Building Career Capabilities – Analytical Skills

8/4/2015 by julie

“Big Data” has been embraced by companies – large and small.  Building a brand as someone who can interpret data and provide actionable business intelligence can set you the part.  The key is to provide information that can be digested by multiple audiences.  

Most company’s measure individuals on the following when evaluating the analytical skill competency - can you identify root causes of opportunities or problems, do you secure relevant information, and present possible solutions.  The following questions typically dictate your competency level:

• Asks the right questions to size up situations
• Seeks our data from several sources to inform a decision
• Makes sense of confusing or conflicting information
• Generates alternative solutions