If you’re an analyst, your resume is the most important document in your life. That’s why we created this guide: to help you craft the best possible analyst resume.
From data and tips to best practices, this guide will take you through all the steps of writing an analyst resume that will get you noticed.
Methodology
The goal of this guide is to give you real data what the “must haves” of analyst resumes are.
To do that, we compiled and analyzed data from analyst resumes and 40 analyst job listings to get the data used for this our analyst resume guide.
In addition to analyst-specific resume data, we built a database of nearly 1 million resumes and job listings, and we use a propriety machine learning model to understand the anatomy of the best resumes in general.
Quick note: using the data below can help you build a competitive resume, but it’s always important to be creative, unique, and personal to stand out.
If you want more info on our methodology, you can check it out here.
Analyst resume objective data + analyst objective examples
Pop quiz: do analyst’s really need to use an objective?
In general, whether or not you need an objective or professional summary can depend a lot on your personal career level (check out our article on resume objectives), but this is what our analysis found for analyst’s specifically:
- 32% of analyst’s included an objective section
- 35% of analyst’s included a professional summary
- 43% of analyst’s included neither an objective nor a summary
Analyst objective examples
As a self-motivated, analytical thinker with ample experience across a variety of industries as a system analyst , I would love to apply my abilities to drive growth for an organization.
Aiming to secure an analyst position in a reputable company where I can apply my strong analytical skills, technical expertise and experience in data analysis, and business intelligence to support the achievement of business objectives
Seeking an analyst role in a fast-paced environment where I can leverage my expertise in data analysis, statistical modeling, and project management to support strategic decision-making and drive operational efficiencies
To obtain a challenging analyst position in a dynamic organization where I can utilize my strong analytical and problem-solving skills to drive business growth and success
Skills for analyst resumes
These are the skills that occurred most frequently in in analyst resumes, which means they tend to be core competencies or highly desired skills.
Of course, you should only list skills that you actually have, and you should prioritze skills most relevant to the job you're applying for. But these are good core skills to include on your resume.
To get more detail on building a powerful skills section, take a peek at our article on resume skills.
*Note: to find skills our machine learning model basically looks for common words, so take these with a grain of salt and use your best judgment.
Most common analyst resume skills
Most common hard skills for analyst resumes: SQL skills, programming, data visualization, data cleaning, and data preparation.
Most common soft skills for analyst resumes: analytical skills, communication skills, computer skills, customer-service skills, and presentation skills.
Other good analyst resume skills
- Critical thinking
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Quality control
- Distribution
- Organizational skills
- Troubleshooting
- Statistical analysis
- Communication
- Data analysis
- Project analysis
- Negotiator
- Oracle
- Microsoft Excel
- Data collection
- Mathematics
- Pattern recognition
Analyst skills section examples
Note: these examples are formatted the same here just because it’s simple, but we have more detailed formatting advice (and examples) in our guide to resume formatting.
Analyst skills example 1
Critical thinking | management | quality control | distribution | sales | marketing | organizational skills
Analyst skills example 2
Maintaining confidentiality | analytical skills | troubleshooting | communication skills | statistical analysis | computer skills | communication
Analyst skills example 3
Data collection | data analysis | decision-making skills | customer-service skills | negotiator | communication skills | oracle
Work experience for analyst resumes
Your work experience section is almost always the most important part of your resume. Because it’s difficult to pull trends from this kind of section, this section is mostly just examples.
For some advanced strategies for writing about work experience on a resume, refer to our article on building a strong work experience resume section. We also have a guide on writing a resume with no experience if you’re just starting your career.
For now, it’s good to remember that the most important experience for any analyst resume is the most relevant experience.
A couple examples for you:
Analyst work experience examples
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sr. Associate Analyst
Sanguine Services, 2020-2022
Responsibilities
- Investigate new story or article ideas and pitch ideas to editors
- Interview people who have information, analysis, or opinions about a story or article
- Manage the finances of the facility, such as patient fees and billing
- Oversee the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, and electrical and mechanical systems
- Address complaints regarding food quality or service
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Analyst
Wonka Industries, 2017-2022
Responsibilities
- Repair or replace malfunctioning components, parts, and other mechanical or electrical equipment
- Meet with company officials to gain better insight into the company’s prospects
- Predict future selling prices according to market price trends and adjust product pricing in time; formulate inventory and replenishment plans based on sales forecast results
- Use Excel and OMS ERP to carry out multiple analysis projects to support decision-making
- Built data visualization/dashboard and reporting using PowerBI to deliver data-driven business insights
WORK EXPERIENCE
Analyst Intern
Acme Corp., 2011-2012
Responsibilities
- Lead analysis to determine sustainability efforts by departments to increase awareness across students, staffs, and faculties
- Published weekly sustainable newsletters highlighting impact of sustainability to drive sustainable change using data
- Created and maintain tracking of waste collection, ink, paper, toner and develop conservation plan
- Utilize numerous data sources to extract data
- Provide data visualizations such as maps, dashboards, spreadsheets, infographics, & reports
Education for analyst resumes
For most positions, work experience is more important than education, although it can be important for new grads or for fields in which specific classes are industry-standard.
