Can cold messaging really land you your first data job? Even without experience? In this episode, Avery sits down with logistics Data Analyst Asa Howard to discuss how he landed his first data job with a simple cold messaging strategy.

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Timestamps:

(3:22) - Asa realizes he needs a career pivot

(5:21) - What a Solutions Engineer does (Logistics Analyst)

(10:21) - System he used to land his job

(14:24) - Cold message template you can steal

(18:01) - What tools he uses on day to day

(24:37) - Google Sheets vs Excel

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