Interviews - Idioms Flashcards
Train of thought, e.g., Please don’t interrupt my train of thought until I understand why I’m having an issue with the analytics.
A series of ideas or thoughts
To wear many hats, e.g., In smaller companies, you will wear many hats, from data collection to analysis, reporting, visualization, and data storytelling
To have many jobs or roles
People person, e.g., Being a people person helps build rapport with the clients to understand their data requirements better.
An opportunity that helps you achieve a goal
Stepping stone, e.g., I recognised that learning Python was a stepping stone to being able to work with machine learning algorithms.
An opportunity that helps you achieve a goal
A bird’s eye view, e.g., I need a bird’s eye view of the market trends to identify the potential growth opportunities
A view of the bigger picture
Hands-on (approach), e.g., We take a hands-on approach to the data cleaning and transformation process.
Involving active participation (rather than theory)
To spark one’s interest, e.g., What sparked my interest in business data analytics was understanding the underlying drivers of business performance and how small changes can have large impacts.
To make someone interested