However, unlike most of my cousins, I have demonstrated an extreme level of passion for business studies. By virtue of my supportive family, last year, I decided to follow my dream in a new competitive environment in London to study the MSc Business Analytics.

From Coding Amateur to Data Analyst

Having attended numerous job interviews, I am constantly being asked: “Do you have any relevant experience in analytics?” Since starting my MSc in Business Analytics, I can now evidence that I do. Believe it or not: in the first class of my master’s at Cass Business School, I was trying to run Python-based software on my laptop, without any prior experience in coding at all.

To be honest, I could not even imagine where to start. Now, I feel confident about applying a wide variety of algorithms for data training and further analysis.

The content of the MSc Business Analytics course and projects we have delivered have shaped my internal data analyst. Essential modules like Machine Learning and Analytics Methods for Business have equipped me with technical skills such as data cleansing, data processing and visualisation, and substantially enriched my business acumen.

The course is well structured with the teamwork practice. My classmates and I have been granted an opportunity to digest dozens of the best application cases and examples for the business environment. This has been so helpful to learn how to best put forward our top skills and apply them after our graduation to secure our dream job.

Furthermore, the applied research project in which we use data analytics as a team has introduced me to the organisational approach towards problem-solving of the complex data issues. The project gave me a taste of working within a tight schedule, the way you might in a real working environment, with like-minded people.

The Secret to Obtaining Job Offers: Cass Careers Service

I am quite sure that most of the Careers Service team are familiar with me due to the high frequencies of me showing up in their office. No matter whether it’s for CV editing, target industry resources or mock interviews, the Careers Service team are always ready to give me tailored advice through one-to-one meetings. In the whole job-hunting process, I have received several job offers in London from Big Four accounting firms and investment banks across different roles like Data Analyst and Consultant.

Honestly, I could not have done this without all the support from the Careers Service team. Regularly, they host networking events connecting us with experts in all kinds of industries and hold events with presentations covering the topics that we are interested in.

I would like to thank Cass Business School for offering the most desired course on the job market and equipping me with highly demanded skills to facilitate my career journey. I truly believe that choosing Cass is the best decision I have ever made.

Yipin Li, MSc Business Analytics (2019)