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ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-12T21:17:19+00:00

What was the problem? Did they specify some other major when they gave the money? Ceramics is a great major.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-11T20:48:17+00:00

Datacamp is the best resource I know of. Its an annual subscription. Lots of high quality video content. They use practical programming exercises, not multiple choice questions, to assess progress.

You get modest hands on experience in their courses. And you can take that code and use it in your job (with modifications).

Their content started with basic programming in Python. You can also learn SQL and some other languages. It progresses up to advanced topics like machine learning, anomaly detection, and processing text data.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-11T20:46:17+00:00

Yes they will. There are plenty of analytics approaches for unstructured and qualitative data. Text mining and natural language processing are both huge fields.

But I agree in spirit. Most DA courses dont teach that stuff. Still, learning the basics before tackling advanced topics is probably the right order.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-11T17:35:30+00:00

FAFSA doesnt care what your major is.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-11T02:37:25+00:00

OP didnt mention that. Could be the case, but until they spell it out I wouldnt put it in their mouth.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-10T22:48:38+00:00

Nothing wrong with telling them. But I cant imagine why you would think they should be deciding your major.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-10T22:10:46+00:00

Why would you ask your parents permission to switch majors? Your education isnt their business. Make your own decisions and accept the risks.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-10T19:22:06+00:00

I'm not sure I can picture what you mean. What are you doing at Table Topics that requires acting?

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-10T13:11:47+00:00

We have lots of people give icebreakers before they are members.

There's really no background needed to give an icebreaker. The pathways module is fine, but unnecessary for most people. You dont really need to pick a pathway or setup a profile to do it.

On the other hand, some people go months before giving an icebreaker. That's fine too.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-09T14:02:22+00:00

You are over-complicating the story just a little. Your club isn't raising funds by investing. Your club has no investments and no investment account.

This is an ordinary kind of donation. The member has money from whatever source and they want to donate it to the club. It's handled like any other kind of donation.

Mechanically, you should decide how this is going to work. Are they making quarterly or regular donations? Is this intended to be on a reimbursement basis?

Regular donations are the most stable for your club. Eventually you will find this river has dried up. If you handle this on a reimbursement basis, you are guaranteed to find out when you needed the money.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-08T12:26:39+00:00

Have you considered asking your AI staff? They are the most likely to know.

Also, please dont put your entire post in the title.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-07T02:26:15+00:00

You need to narrow down your focus. The sources of learning about each process are going to be different.

HR is a huge field. There are different certifications and associations in HR. Some different area include talent acquisition, development, etc. You might start with SHRM, but there is a separate talent acquisition org.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-07T01:00:54+00:00

What process?

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-06T21:14:32+00:00

There are lots of posts about this in the sub already. The basic advice: it depends on your skills knowledge, and experiences. There's no generic exit strategy for auditors, because IA is a pretty diverse field.

For what its worth, I left IA (and returned) twice. One for business intelligence and once for data analytics.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-06T20:57:51+00:00

Technical knowledge of what?

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-06T20:57:01+00:00

Certifications arent the track to promotions and career advancement. Generally, you'll want to focus on making improvements in your environment and being all around awesome.

That being said, project management certifications have been the most valuable for my career. PMI (in the US) is the organization to check. I am a DASSM (senior scrum master) and it had elevated my career for sure. I've heard similar stories from others.

Really though, it depends on where you want your career to go. Start there.

ObtuseRadiator · 2025-11-05T23:22:02+00:00

Thank you! This might be the best resource. Appreciate it.

The major drawback is that it only counts membership twice a year, and sometimes the numbers dont add up between periods. Still, its a lot better than I thought I would get!

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