Is the Google Data Analytics Certificate WORTH IT??????
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- Опубліковано 18 гру 2023
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Welcome back to my channel. Today I am finally reviewing the Google Data Analytics Certification Course. This course isnt what I expected it to be. If you've taken it, please share your thoughts below. Please check the links below if you're interested in watching the videos shown in the course.
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Spot on. I am at Capstone part of course and def don’t feel ready to work as a DA. Overall, a good intro to the field and exposed me tools like SQL and Tableau which I enjoyed using but didn’t provide much in-depth instruction. Did a lot of google searches when confronted with issues. You’re right! Working with a dataset from beginning of program would’ve helped.
Ma'am it's sounding to me like you'd be s GREAT candidate for designing a Data Analytics course. There are folks who did it for a year & are now selling courses. But your breakdown is nothing like theirs. You CLEARLY have more experience & thus the ability to develop a more effective strategy.
I 100% agree with this comment. The way she explained how the course should’ve have gone would’ve been SO MUCH more helpful. I actually started doing some courses on LinkedIn Learning because there were actual walk throughs and it made more sense certification wise. I’d DEFINITELY invest in a course by her though.
Glad you don't have an affiliate link in your bio. Makes your review more credible unlike a lot of other youtubers.
The thing is that it looks good on your cv, and when it says "google certificate" recruiters will take interest. It's nice to have on your cv, and a booster in terms of
getting attention from recruiters, but like most jobs, you're more likely to actually learn on the job once you get a foot inside the door.
I've been looking for a video like this for a while from someone in the field, thank you so much for your insights!
You're welcome
I've been doing this for over 15 years, and I think this course is good for someone who is not sure if data analyst is the route they want to go. It's a high-level overview where you get a taste of everything to see if it's for you without a big $$ investment. Or, alternatively, if you've been away from working with data on the regular, maybe as a refresher. Those are the two uses cases where I see it being useful.
Agreed
This is truthfully the best review I have watched about the google analytics certificate. You answered my questions if it is graded and if you need help.
Thank you! I truly appreciate your POV!
Love this video. It's great to see an honest review versus a sponsored review.
Thank you
Great review and insights on the google data analytics certifications. Thank you so much for posting this video.
thank you so much for telling the truth because it was so hard to find information about whether this course was worth it or not and idk it was annoying so thank you so much!
Thank you for your transparency!
No problem
I genuinely appreciate this review. I'm currently taking the course to brush up on some skills for my data science internship and I feel the same about being advertised to. Hoping to take something from it by the end.
I liked your candid review of the course.
As far as I know, Data Analysts use SQL+Visualisation tool(PowerBI or Tableau).
I expect any Data Analytics course/certification/bootcamp to focus solely on the skills mentioned in the previous line.
Please make your own tutorial, based on your experience in the industry.
Love your videos! I’m with you on the spreadsheets, I’m going to school for data analytics and one of the required classes is getting familiar with all the Microsoft products (excel, word, power bi etc…) and Google Suite, so I automatically assumed spreadsheets are a given in the field. Definitely a great starting point for wanting to continue learning the field.
The level of dis-interest that hit me when I seen alot of the material hovered around spreadsheets lol😂 It all just feels like review alongside the other classes I’m taking at my uni.
Having the cert can only do me good 🙏🏽
Lol, I felt like they would never stop talking about spreadsheets. But definitely something thats used on a daily basis at work.
Thank you so much for sharing your opinion! I’m planning to do a career change.
Yo I watched the whole video but I loved the spoiler alert. Thank you for keeping it a buck with us. I'm thinking about going into data analytics and really appreciate this video.
You're welcome. Glad I could help
Thank u for your honesty❤ God bless you!
Thank you! You too!
Love this video. I'm taking a Data Analytics course via my employer. What you described, is what I'm dealing with...a very high-level course. I feel like I'm getting exposure to various tools (tools my team don't even use), but am I learning anything, I don't think so. I was thinking the same thing you said, why not start a project with the basics, and build on that? Maybe these courses wouldn't feel so "choppy". I am thinking about taking the Google course to see what all the hype is about, but I'll keep it to a month.
I spoke with a recruiter yesterday and I said to her, it seems like employers want applicants to come to the table already knowing the role? When in the world did that happen? If I'm applying for a role, and I know every bullet point in the job description, don't you think a person will be bored in 3 months?
