Consider economic consulting as a gateway to analytics

Some free advice to consider for college students considering a career in data. Don’t worry about learning data in college, instead study economics, finance, business, etc and THEN: Economic consulting firms like NERA, Cornerstone Research, Analysis Group, Compass Lexacon, etc will all hire analysts straight from undergraduate, no prior coding skills needed. The bar to get in isn’t “can you code” like other industries but rather “can you think critically and logically. And then you learn good data practices on the job while working on high profile commercial litigation work. Basically calculat