One of our long time team members, Ryan Praskievicz, recently pushed a terrific blog reflecting on how he got started in Digital Analytics (with Semphonic). Since all my free time is still tied up trying to get the book draft finished, I'm grateful for the opportunity to point readers his way. If you're curious about how careers in digital analytics get started (pretty randomly mostly - the way careers often get started) it's a great read. It's also worth reading if you're on the hiring side of things. If hunting for a job feels random, so too, does the hiring process from the company side. Understanding both sides of the equation has benefits - and this is the type of problem that's often best understood in a novelistic, anecdotal fashion.
One aspect of our hiring at Semphonic that always both surprised and pleased me was how varied in interest, educational background and outlook the people we ended up hiring were. We mostly hired people like Ryan who had no real experience in the field - which certainly made it seem like a crapshoot. That it worked well on a fairly consistent basis is food for thought when it comes to reflecting on what really matters when you hire someone. Years of experience or the right degree are rarely on the list...
Enjoy Ryan's post here!
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