Here's to job searching in 2024!
I agree with you. It felt like a training to me. I wish they had stuck to one data set and one project throughout the course especially since this is directed towards newbies. If you take the course and figure out the hype please let me know because I still dont get it. Also, with the jobs and job descriptions I agree they need to disclose properly if you want someone with 3-5yrs experience say that. Makes no sense how you list no experience required yet thats what you want.
Omg I love this video is is calling it all out for what it is
Im just starting to learn the data analyst world, so i won't even pretend to know more than you about anything related. Thank you for your feedback about the certificate... To be fare to the course, it's only a certificate. Also, as you stated, it's a beginner level certificate course. So i wouldn't imagine that this course alone would prepare you for an actual job as an analyst. I'm sure it's just meant to be a stepping stone.
I agree!! Im in my last module and I’ve realized that I have to take many other classes that specialize in Python-Tableau etc. it’s more like an intro into what Data Analytics is…but definitely not enough knowledge to actually get hired with only this certification. Thanks for your honest review
Are you serious? im on the 2nd course :(
I have to say that I completely agree with your review. I had actually purchased the course & ended up just ending my subscription for now because, though I was getting a lot of verbal/theoretical information I wasn't getting the level hands-on coding practice I needed to wrap my head around it. So I signed up for SEQL/Python tutorial. Once I'm done with that I may come back to the certificate. We'll see. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your experience. I agree that it shouldve been more hands on. Although, I liked that they talked a lot about how data analysts think. Thats a piece I feel that people would skip over though because there wasn't much hands on experience to show me why you think that way.
@@NakyaSherrell Exactly! Well said.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
i completely agree with the timing.... i did the whole thing in 6 weeks, if you do atleast 2hours every day, you can but there were weekends where i did nothing because i was ahead of the recommended 6 months timing.
Although, I am currently taking the Advanced version. Will share my experience at the end of the program. Thank you for such detailed review.
Yes, please let us know when you're done.
How was the advanced?
Great video as I was thinking about taking the course in addition to some bootcamps I have done. Side note, can we get your skin care routine becauseee… your skin is flawless
I have just finished the course and I completely agree with you. The topics that cover on this course are very basic and really doesn't''t dive deep on SQL, Tableau, Python, or R.
Love you perspective and how honest you were! Can you offer any courses or programs you would recommend for someone trying to break into Tech/DA? Really appreciate your opinion! Google has an advanced data analytics course I'm dying to know your thoughts on that!
I agree. I took the certification and I definitely think more domain knowledge is required.
I think it's a great fundamentals course, It may not do a lot in preparing you to do the actual work but the terms and information provided allows you to at least sound like you are aware and understand the basics.
Would you ever be interested in making a course? It sounds like you know what is truly required for a person to get into an entry level position and I personally really enjoy how to explain things. ❤
I would be interested in consulting on a course being developed in the future. Also, I really appreciate you saying you understand how I explain things. Sometimes I feel like I'm confusing everyone.
I would like to know what is good course to complete for data analysis
Thanks for your review. Great to hear an opinion from a real professional in the industry. For someone who’s looking to shift careers coming from a business background, how would you recommend someone get into data analytics, acquire the right skills & break into a beginner role?
Appreciate any info you share!
Thank you! It's so highly recommended and when I started it I was ??? Like... I didn't jump into the Advanced because of SQL and R, everything else is just so basic - way too much reading like you said, not enough practice. Granted, I am working in a DA related role, so there's little value for me in a beginning course, I intend to sprint through it. I just wanted to see what the online hype was all about and to be confident I'm not missing any context for the advanced. One point I sort of disagree is that there's no one to ask - they have some community forum and keep asking you to engage in it through the course. It's not like an instructor will join to respond to you, but there are plenty of people that can try to help you
Thanks for your response. While there is a community post throughout the course I was speaking more so in reference to an instructor or someone from Google to support you. If you think about it, one would expect most of the people in the community to be beginners as well so how can they really help you as they are more likely than not learning this information for the first time as well.
Thanks for the video very helpful. I’m interested in transitioning to the field of Data analytics. I’m currently an HR professional and I feel like it’s time for a change. I’ve worked will HRIS and have some knowledge but I need more exposure to the different Data platforms. I think it would probably be best for me to take a Data Analyst boot camp or in depth certification training. Do you have any recommendations?
