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Last month the Metro Nashville Codes Department presented a data challenge to the students of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 4 and asked the students to share their insights into the permit process to help the department better plan their work. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Before he was a member of the Part-time Data Analytics Cohort 4 at NSS, Engida Amare worked as a Salesforce data specialist in a non-profit organization in Tennessee. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

Recently, Will Johns met with our Seekers to give them an introduction to Docker and share why he thinks graduates should spend some time learning it. Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Since attending NSS’s Data Analytics Bootcamp, Scott Boyer of Part-time Data Analytics 4 shares that he’s been able to greatly enhance and expand his capabilities to tackle even larger data problems! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

Like all growing organizations, we’ve had to adapt some of the things that previously worked, but are not scalable in a rapidly growing organization. One of those improvements is the introduction of advisory boards to extend how we collaborate with Middle Tennessee employers. Read More

Topics: News, Community, Analytics + Data Science, Get Involved, Web Development

Tim Pearson of Part-time Data Analytics Cohort 4 had originally completed the pre-work for the web development bootcamp at NSS before he discovered the analytics program that he believed better suited his skill sets. Since graduating, Tim is ready for his first job as a data analyst! Hear about Tim’s NSS experience when you listen to his podcast in our latest Graduate Spotlight! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

For new Data Scientists or Analysts, technical interviews can be a bit daunting. Ben Hummel, a Senior Data Scientist at Zapier, shares some insight and strategies for how to approach live, online coding technical screening interviews. Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Even before the pandemic, Rachel Hertel of Part-time Data Analytics Cohort 4 had been exploring her career options after 15 years in hospitality. Hear more from Rachel as she shares about her NSS experience and the capstone project she built when you listen to her podcast in our latest Graduate Spotlight! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

Oluchi Randolph of Data Science Cohort 4 is a “researcher by nature,” and now, also a data scientist by training! She is excited about opportunities to blend data science and design-thinking methods to enhance collaborative problem-solving processes and data-driven decision-making. Learn more about Oluchi when you listen to her podcast in our latest Graduate Spotlight! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

Although she enjoyed her research, she became more and more interested in the information within the data she was working with and what else could be done with it when she took the Data Science Essentials class taught by Nashville Software School (NSS) through Vanderbilt School of Medicine’s Office of Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET). Armelle is on the search for her first job in data science! Learn more about her NSS experience and capstone project when you listen to her Armelle's podcast in our latest Graduate Spotlight! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science