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Patterns, datasets, hypotheses, oh my! Explore the ins-and-outs of a career in data analysis.

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News Travels Fast: How the News Inspired Practicum Grad Atajan Adbyyev to Pursue Data Analytics

Practicum Student Pedro Giestas Gomes Shares How the Global Trend for Disappearing Jobs Fueled His Career Shift

Trading Netflix Hours for a New Profession: Practicum Grad Xia Cui Shares How She Became a Data Analyst

Student stories

Turning Oddity into Passion: Practicum Grad Melissa Raje Shares How MS Excel Ignited Her Interest in Data Analytics

Practicum graduate Melissa Raje discovered her interest and passion for data analytics through spreadsheets, which, in turn, resulted in a much-anticipated career shift.

Student project

Video Game Localization: How to Find Out User Difficulty and Expectations

Here's a real-world project by Xia Cui, a student from Practicum by Yandex Data Analyst program, from which you'll learn how data analysis helps to solve video gaming challenges.

Sailing into a Data Career: An Interview with Brad Stansbury

Industry expert Brad Stansbury wasn’t thrilled to end up in sales, but that experience set the stage for a smooth transition into data analysis.

A New Level: Practicum grad Jenn Foskett Talks Career Enhancement

Sparks of Joy: Data Analyst Dash Wieland Reflects on His Profession

Practicum caught up with Dash to ask about his move from marketing to data analysis, the pros and cons of being an analyst, and the threat of a robot apocalypse.

Student stories

Defeating the Odds: Practicum grad Yanina talks migration, motherhood, and student life

The data was telling her a new start was nearly impossible, so she learned how to control the numbers.

Job profiles Practicum team

Data Analysis or Data Science: Which Path is Right for You?

If you’re thinking about a career in data, it’s important that you know how they differ in terms of skillsets, responsibilities, and salaries.

Interview with a Superhero: Meet Practicum grad, Margarita “Rita” Sandomirskaya

When you look up “superhero” in the dictionary, don’t be surprised if you see a picture of Rita Sandomirskaya (trust us, it’s there).

Student stories

New Country? New Career Path?

Practicum grad Danny Garcia shows us how it’s done

Other professions

Learn about the industry's most in-demand professions with us! (Because you deserve industry expertise from industry experts, right?)

Software Engineer

Data Scientist

Beginner-friendly

Software Engineering Bootcamp

Challenge level

Skillset you’ll get

Full-stack: JavaScript, ReactJS, HTML, CSS, Babel, Webpack, NPM, Github, Git, Rest API, Google Cloud, MongoDB, Node.js

Your future job title

Software Engineer/ Web Developer / Full-Stack Developer / Full-Stack Software Engineer

Beginners&intermediate friendly

Data Science Bootcamp

Challenge level

Skillset you’ll get

Python, Pymystem, NTLK, Numpy, Plotly, Dash, Seaborn, Tableau, Matplotlib, Sci-kit learn, Pandas, Jupyter Notebook, CatBoost, XGBoost, LightGBM, PySpark, Keras

Your future job title

Data Scientist / Senior Business Intelligence Analyst / Machine Learning Engineer / Senior Data Science Consultant