Thank you for an honest review, now I know this is not worth my money. As a beginner, I really enjoyed Khan Academy for learning and practicing SQL. Now I'm looking for a course or something else to move forward. Any advice would be appreciated :)
If I am not mistaken, the certificate you get at the end is "Certification of Completion", it doesn't make you a certified analyst. And love the log fire in the background
I'm 16yo, initially, I thought the confusion started because of my age but as I moved further, the entire thing got confusing. I'm at the capstone already and I feel so stuck. I had to register for free on Udemy. Thanks for your honest review tho
your honest.
Thanks
I agree, I didn't learn much and after 3 months I dropped it and moved on to other stuff.
Thank you for reviewing this certification program. I started this program earlier this month new to data analytics, but I can already tell that this course won’t be enough to land a job as a data analyst. I agree that the courses are repetitive and they don’t explore as much as I wished. Do you have any alternatives that you would recommend?
I agree that this particular certification didnt go into as much detail as I had hoped. I dont have any alternatives that I would recommend at this time. I only want to recommend something that I've taken or have reviewed to ensure its going to get you guys the skills you want/need. I plan to take more in the future so I can have something to recommend.
Thank you very much for the information. So, wich certificate do you think worth it?
In the past, I ran a business for 7 years and served as the CEO of a spa with a team of 14 employees. I have significant experience in the business sector. Currently, I am enrolled in this course and find it impressive. While I agree with your description of the course, I respectfully disagree with the notion that it is insufficient for starting a job as a data analyst. In my opinion, it is an excellent course for entry-level data analysts. I understand your frustration regarding the short duration of the course and the ease of obtaining a certificate, but I also believe that the college experience can be similar in terms of retaining knowledge. In fact, I believe it can be worse, as it often takes a long time to obtain a diploma and enter the field, resulting in the potential loss of acquired knowledge. Ultimately, I believe that success in this field is more dependent on professional experience rather than one's college background. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!❤
Hello, thanks for taking the time to comment. I agree that its a good starting point for those wanting to get into data analytics/complete beginners. However, I stand by my belief that I do not think this certificate alone is enough to land an entry level data analyst job - meaning no domain knowledge or relevant work experience. Once you've completed the course, please follow up and let us know if you were able to land a job as a data analyst with the certificate.
@@NakyaSherrell, I understand you may be upset about the course and doubt its authenticity. However, if you take the course seriously and put in the effort, it guarantees success. Finishing the course too quickly may indicate a failure to follow the prescribed steps and may not be enough to impress potential employers. As someone with experience as an entrepreneur and a hiring manager, I can discern and distinguish proactive individuals during in-person interviews and testing. This course can be an ideal starting point for a career in an entry-level position. It is important to consider everyone's perspective. I am taking this course to advance my career and expand my knowledge in this field. In my opinion, Google is a highly reputable company; therefore, I believe the course is trustworthy. On another note, I want to clarify that I am not getting paid for writing this.☺ And I agree with the other comments; you’re really good as an influencer. Thanks for replying.🌸
Instead of Google Certification, let's say a person with no prior experience studies and gets an Oracle SQL expert certification, a Tableau certification and Power BI certification. With these three certifications on a resume (plus Python skills) does this person have a chance of getting hired for a Data Analyst job? I'm aware that there are a lot of other factors that determine if a hiring manager will consider you, but do you think that these certifications are enough for a newbie to land the first job?
I havent taken the Oracle SQL certification so I cannot speak to that. But in my opinion I think you'd have a better chance with the Tableau certification and Power BI - the Power BI certification I'm referring to is the one through Udemy (I'm currently taking this). I know that Coursera has one as well but I havent taken that one. Those certifications go into more detail than the Google data analytics one from coursera. In my Power BI certification so far we've been using the same data set so thats a plus for me.
I appreciate your honesty. I would indeed like you to provide a learning path that allows me to maximize my Coursera subscription. Would you recommend a learning path curated from within the platform itself
I don’t know why I’m just finding this video. I just started with the Data Analytics course. Now I decided this because there are points that my degrees won’t touch on. Overall, I’m cool with it.
Would you start a video series or tutorial that extends the requirements you see as needed, based on the certificate using 1 raw data you recommended? Or could you recommend the additional courses or bootcamp plus this certification? Thank you Nakya.
