Data Analyst resume keywords
Most data analyst applications are screened by software before a person reads them: the ATS ranks resumes by how many of the posting's words they contain. The lists below are the terms that show up most in data analyst job ads. Use the ones that are true for you, with the same spelling the ad uses.
Hard skills and ATS keywords
- SQL
- Python (pandas)
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Excel
- A/B testing
- dbt
- Stakeholder reporting
- Data visualization
- Data cleaning
- KPI reporting
- Google Analytics
- Statistical analysis
- ETL
- Looker
- Forecasting
- Cohort analysis
- BigQuery
Soft skills recruiters look for
- Business acumen
- Storytelling with data
- Attention to detail
- Curiosity
- Stakeholder management
Soft skills only count when a bullet proves them. "Team player" is ignored; "Found a discount-stacking leak in checkout data worth $240k/year; fix shipped within 2 weeks." shows it.
Action verbs to start your bullets
- Analysed
- Identified
- Built
- Automated
- Modelled
- Presented
- Uncovered
- Standardised
How to use these keywords
- Mirror the job ad: if it says "Data visualization", do not write a synonym.
- Put the top 6–8 in a skills section and repeat the key ones inside experience bullets with a number.
- Never list a skill you cannot talk about in an interview.
- Keep the file text-based (no skills inside images or tables), or the ATS cannot read it.
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