As a finance major, Erick Susantong was fascinated by the problem-solving possibilities of business analytics. Here’s how he pulled off his career shift with the MSc Business Analytics programme.
Even as the pandemic grounded Fenny Tsai’s high-flying role as a flight attendant at Singapore Airlines, it marked the start of a new journey – into business analytics.
Tremendous changes to the world of work have prompted managers and employers to rethink what they are looking for in the ideal candidate. In a “state of skills” report released Dec. 1 by Wiley, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, social media, and product management were named as top skills on employer and manager “wish lists”. Elsewhere, skills such as blockchain, scientific computing, and business analysis have topped lists (like those released by LinkedIn) for years.
Data is the lifeblood of modern businesses, but it takes a good analyst to harness its power. Today, seven in 10 leading enterprises rely on data to drive decision-making – and each one needs analysts like Wang Jing Wen to transform raw data into business intelligence.
Harper He Pei, from China, graduated from Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) MSc in Business Analytics (MSBA) programme in July 2022. She is now a product data analyst at TikTok Singapore. Here, Harper shares her top three goals while in the MSBA programme and how she achieved them.
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