Business & Data Analytics

Common Careers

• Application Analyst
• Business Analyst
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Business System Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Database Administrator 
• Information Security Analyst
• IT Consulting
• Information Technology Project Managers
• Information Technology Security Consultants
• Risk Advisory 
• User Experience (UX)  or watch this video for detailed info on UX careers (St. Olaf login required)

Student Involvement Opportunities

• Problem Solving Club
• Sports Analytics Club
• Linux Ladies
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Center for Interdisciplinary Research
• Student employment: Information Technology
• Student employment: Institutional Research and Effectiveness
• Student employment: Piper Center Data Analyst

Key Training Resources

• Check out Lynda.com/LinkedInLearning’s FREE online learning platform for various topics and training, including: 
  • Big Data Training and Tutorials: such as The data science of Retail, Sales, and Commerce
  • Data Analysis Training and Tutorials: such as Tableau Essential training
  • Security Training and Tutorials
  • Excel Weekly Tips
  • I Got An Offer – Tech Prep
  • And more! 

Recruiting Tips

• How to Prepare your resume for a tech job

Job Postings

• St. Olaf College’s Handshake database
• Dice
• IT Job Pro
• Robert Half
• Tech Careers
• SciTechSperience Internship Program
• Minneanalytics

Professional Associations

• Association for Information Systems
• Gartner Group
• MN Information Systems Security Association
• Association of Information Technology Professionals
• TECHdotMN – Minnesota technology news
• Minneanalytics
• MinneStar– MN Tech Community
• User Experience Professionals Association UX Resources
• ONWARD Search’s “A Guide to UX Careers”

Additional Resources

• 2018 Best IT Strategy Consulting Firms to Work For
• 2018 Best Consulting Firms for IT Operations Consulting