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Echo is CSESoc’s own weekly podcast where we talk about topics all over the place related to CSE, technology and university life. You can expect us getting live sound bites at our events, picking the brains and getting the advice of highly effective people in industry & academia and discussing current issues in the industry.
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Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Our world is now becoming more and more data driven, but what do we do with it all? Enter the field of ✨data analytics✨!! In this episode of the Echo podcast, Subrat and Michael sit down with Vincey Au from Canva to discuss:
- What even is data analytics??? 🙃
- The skills 🧠 you need to grind 💪 to become a data analyst
- Life and culture at Canva 🎨
- Breaking into the industry
- And more!! 🔥 🔥 🔥
Note: This episode was recorded in 2021 during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - What is data analytics, ELI5
03:32 - A/B testing at Canva & dark analytics
05:32 - Data analytics vs. engineering vs. science vs. analytics engineering vs. marketing analytics
07:14 - Coding background give you a head start?
08:33 - Involvement of AI, ML, etc.
09:24 - Analytics Engineering
12:26 - Personal background
17:50 - Volunteering & developing soft skills
18:12 - Gender disparity
19:20 - More on volunteering
21:47 - Internships
24:15 - Working at Canva
35:40 - Changes with COVID
38:27 - Advice on breaking into industry
41:02 - Side note on Red Tape
42:32 - Future goals/plans
44:06 - Outro
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