Analytics Skills

What skills are required or recommended for the data analytics field? This article outlines what skills are in high demand, how to practice relevant skills, and program and training opportunities to build these skills.

Practicing Skills

Practice doesn’t always make …

By Lauren Coury
Lauren Coury Career Advisor, Data, Technology, and Engineering
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Dear Pathfinder: Feeling Unsure of Future Prospects

Dear Pathfinder is the Career Center’s Career Development advice column. Have a question for Dear Pathfinder? Submit it here. Through this column, our diverse team of advisors writes to you, the pathfinder, as you explore important career questions.

Dear Pathfinder, …

By Jared Smith (He/Him)
Jared Smith (He/Him) Associate Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
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Job Roles for Statisticians

If you’re studying statistics at the undergraduate or graduate levels, you may be curious about the job roles related to your field of interest. This article aims to provide job roles and descriptions of work by statisticians in the world …

By Catherine Allen (she/her)
Catherine Allen (she/her) Assistant Director, Career Insights, Assessment and Technology
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What is Healthcare Management?

Have you ever considered a career on the business side of healthcare? Check out this article on Coursera to learn more!

What is Healthcare Management? A Career Guide

By Michael "Rudi" Rudisill (he/him)
Michael "Rudi" Rudisill (he/him) Assistant Director, Career Services
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A Day in the Life : Assistant Wind Developer for an Independent Power Company (Energy)

8:00 AM: After waking up in the Holiday Inn in a remote part of Iowa, you get in your rented SUV and drive into town to have a breakfast meeting at the local diner with the mayor. Your development team …

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When Do College Students Need to Do an Internship?

You may know that internships are a great launching point for your career, giving you a leg up in the application process, professional experience, job skills, and more. But when do college students need to do an internship? Is it …

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Top Non-Tech Roles in the Tech Industry

The technology sector is expected to grow at a consistent rate over the course of the next decade. Currently, the tech industry in the United States represents around 35% of the entire market worldwide, which means there will be a …

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Get advice from your greatest resource-Duke Alumni!

By Megan Wilson (she/her)
Megan Wilson (she/her) Associate Director, Communications and Outreach
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Karsh Conversations: Science Communication

New video featuring alum Brittany Bridgen about her career path into Science Communication. Check it out!

By Christina Plante (she/her)
Christina Plante (she/her) Assistant Director of Career Services
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Recommended Listening: What to do when the path you’re on isn’t working with Allison Chen ’24

Note from Greg Victory: This is such an engaging and inspiring interview between Rachel Garcia ’12 and Allison Chen ’24! Some great advice. Check it out today!

Episode Overview:

Allison is a Duke student, content creator, and pastry chef. She …

By Greg Victory (he/him/his)
Greg Victory (he/him/his) Assistant VP Student Affairs/Fannie Mitchell Executive Director, Career Center
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