This is the first certification course that I've taken outside of work so no courses to really recommend at this point. Once I am able to take more certifications or other courses I will definitely let you all know.
What tool out of spreadsheets, R, SQL, Tableau, etc. would you recommend we focus on to gain experience to get an opening DA position.
I'm glad somebody in your position reviewed this. I felt the same way and I'm not even an analyst (YET). I feel like this course is only good for the soft skills it provides, and as somebody who had minimal Excel skills before the course, I will say improving those was the only benefit for me. As far as the hard skills, I'm like you there is no outside accountability whatsoever which is why most employers really won't and don't see this cert as valuable. Also, introducing R to somebody brand new to coding is insane 🤣🤣especially when most employers want Python anyway. I was able to grasp the concepts of SQL pretty well though, But I still feel like it doesn't prepare you for the real world enough. This is one of the main reasons I'm back in school now. Overall I'm considering taking this off my resume, I feel like it does more harm than good.
Things they could've done better:
I would've liked for it to go into more depth on using Tableau, and more SQL
Lol, I wish they would've stuck with SQL and Tableau instead of trying to incorporate R. That was a huge miss IMO. Python would've been better but if we are just covering the basics then SQL and Tableau would've been great. I also agree about the accountability. The fact that no one is checking your knowledge or reviewing your capstone project is wild to me. Like, how is this a certification? Also, its not very realistic to what data analysts are being asked to do. Wishing you good luck in your classes and job search.
@@NakyaSherrell In all honesty any type of coding skill should be a whole separate course. But I loved your idea of having them do an assignment from the jump and the person following along in each step of the process. That’s honestly a capstone in itself
Exactly, when I got to the second course and we were still talking about spreadsheets and the data analysis process I was like there is no way they are going to go into as much detail as one would need. But yes a dedicated course or two for SQL or Python wouldve been great.
I am looking to pivot careers to data analytics and I was going to take this course until I saw this video. Are there courses that you do recommend that would be more thorough for breaking into data analytics?
Hi there! Thanks for sharing all this info. I've decided to take the coursera google course, but don't want to be charged so much in 6 months.
Do you get to go over the course for free once you complete it? If I were to complete it in say, one month??
This is directly from Coursera : you’ll have access to the same course content after completion that you did during the course, including reviewing assessments and downloading videos and transcripts.
There is an advance data analyst certification please please review that one
They made some money off of me because it took me almost 8 months to finish 😅 I paced myself so that I made sure that I understood the concepts and processes. Although the last 2 months I slowed down even more because I became a little discouraged and a a lot distracted lol. I agree that there should have been a set up of where the same dataset would be worked through each course. For one thing, I had trouble ( and still do) tying it all together in my capstone. I agree that it would have been great to receive feedback for our work. For that reason, I’m looking into boot camps or graduate school. But I’m only doing graduate school if I get funding for it lol
Oh wow, I understand you wanting to take your time to make sure you understood the concepts. For the content they provided and the lack of support available I think you overpaid. While it is realistic that you will be working with several different data sets, even within a day, I dont think it was the right place to start people off there that are brand new. I havent taken any graduate courses; however, I have taken some undergrad (online) data science classes and they mostly directed us to UA-cam tutorials on Python or other videos to grasp the concepts. I felt cheated watching free UA-cam videos. lol
@@NakyaSherrell lol They made about the same amount of money off of me, due to a combination of me not keeping up with the courses for the first 5 months + pacing myself when I finally did continue them. In hindsight I should have just cancelled my subscription for the first couple of months that I wasn't using it. They claim to let you pick up where you left off if you re-subscribe after cancelling. I also understand (someone correct me if I'm wrong) that you can audit courses for free, so maybe people who need more time can do the audit first then move quickly through the paid version if they want the certificate.
I could see someone like you with a few years of professional experience being annoyed when you get directed to free materials! In my case, I wouldn't have known where to even look for the free stuff if the Google certificate didn't show me. I suspected it would do at least that for me (I already had a feeling there would be lots of links to outside materials). So it had value in that sense.
I’m looking for a new career in IT. What course or certification would you suggest? I am at the beginner level. Please and thank you 😊
Can you please review the advance data analytics certification by google?
What would you recommend as an extra Google certification to have in order to be ready for a job?