So it’s not a big section, but it’s still important, and often, analyst job postings list a minimum education requirement.
Check out our blueprint for education on resumes for our full playbook on education sections.
Data from our sample of 1332 analyst resumes
- 7% analyst resumes listed an associate’s degree
- 57% analyst resumes listed a bachelor’s degree
- 33% analyst resumes included a masters degree
- 0% analyst resumes mentioned a doctoral degree
Analyst resume education examples
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
Loma Linda University, 2020
Awards & Honors
- Foreign Language Award
- Salutatorian
- AP Scholar
EDUCATION
Associate of Science
FLS International – Las Vegas, 2017
Certifications for analyst resumes
Certifications aren’t a strict requirement for every job, but there are almost always certifications you can get to boost your chances of success.
If you want to see how to build these sections, we have a guide about certifications on resumes.
We did a little research and found certifications can help analyst’s specifically, according to CareerOneStop.
Analyst certification examples
CERTIFICATIONS
MTA: Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS
Microsoft Corporation, 2020
Certification in Business Data Analytics
International Institute of Business Analysis, 2017
CERTIFICATIONS
MTA: Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS, Certification in Business Data Analytics, Accredited Financial Analyst
Analyst resume action verbs
Using our database of nearly 1,000,000 publicly available resumes, we compiled an index of action verbs and cross-referenced it with our sample of 1332 analyst resumes and job postings to uncover which action verbs are most commonly used by analyst’s and analyst employers.
The most common action verbs on analyst resumes are: process, design, program, assist, and test.
The most common action verbs on analyst job postings are: prepare, manage, review, lead, and plan.
Other action verbs for analyst resumes:
- Develop
- Create
- Report
- Perform
- Handle
- Field
- Document
- Monitor
- Direct
- Track
Full analyst resume example
Lastly, we wanted to give you a couple full analyst resume examples..
Please note: you can write a better resume than this. This is just a quick illustration to show you how these pieces might fit together.
If you’d like to see “perfect” resumes, we have a showcase of resume examples.
Analyst resume example
Michael Bautista
Analyst
2180 Blair Court, Brunswick, MO
Seeking an analyst role in a fast-paced environment where I can leverage my expertise in data analysis, statistical modeling, and project management to support strategic decision-making and drive operational efficiencies
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sr. Associate Analyst
Sanguine Services, 2020-2022
Responsibilities
- Participate in stakeholder meetings to provide insight into data
- Educate the team and local stakeholders on data
- Understanding the project requirements with knowledge sharing sessions.
- Weekly status meeting with development and management teams
Associate Analyst
Wonka Industries, 2017-2022
Responsibilities
- Excellent understanding of business requirements and raw data for effective data analysis
- Performed data profiling on data warehouses and other business systems to assess data quality. Strong in organizing large datasets of profiled data and validating it
- Involved in creating database objects like tables, views, procedures, triggers, and functions using T-SQL to provide definition, and structure and to maintain data efficiently
- Created data flow diagrams, data mapping from Source to stage, and Stage to Target mapping documents indicating the source tables, columns, data types, transformations required and business rules to be applied
Analyst Intern
Acme Corp., 2011-2016
Responsibilities
- Present Dashboards and ad hoc analyses in Power BI to key stakeholders to increase adoption and understanding of key performance indicators (KPIs) and business drivers
- Contributed to building business dashboards to conduct trend analysis on metrics relating to driving revenue and investments
- Drafted quarterly and yearly reports on company financial metrics to assess successes and account for deficiencies
- Excellent understanding of business operations and analytics tools for effective analyses of data
CERTIFICATIONS
Certification in Business Data Analytics
International Institute of Business Analysis, 2020
Certified Human Resource Analyst
American Academy of Project Management, 2017
SKILLS
Critical thinking | organizational skills | marketing | computer skills | analytical skills | operations | data analysis
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
Loma Linda University, 2020
Associate of Science
FLS International – Las Vegas, 2017
What experts say about analyst resumes
Before we wrap it up, we want to leave you with some advice from other experts we admire.
“Put the most important or the most relevant skills first.” – Data Analyst Resume | Complete Guide To Creating A Data Analyst Resume | Tips + Templates + Examples
“Your business analyst resume does not need to catalog your entire work history like you need to show your general roles.” – 8 Business Analyst Resume Secrets You Need to Know (Especially if You Don’t Have the BA Job Title)
“Being able to break things down in business terms is really a key skill to have.” – Data Analyst Resume Tips from a Hiring Manager & Analyst
Want help with your analyst resume?
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We hope our guide helped you understand what exactly you need to do to create a resume that will help you land an analyst interviews.
