GETTING YOUR COLLEGE HIRES JOB READY

Jillian Payne, Director Analytic Development Program

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We believe in making people’s lives easier by putting the customer at the center of everything we do

WHO IS 84.51°

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ANALYSTS AT 84.51°

75%of the day is spent programming

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GREAT ANALYSTS BALANCE TECHNICAL COMPETENCY WITH COMMERCIAL ACUMEN

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WE CLUSTERED OVER 40 ANALYST SKILLS INTO DIMENSIONS

ALL COMPANY

GENERAL ANALYSIS DATA SCIENCE

METHODOLOGY

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

BUSINESS• Understanding 84.51

capabilities• Problem Solving• Data usage

• Data mining & manipulation• Diagnostics/ troubleshooting• Programming Languages

• Data integration & interpretation• Business & commercial acumen• Story telling

• Data visualization• Product development• Data modeling

• Classical statistics• Multivariate statistics /

choice-based techniques• Sampling methods

• Big data• Machine learning• Theoretical mathematics

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MOST COLLEGE HIRES DON’T HAVE ALL OF THESE SKILLS, BUT THEY HAVE POTENTIAL

We can hire based on potential and train them to do what we need them to do

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PROJECT INTAKE

WEEKS 10+

PROJECT SHADOWINGWEEKS 8+

TRAININGWEEKS 1-8

BUSINESS ROLE

ALIGNMENTMONTHS 4-6

WE GET ANALYSTS READY TO ADD VALUE TO THE BUSINESS IN 4-6 MONTHS

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THE ANALYST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BUILDING THE FOUNDATION

ALL COMPANY

GENERAL ANALYSIS DATA SCIENCE

METHODOLOGY

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

BUSINESS• Understanding 84.51

capabilities• Problem Solving• Data usage

• Data mining & manipulation• Diagnostics/ troubleshooting• Programming Languages

• Data integration & interpretation• Business & commercial acumen• Story telling

• Data visualization• Product development• Data modeling

• Classical statistics• Multivariate statistics /

choice-based techniques• Sampling methods

• Big data• Machine learning• Theoretical mathematics

We focus on building 18 fundamental 84.51°analysis skills

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TRAINING COURSES ARE DESIGNED AND CHOSEN TO DEVELOP THESE PROFICIENCIES

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• Sector Overviews

• Case Studies

• Capability Spotlight:

#lifeofananalyst

• ADP Alumni Panels

ALL COMPANY GENERAL ANALYSIS BUSINESS

• Understanding 84.51

capabilities

• Problem Solving

• Data usage

• Data integration &

interpretation

• Business & commercial

acumen

• Story telling

• Data mining &

manipulation

• Diagnostics/

troubleshooting

• Programming Languages

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TRAINING COURSES ARE DESIGNED AND CHOSEN TO DEVELOP THESE PROFICIENCIES

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• Sector Overviews

• Case Studies

• Capability Spotlight:

#lifeofananalyst

• ADP Alumni Panels

ALL COMPANY GENERAL ANALYSIS BUSINESS

• Understanding 84.51

capabilities

• Problem Solving

• Data usage

• Data integration &

interpretation

• Business & commercial

acumen

• Story telling

• Data mining &

manipulation

• Diagnostics/

troubleshooting

• Programming Languages

SK

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• Data Training

• SAS / SQL / R

• Golden Rules

• QA Training

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TRAINING COURSES ARE DESIGNED AND CHOSEN TO DEVELOP THESE PROFICIENCIES

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C

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RS

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• Sector Overviews

• Case Studies

• Capability Spotlight:

#lifeofananalyst

• ADP Alumni Panels

ALL COMPANY GENERAL ANALYSIS BUSINESS

• Understanding 84.51

capabilities

• Problem Solving

• Data usage

• Data integration &

interpretation

• Business & commercial

acumen

• Story telling

• Data mining &

manipulation

• Diagnostics/

troubleshooting

• Programming Languages

SK

ILL

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• Data Training

• SAS / SQL / R

• Golden Rules

• QA Training

• What, So What, Now What

• Client 101

• Storyboarding

• Effective Powerpoints

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EACH TRAINING IS MAPPED TO DNA AND SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

DNA skills we expect each training will build Learning objective(Why am I sitting here?)

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SHADOWING PROJECTS ALLOWS FOR TESTING SKILLS ON LIVE WORK

Working on a life project in parallel with another analyst

• Exposure to live client work

• A chance to own part of a bigger project

• Low-risk

PROJECT SHADOWING

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PROJECT WORK SPANS A BREADTH OF CAPABILITIES

GAIN A BREADTH OF EXPOSUREWhat do they like to do? Where do they want to grow and develop more?

ASSESS BEST-FIT TEAMWhere do they fall across the technical / commercial spectrum? Where can they add the most value to the business? Where are their skills needed the most?

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FEEDBACK DETERMINES SUCCESS AND INFLUENCE PROGRAM CONTENT

Felt prepared for role

Felt trainings were effective and useful

Felt new starters were ready to contribute

GRAD ANALYST FEEDBACK

MANAGEMENT FEEDBACK

What do we need to refine?

What are we missing?

Do we have the right timeline?

What should be scaled beyond the ADP Program?

What isn’t value-add?

How many grads were ready for a role by

month 4? Month 5? Month 6?

Were all DNA skills demonstrated?

Which trainings were not effective?

GRAD MANAGER ASSESSMENT

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CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK ENABLES US TO GET SMARTER ABOUT HOW WE TRAIN NEW TALENT

Plan

Execute

Assess & Refine

JANUARY

JUNEPlan

Execute

Assess & Refine

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PROJECT INTAKE

WEEKS 10+

PROJECT SHADOWINGWEEKS 8+

TRAININGWEEKS 1-8

BUSINESS ROLE

ALIGNMENTMONTHS 4-6

LEARNING DOESN’T STOP THERE…

CONTINUING EDUCATIONONGOING

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TO BUILD ON OUR SUCCESS OF TRAINING NEW ANALYSYTS, WE SCALED THIS METHOD

ANALYST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM7 weeks

NEW ANALYST TRAINING2 weeks

ANALYST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM7 weeks.

Jan April June Sept

NEW ANALYST TRAINING2 weeks

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ANALYSTS WANT MORE TRAINING THAN JUST BUILDING THE FOUNDATION – WHAT IS NEXT?

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AFTER TRAINING, EACH ANALYST CAN SCORE THEMSELVES ACROSS THE ANALYST DNA SKILLS

ANALYST DNA: CURRENT SKILL LEVEL

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BUSINESS

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ON-GOING SCORING IS USED TO GUIDE WHERE WE BUILD OR BUY THE NEXT TRAINING

These gaps prioritize where we invest in intermediate and advanced training

ANALYST DNA: CURRENT VS DESIRED SKILL LEVEL

ALL COMPANY GENERAL ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY PRODUCT ENGINEERING

BUSINESS DATA SCIENCE

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WHAT DOES THIS PROVIDE BACK TO THE BUSINESS?

SUPPORT FOR AN ANALYSIS COMMUNITY WITH AN ENDLESS APPETITE TO LEARN AND GROWWe love to learn. We should always be learning new things. Analysts have a voice in what training we build or buy next.

CONSISTENT, WELL-TRAINED ANALYSIS TEAMSIf Analysts don’t come in with skills, we build them up to do analysis how we do analysis. As best practices are updated, everyone is informed and new analysts are trained on the latest and greatest.

TIME EFFICIENCYA regular training course cycle and available recorded sessions frees up time spent doing 1:1 trainings.

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