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From Waitress to Brain in Hand Data Analyst

Hillouise Odendaal·

<p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">Congratulations </span><a href="//www.linkedin.com/in/shironika-vaityanaden-843965218/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: var(--color-action); background-color: var(--artdeco-reset-link-background-color-transparent);">Shironika Vaityanaden</a><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);"> for landing a role as a Data Analyst at </span><a href="//www.linkedin.com/company/brain-in-hand/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: var(--color-action);">Brain in Hand</a><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">! 🥳 </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">We often have students who come to us from different professional backgrounds, looking to switch careers but believing that it is impossible to make a sustainable career shift and still achieve success. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">There is so much we can learn from Shiri in her journey to becoming a Data Analyst at Brain in Hand. Coming from a background as a waitress and a bartender, to a data analyst doesn't happen overnight - it takes a lot of work, focus and effort. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">Our Data Experience Accelerator is intensive, and fast paced to catalyse rapid career transformation. As our students train we see the most incredible transformation and the benefit of immersing them in these high pressure situations - they walk out as confident data professionals and able to solve complex business challenges. No matter what their professional history was prior to joining our Data Experience Accelerator! </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">In Shiri's journey at iO-Sphere she taught us that the key to achieving your career goals: </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">✅ Perseverance: Sometimes the outcomes, or the job search isn't going the way you imagined it would go. Keep your eyes on the end goal and keep moving forward because somewhere a door will always open. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">✅ Growth Mindset: Understand your strengths, understand your weaknesses and always be ready to take on a challenge that helps you grow and become a better professional. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">✅ Life is a cup half full: Although the job hunt can sometimes leave you feeling despondent, there is always sense in understanding that certain roles may just not have been for you and the perfect role will find you as you find it. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);">Our training is so much more than just putting students through our programme to learn data, it's about supporting them in their journey to find the perfect role for them. It's about connecting with our students, and meeting them where they are in their professional careers and aligning them with the right training and tools to guide sustainable and successful career switches.</span></p><p><br></p><p><img src="[image removed - was embedded base64]"></p>

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