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Data Analyst Resume Examples & ATS Keywords

What ATS software and recruiters look for on a data analyst resume: the exact keywords to include, the mistakes that get resumes rejected, and a real bullet-point rewrite.

Keywords ATS software scans for

Include the ones that genuinely match your background, don't keyword-stuff.

SQLPythonExcelTableauPower BIdata visualizationA/B testingETLstatistical analysisdashboard reportingdata cleaningstakeholder communication

Common Data Analyst resume mistakes

  • Listing "analyzed data" without naming the tools, datasets, or business decisions the analysis drove.

  • Omitting the scale of data worked with: row counts, data sources, refresh frequency.

  • No mention of how findings were communicated to non-technical stakeholders.

  • Confusing reporting (building dashboards) with analysis (deriving insights). Resumes that only show the former read as junior.

Weak vs. strong bullet example

Weak

Analyzed sales data and created reports for management.

Strong

Built a Tableau dashboard tracking weekly sales across 12 regions, surfacing a 15% underperformance in the Midwest that led to a targeted promotion increasing quarterly revenue by $340K.

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