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Data Analyst Resume Template

Data analyst resumes fail in two ways: a wall of tools with no outcomes, or outcomes with no sign of how you got them. This template pairs each tool with a decision it informed, which is what analytics managers screen for.

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Analytics teams hire through standard ATS portals and search for tool names. A single-column layout keeps SQL, Python and BI tools in clean, searchable text.

Section order: Summary, Skills, Experience, Projects, Education. Career changers should put a portfolio project above unrelated experience.

Priya Natarajan

Data Analyst

Chicago, IL · (555) 905-6631 · [email protected] · linkedin.com/in/priyanatarajan · priya-analytics.com

Profile Summary

Data analyst with 3 years in e-commerce and subscription analytics. Writes production SQL, builds dashboards people actually open, and explains results to non-technical teams. Strongest in retention and pricing analysis.

Skills

SQL · BigQuery · Snowflake · Python · pandas · scikit-learn · Tableau · Looker · dbt · Excel · Power Query · A/B testing · Statistics · Data storytelling

Experience

Data Analyst — Parcelpath07/2023 – Present · Chicago, IL

• Built a churn model in Python that flagged 4,000 at-risk accounts; targeted outreach cut quarterly churn from 6.1% to 5.2%.

• Automated the weekly sales report with SQL and dbt, saving finance about 5 hours a week.

• Designed and analyzed 14 pricing page A/B tests; the winning variant raised annual plan uptake 11%.

• Own the executive KPI dashboard in Looker used in every Monday leadership meeting.

Junior Data Analyst — Greenleaf Grocers06/2022 – 06/2023 · Evanston, IL

• Cleaned and joined POS and loyalty data for 38 stores to build a weekly basket analysis in Tableau.

• Found a promo overlap costing about $40K a quarter in double discounts; fixed in the next pricing cycle.

Education

B.A. in Economics — University of Illinois Chicago2022 · Chicago, IL
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How to fill in a data analyst resume

Tie every tool to a decision

'Built a Tableau dashboard' is a task. 'Built a Tableau churn dashboard the retention team used to target 4,000 at-risk accounts' is a result. Show who used your work and what they did with it.

Be specific about SQL

Window functions, CTEs, query optimization, warehouse names (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift). Specifics help you pass both the ATS and the technical screen.

Link one portfolio project

A public dashboard or a notebook on GitHub gives the hiring manager proof before the take-home. One strong project beats five tutorials.

Translate for non-analysts

Recruiters are often not technical. Lead bullets with the business result (revenue, cost, time saved), then name the method.

Turn duties into results

Recruiters skim for outcomes. Rewrite task bullets with what changed and how you know.

Before

Created reports in SQL and Excel.

After

Automated the weekly sales report with SQL and dbt, saving the finance team about 5 hours a week and removing manual copy errors.

Before

Analyzed customer data.

After

Built a churn model in Python that flagged 4,000 at-risk accounts; targeted outreach cut quarterly churn from 6.1% to 5.2%.

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Keywords data analyst postings ask for

Use the ones that are true for you, in context inside your bullets, not as a list at the bottom.

  • SQL
  • Python (pandas)
  • Excel
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Looker
  • A/B testing
  • Data visualization
  • Dashboarding
  • ETL
  • dbt
  • Statistics
  • Stakeholder reporting
  • BigQuery

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Data Analyst resume FAQ

What should a data analyst resume include?

SQL and at least one BI tool, a scripting language if you use one, bullets that link analysis to business decisions, and a portfolio link for early-career candidates.

Should I list Excel on a data analyst resume?

Yes, especially for business-facing roles. Be specific: pivot tables, Power Query, lookups, and modeling. Many postings still list it first.

How do I get a data analyst job with no experience?

Build one or two projects on real public data, write up the question, method and result, and put them above unrelated experience. Use analysis you did in a non-analyst job too.

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