Switching Careers to Tech: The Inspiring Journey of a Data Analyst (From Scratch!)

The Journey of Switching A Career:

A proverb says “A journey of a thousand miles start with a step”. Yes of course, for every journey one wants to embark on must start by taking the step and this applies to all the phases of life.  On the course of embarking on a journey, you must have reason you are embarking on such journey, the benefits of embarking on the journey, preparation on what to take along, time to embark on the journey and time you will arrive at your destination.

These process above, do not signify that you have started the journey yet but these are factors to put in place when considering to embark on a journey.  The introduction above does not imply that you have embarked on the journey. The day you take a step outside, marked the beginning of the journey. Any reasonable person does not embark on a journey without any tangible reason. There must be a goal toward the end of the journey.

Embarking on tech Career path is not easy, and no one has said it would always be successful. When switching from one career path to another, you must know it is the combination of sweet and sour, but your goal to see the end of the journey matters. To pursue any career, you must be determined and embrace the challenges while focusing on the goal.

According to the statics in 2021, 29% out of 32% of people have completely changed their field from their first job right after the college while the rest still operating two or more careers. If you asked individuals of 35 years to 50years, they have considered a career changed for at least once. Absolutely you won’t be the first person to switch career.

In this article, we want into look a case of Nifemi, who switch into tech career as a Data Analyst from the scratch and now looking forward to earn a living in the aspect.

How Nifemi Became a Data Analyst

Nifemi is one of the InstinctHub alumni, a passionate lady, who is eager to learn the use of modern technology. Her decision to learn a new profession in the I.T industry wasn’t driven by a specific turning point but it stemmed from a desired to acquire skill to enhance her personal development. Her decision to pursue a career change to become Data Analysist was primarily driven by a proactive approach to acquire skills that align with the demand of labour market, so as to meet up with current trends and earn a living.

Her journey as a Data Analyst started at InstinctHub, powered by her a solid foundation, offering essential rudimentary knowledge of the field. During her course of training, what resonated her was the SQL, the utilization of the Structured Query Language captivated her interest because of the role it plays in managing and retrieving data from relational data base and the versatility of SQL in handling complex queries and data transaction sparked her enthusiasm for solving problem using SQL.

Whilst her course of training at InstictHub, she was exposed to hands- on experimental projects. These projects proved invaluable as it is not only complete theoretical but also presented a real-world challenge which foster a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

Non-Stop Learning By Nifemi

Currently, Nifemi has been exploring various avenue to enhance her awareness and understanding. She plans to dedicate time to participate in various online courses, workshops, and webinars provided by recognized institutions so as to become professional in the field this will prepare her to be gainfully employed.

Nifemi, though she is presently not where she wants to be, but yet she is not where she used to be. she is making continuous progress and she has never for once regretted of taking that “single step” in switching from one career path to tech path. Nifemi will not relent until she achieves her goals in the field. She believes in the next few months she would have been gainfully employed in the field, knowing that at the end of tunnel, there is always a light.

Do you recognize yourself in Nifemi’s shoes? Or you have been postponing making changes in your career to I.T specialist or you don’t even know where to start growing in the I.T industry. It is high time ‘you take the step now’.

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Enroll in one of our courses at InstinctHub, we need an ambitious people like you and I promised you will never regret taking the step.