What online courses would you recommend to do to get into an entry level position?
I came across a data analytics boot camp from springboard partnered with Microsoft I was thinking about
Did you read? There are ways to get your questions answered. I do appreciate your review and other videos. Thanks
Did I read what? I’m aware there are forums that can be used to ask questions and get answers. However, for this type of course that’s designed for beginners I think there should be a dedicated person that you can reach out to support as stated within the video.
So what data analyst training do you recommend???
do you know any reputable bootcamps? if so what are they?
I started 3 days ago. I’m already on course 4. Too easy so far.
Good unbiased review - appreciate your honesty and not being sponsored by Coursera like the other chumps .
what courser do you actually recommend?
Could you recommend any places were I could learn Data Analytics for job readiness?
Yes, I was going to ask the same thing. It’s good to hear from someone that’s actually in the roll that we’re interested in getting into.
How would you recommend somebody shifts careers & moves into a data analyst role?
This a certificate not a certification, just to be clear. Thanks though! I was considering this plus a SQL cert and/or bootcamp. Currently a Scrum Master on a data analytics team.
Please take the advance course and let us know 😀
I plan to but will probably be next year.
Can I Audit all the modules and apply for financial aid after complete the full course?
Not sure that I'm understanding you 100%. However, this sounds like a question for Google and your financial aid provider.
Do people think it is useful for a project manager who is looking to gain basic skills in DA?
I think it would be useful for you as a project manager to understand somewhat what a data analyst would be doing to support your projects.
Does the certificate even help your resume and hiring potential in any way possible? Or is the certificate just totally a waste of time?
I'm not a hiring manager so I cant speak from that perspective. However, having taken the course I wouldnt say that its enough to do the job for a hiring manager looking for someone with experience. Also, not a complete waste of time. Its great to give insight to complete beginners and those thinking about pursuing a career in data analytics.
I appreciate the response, thank you!@@NakyaSherrell
What question is: Do they help you find a job?
That’s my main concern!
From what I see they provide access to a portal where you can search for jobs. I haven’t seen anything where they offer job placement assistance.
What course would you recommend
I dont have any recommendations at this time.
I just signed up is it worth it?
IMO no
No it will not get you a job. But get you informed about coding
Let me state I appreciate your candor; but for you to give the course 3/10. After everything you stated demonstrates that you are a pessimist. Nothing, wrong with that, I encourage your viewers to check out other videos before making up their minds.
Let me go a little further. For as little as $40 to gain the knowledge that you have enumerated cannot translate to 3/10. It is possible that you did not consider that you have been in the industry for FOUR YEARS. Consider that.
I stand by my rating. I stated in the beginning of the video that this review is coming from the perspective of someone that has been in the role for over 4yrs. So that was taken into consideration. . I encourage you to take the course for yourself and come to your own conclusion. This was mine. Thanks for watching.
@@NakyaSherrell🙌🏾🫶🏾💯🤗❤️I appreciate your review I am thinking about the Project Management I was thinking about the Data Analytics but I am more diplomatic and for the people
most people wanting to take this don't know spread sheets and it took YOU less then a month bc you already had knowledge of most of the course. I don't know how reliable this video is...
With all due respect, you’re contradicting yourself. You’re saying one the ones hand that the course does not prepare one for an entry level job.
In the other you admit that when you yourself started your DA job, you knew nothing!
In confused!
I don’t believe that I’m contradicting myself. I had no data analytics skills and my manager knew that going in. My manager hired me for my domain knowledge. He was willing to train me. However, many jobs require you to have experience. I was the exception….not the rule. I don’t believe that you will gain the skills needed for an entry level job that wants someone with those skills/experience. But that’s just my two cents.
@@NakyaSherrell I see what you mean. Thank you so much for responding.
Can I ask you how strong or weak do you think my chances are for gaining an entry level DA position considering my experience? Maybe higher than entry?
MA In Sociology (performed quite a bit of DA at basic levels with R and SPSS),
Taught college courses as an adjunct (part time) for 4 yrs, where I analyzed data on spreadsheets and created data visualizations, then presented to class. (Things like racial voting patterns, avg income by race, gender, etc) using public datasets)
Helping a start-up tire business with tracking sales to find which tires sell most in order to inform stock.
Having this Google DA cert?
I would really appreciate your input.