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This was my approach to working with a new dataset for my Data School Final Interview Stag. This was the first time I had ever worked with a new dataset in such a short amount of time and I will share what worked and what did not work for me.

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At the end of my 4th week at the data school, and after a week of Power BI training I was tasked with recreating my data school application (initially done using Tableau Public) in Power BI. Overall I am really happy with the outcome and feel that I have a far better understanding of Power BI

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DS41 has just started their journey at the Data School. A perfect time to look at what it took for them to get in! Make sure to follow their profiles to check out there blogs, Tableau Public, Alteryx community profiles and of course their social media posts (hyperlinks can be found on their names)

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Introducing Cohort 5 of The Data School New York - an incredible group that has left us utterly impressed with their exceptional prowess in data analysis

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Time flies when you're having fun. We are already at the end of DS40's first week. Here are their initial application and final visualisations that got them into DS40. If you are interested in joining you can apply for The Data School here

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We are thrilled to present Cohort 4 of The Data School New York! This exceptional team has truly amazed us with their exceptional data analysis abilities. They showcased their talents by delving into diverse datasets

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As we now look to recruit our next cohort of trainee consultants here in Germany, it's the perfect time to take a quick look back at what it took to join our 4th cohort here

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Introducing Cohort 3 of The Data School New York! This talented group impressed us with their data analysis skills, whether they were exploring data from the hit television show Survivor or digging into the squirrel dataset from NYC's OpenData

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DS39 has just started their journey at the Data School. A perfect time to look at what it took for them to get in! Make sure to follow their profiles to check out there blogs, Tableau Public, Alteryx community profiles and of course their social media posts (hyperlinks can be found on their names)

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DS38 has just started their journey at the Data School. A perfect time to look at what it took for them to get in!

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DS36 have now completed 2 weeks of their 4 month training period, so it's a great time to look at what it took for them to get into The Data School.

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DS35 are only 2 weeks into in their 4 month training period, so it's a great time to look at what it took for them to get into The Data School.

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I'm pleased to introduce you to Cohort 2 of The Data School New York!  This eclectic group of bright individuals wowed us with their approach to Central Park Squirrel data (and some McDonald's menu!)

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DS34 have already been with us two weeks, and today's project is them re-vizzing their final interview dashboard. So let's take a look at what it took to get into DS34

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DS33 is 2 weeks into their training, so it's a great time to look at what it took for them to get into The Data School. You can apply for The Data School here.

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The Data School in Germany is still quite fresh and we are very happy to have found such a great group of people. Here's what they've done! You can apply for The Data School in Hamburg here.

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S32 is in their first month of training, so it's a great time to look at what it took for them to get into The Data School and track their progress!

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DS31 is nearly three months into their training, so it's a great time to look at what it took for them to get into The Data School.

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To get into DS30, the team worked with data about either fish counts in the UK or restaurant inspections in New York. They all went with a long-form storytelling type of viz. Have a look for inspiration for your own application.

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We've officially kicked off training for the first cohort of The Data School New York! Curious to meet the team? Here are their final interview visualizations, which were one of two data sets: Freshwater Fish counts OR McDonald's Menu Nutrition Facts

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We're 29 cohorts into our adventure at The Data School and the quality of applications continues to impress. Here's what it took to get into DS29.

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The final interview dashboards for DS28 were nothing short of spectacular. Check out what it took to get into DS28.

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The quality of applications for a place in the DS has gotten better and better. It's not all about the application, but they do give you good insight into part of what we are looking for. Check out what DS27 created.

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The final interviews for DS26 were about London real estate prices. Here's what they created to get into the DS.

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There were so many amazing applications for DS25. Who made it into DS25? What did they create?

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Here's look at the visualization that DS24 created to get into The Data School.

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The quality of applications for DS23 was astounding! See what is took the team to get into The Data School.

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DS22 has started their training. Here's a look back at what they created to get into The Data School.

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DS21 has graduated and moved onto their placements. Here's a look back at what they created to get into The Data School.

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When you make it to the final interviews, there are four possible outcomes, three of which are positive: 1. You get offered a spot in the cohort you are interviewing for. 2. You get offered a spot in a future cohort. 3. You get asked back for the final interviews for the next cohort. 4

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DS19 is finishing up their third week of training and DS20 final interviews are just two weeks away. It’s a good time for us to reflect back on DS19 and see what each of them created to get them into The Data School. As you look at these, you might notice the data sets are different

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Let’s take a look at what it took to get into DS18. As you look at these, you might notice the data sets are different. Many of them joined us at different times. Some were offered positions when interviewing for prior cohorts. At least five of them had applied once before and didn’t get in

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DS18 interviews are coming up next week, so I wanted to look back at what it took to get into DS17. We had another record number of applications for DS18, with nearly 200 candidates submitting their work. The benefits of our application is the diversity of candidates

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As we approach yet another deadline for applications (they’re coming thick and fast these days), I wanted to look back at what it took to get into DS16. Things are getting a bit crazy at DS HQ as the applications are coming at us incredible fast at incredible volume

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We had whopping 68 applications for DS15! They’re now a couple of months into their training, so it’s about time I show what they created to get into the DS. Let’s take a look at DS15’s applications. As you look at these, you might notice the data sets are different

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We had 58 applications for DS14, who started their training in early April 1st. Week 1 was all about learning the basics of data prep, whereas week 2 was about visualization best practices and an intro to Tableau

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We had 62 applications for DS13, who started their training in early February. Week 1 was all about learning the basics of data prep, whereas week 2 was about visualization best practices and an intro to Tableau

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We had 84 applications for DS12, who started their training on December 3rd. This week, as DS11 finishes their training, and DS12 become the more senior cohort next week, I wanted to look back at their applications and share what each of them created to get into the Data School

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We had a record 105 applications for DS11, who started their training on October 8th. As they’ve started the second half of their four-month training program this week, I wanted to look back at their applications and share what each of them created to get into the Data School

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It’s final interview day for DS11…20 interviews for two spots. I figured what better way to kick off the day than to show everyone what it took to get into DS10

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The 9th cohort of The Data School saw 96 applications vying for the coveted 8 spots. As I’ve done for previous cohorts (yes, I’m late this time), allow me to introduce you to DS9 by showing you their applications

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.101″ background_layout=”light”] 71 applications for 8 spots; that was the competition to get into the 8th cohort of the Data School

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With DS4 finishing this week and cohort 5 starting in less than two weeks, I thought it would be useful to see what it took for DS5 to get into The Data School. As part of the application process, we require people to submit something in Tableau Public. This can be with any data set they want

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Our next cohort of The Data School begins their training in early October. I thought I’d share a bit of insight into their final interviews. First, let me explain how the interview process works. It’s a two-part interview, with one candidate in each of the two interviews, then they swap spots: 1

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Our next cohort of The Data School begins their four months of training in just two weeks, on May 9th to be exact. I thought I’d share a bit of insight into their final interviews. First, let me explain how the interview process works