Ian Klosowicz
You can switch to data analytics from almost any background, and the timeline is measured in months of consistent work, not years. What changes by background is the story you tell and the skills that carry over. This guide gathers every post on timelines, age, and specific career switches.
It took me about a year from deciding to pursue data to getting hired. I count the first 5 to 6 months as a mistake, because I spent them learning Python before I found out it was not required for the job I got.
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