example
A data analyst resume gets read for about seven seconds. What survives that read: a two-line summary with a number in it, bullets that start with a result, and the skills the posting asked for. Below is a complete example you can adapt, and the rough notes it was generated from.
Summary
Data analyst with 4 years turning messy sales and product data into decisions. Built the dashboard suite leadership uses weekly and found a pricing leak worth $240k a year.
Experience bullets that work
- Found a discount-stacking leak in checkout data worth $240k/year; fix shipped within 2 weeks.
- Built 14 Tableau dashboards replacing 30 manual weekly spreadsheets, saving the team ~10 hours a week.
- Designed and analysed 20+ A/B tests; the winning onboarding flow lifted activation by 7%.
- Modelled churn drivers with logistic regression; the retention campaign it informed cut churn by 1.5 points.
- Cleaned and documented 60 dbt models so other teams could self-serve.
Key skills for a data analyst
- SQL
- Python (pandas)
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Excel
- A/B testing
- dbt
- Stakeholder reporting
Common mistakes
- Listing tools without saying what decision the analysis changed.
- Hiding the business impact behind technical detail.
- Omitting SQL: it is the first filter most recruiters apply.
From rough notes to a finished resume
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Maria Lopez maria@example.com BrightCart, Data Analyst, 2022-now - found discount leak 240k/yr - 14 tableau dashboards, replaced 30 spreadsheets - A/B tests, onboarding +7% activation NorthBank, Junior Analyst, 2020-2022 - churn model, retention campaign BSc Economics SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, dbt, ExcelGenerate this resume free — then swap in your notes
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