Are you a statistician waiting to stretch your capabilities? Do you want to move beyond academics, biosciences and policy making? Then hold your breath.
A recent trend in analytics hiring reveals that "Statistics" is a desired degree for many of the job roles.
Statistical methods are applied to almost every area of business and industry. From developing of analytics algorithms to
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Analytics maturity in India climbs new rungs of opportunity, as it gets tied to cricket, beauty pageants and news distribution. Personalisation knocks on your living room with customised ads on your TV set and tailor-made news in your local language on your smart phone.
Takes you back to this quote;
The ladder of success is best climbed by
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Before I do a blog on the latest craze in the hiring landscape – ecommerce analytics, I’d like to cover digital analytics in its new avatar.
As this article in Forbes magazine says, 2014 was the Year of Digital Marketing Analytics, when the ‘digital’ took over the marketing landscape. According to analytics pundits, the trend spills
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The way businesses work is fast changing. We now have telephone interviews, skype sessions and of course, the conventional face-to-face. The entire process of getting interviewed starts with a telephone call or email from your institute or company. So at the very outset, what you need to do is gather information about the interview -
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"If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything." -- Ronald Coase, British economist
If you thought DATA was only ‘mined’ and ‘extracted’ for analysis, take a look at this frequently used method of ‘data dredging’.
As we move over from traditional eyeballing of statistical data to dig deeper into machine based techniques, the
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As analytics hiring increases across e-commerce companies, we decided to compile a list of interview questions to give you an idea what to expect.
At the very outset however, DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Research the company. Look at its site. Understand its mission statement and product offerings. Try to figure out what data is collected and how
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Today, a stand-alone degree or post-grad, is not sufficient to make you stand out in your chosen field of career. As industries and businesses become more competitive, global and specialised, you need to keep pace with changing environments and IT systems.
If you are a fresh student, you certainly have the advantage of being familiar with
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The year 2014 witnessed phenomenal maturity of the Indian Analytics industry. We have seen all our predictions for 2014 come true and they crossover to 2015.
As we continue to trace the Indian analytics trajectory, here is the list of Top 11 Analytics Predictions for 2015.
Analytics talent development on an all-time high
We expect to see
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Last month I had mentioned why Analytics reigns supreme among Engineering graduates. Now I shall tell you why MBA degree holders are also opting for analytics as a career!
To begin with, a significant chunk of analytics hiring is happening across all industries. Work profiles are crossing over to various functional skills. Middle and senior positions now require management degrees with add-on
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The Analytics landscape is developing at a fast pace. In such a scenario, where technologies keep crossing over to the analytics domain, you need to catch up with emerging technologies, tools and terminologies.
In pursuance with IVY initiatives to keep you up-to-date with innovative technologies in use, we have devoted this blog to a technology we
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At IVY Professional School, we have addressed common Analytics Interview Questions from time to time. In keeping with the emerging demands of the profession, we begin a monthly series of resource blogs featuring common interview questions in various areas – SAS analytics, Business analytics, Consulting firms - wrapping up with a ‘popular questions’ list.
Questions that
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The year 2014 witnessed a significant shift in workplace demands across the country. Skill sets that display high levels of interpersonal skills are now in greater demand. As 89 percent of businesses worry about the quality of future leaders, people-centric soft skills occupy space in new hiring criteria.
Employers are faced with an always-connected generation inseparable from their mobile devices. They report a lack
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As 2014 year draws to an end, we decided to draw up one of those typical end-of-the-year lists we are all so fond of.
This is a list of the most searched-for Analytics companies.
Search Engine used - Google
Global
Target Analytics
Amazon
IBM
Data Monitor
Dell Global Analytics
HP Global Analytics
Deloitte Analytics
Accenture Analytics
Absolute Data
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Global figures – 10/25 skills in demand require some knowledge of statistical analytics / data analytics / Big Data
In a digital era of disruptive technologies, analytics and statistical skills surface as the key skillsets.
Professional networking website LinkedIn released this list of the “The 25 Hottest Skills That Got People Hired in 2014” The LinkedIn Economic Graph
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Are you ready to make your career in Healthcare Analytics? Then this is just for you!
The healthcare industry is undergoing a radical transformation. From merely collecting data it is now turning towards extracting value-based insights. Improved patient care, reduction in costs and the prominent role of Public Health agencies, is driving increased application of analytics in
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“Analytics is the biggest draw for Engineering hirers”.
Move over IT and finance. As 2014 draws to an end, Analytics reigns supreme amongst Engineering graduates.
Let us take a quick look at the changing recruiting landscape:
Start-ups have replaced conventional multinationals as top recruiters in campus placements (check this out)
E-tailers are the hottest recruiters today (Flipkart,
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