A data analyst resume that shows the questions you answered and the decisions they changed, with the SQL, Python and BI tools named exactly as postings name them.
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Dates on every role
4 measurable bullets per role
Keywords from real postings
Default's skill rows make SQL, BI tools and methods easy to scan.
Kevin Tran
Data Analyst, Product and Revenue Analytics
Atlanta, GA | (404) 555-0136 | [email protected] | github.com/kevintran-data
Professional Summary
Data analyst with 5 years in e-commerce and fintech analytics. Built the retention model behind a win-back program worth $2.4M a year and replaced 20+ manual reports with self-serve Looker dashboards. Strong in SQL, Python and experiment analysis.
Technical Skills
Languages: SQL, Python (pandas, scikit-learn), R
BI and data: Looker, Tableau, dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery, Excel
Methods: A/B testing, Regression, Cohort analysis, Forecasting, Data modeling
Professional Experience
Data Analyst IIFeb 2023 – Present
Peachtree Pay | Atlanta, GA
Built a churn-risk model in Python (logistic regression) that targets a win-back campaign now recovering $2.4M a year.
Rebuilt revenue reporting in dbt and Looker, replacing 20+ spreadsheet reports and cutting month-end close by 2 days.
Analyzed 40+ A/B tests a year with product teams, including the checkout change that lifted conversion 6%.
Wrote the team's SQL style guide and review checklist, adopted by 9 analysts.
Data AnalystAug 2020 – Jan 2023
Magnolia Home Goods | Remote
Segmented 1.2M customers by purchase behavior in SQL, informing an email strategy that raised repeat orders 14%.
Built Tableau dashboards for inventory and marketing used daily by 35 people across 4 teams.
Found a tracking bug that double-counted mobile orders, correcting a 9% overstatement in reported revenue.
Built a Python demand forecast for the top 300 products, cutting peak-season stockouts 18%.
Reporting AnalystJun 2019 – Jul 2020
Southern State Credit Union | Athens, GA
Automated 12 weekly branch reports with SQL and Excel Power Query, saving 10 hours of manual work a week.
Produced the quarterly loan performance pack for the board.
Removed 8,000 duplicate member records in SQL before a CRM migration.
Answered 15+ ad hoc data requests a month from branch and lending managers.
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Keep the structure
Summary, then 3 roles newest first, then skills grouped the way data analyst postings list them. Recruiters scan in that order.
Write your own numbers
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Section by section
What to put in a data analyst resume
What each section should say, what to leave out, and a line you can model yours on.
Section
What to write
What to avoid
Example
Summary
Years, domain, your strongest tools and one result in money or time.
"Data-driven professional" without a result.
Data analyst, 5 years; churn model behind a $2.4M win-back program.
Experience
Question, method, decision or result. Include data size where it helps.
"Created dashboards" with no users or outcome.
Segmented 1.2M customers in SQL; repeat orders rose 14%.
Skills
Languages, BI tools, warehouses and methods, grouped.
Rating bars or every library you've imported once.
BI and data: Looker, dbt, Snowflake.
Projects (optional)
A public analysis or notebook if your experience is short.
Tutorial datasets without your own question.
Kaggle notebook on city bike demand, 3k views.
Education and certifications
Degree and relevant certificates.
Long coursework lists after your first role.
B.S. Statistics; Google Data Analytics Certificate.
Bullet points
Weak vs strong data analyst bullets
A strong bullet says what you did, how, and what changed. Swap in your own numbers.
Area
Weak
Strong
Modeling
Built a churn model.
Built a churn-risk model in Python that targets a win-back campaign recovering $2.4M a year.
Reporting
Made reports in Looker.
Replaced 20+ spreadsheet reports with dbt and Looker, cutting month-end close by 2 days.
Experiments
Analyzed A/B tests.
Analyzed 40+ A/B tests a year, including a checkout change that lifted conversion 6%.
Segmentation
Did customer analysis.
Segmented 1.2M customers in SQL, informing emails that raised repeat orders 14%.
Data quality
Checked data accuracy.
Found a tracking bug that overstated revenue by 9% and corrected reporting.
ATS keywords
Keywords data analyst postings ask for
Use the ones that are true for you, in the exact form the posting uses. Tailoring does this per job automatically.
Say what decision your analysis changed and what it was worth.
Name your SQL dialect, BI tools and warehouse.
Link a GitHub or portfolio with one real analysis.
Keep it to one page under about 6 years of experience.
Don't
Don't list every Python library; pick the ones you'd be tested on.
Don't put charts or skill graphs in the resume.
Don't describe dashboards without who uses them.
Don't claim machine learning you haven't shipped.
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SQL first, then the BI tool and warehouse the posting names, Python or R if you use them, and methods like A/B testing or forecasting. Group them so they scan quickly.
How do I write a data analyst resume with no experience?
Lead with a projects section built on real questions and public data, list your tools and any certificate, and show analysis from internships, school or volunteer work.
Should I include a portfolio?
Yes. A GitHub or portfolio with one or two clear analyses (question, method, result) often matters more than a long skills list.
How do I tailor a data analyst resume?
Lead with the tools and domain the posting names and move matching results up. FastApply's AI Tailoring add-on rewrites your resume for any job on the board in about a minute.
Are certificates worth listing?
Early in your career, yes: Google Data Analytics, Microsoft Power BI or Tableau certifications help with ATS filters. Later, results matter more.
One page or two?
One page for most analysts; two only with many relevant roles or published work.