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Retailers continue to raise the bar on speed of delivery to customers. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Walmart announced a 2-hour delivery service called Express Now, which rivals Amazon's Prime Now service.

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Announcements

ASA Sponsored Training Workshops
Looking to learn new skills to help prepare for your upcoming internship / full time role? ASA will be sponsoring the following two workshops - be sure to mark your calendar and register as soon as they open, as spots will fill up quick! Please be sure you can make the event as there will be reprecussions for no-shows.
1)    Hit the Deck PowerPoint Workshop - Friday, May 15th, 10am-1pm (35 ppl)
Registration opens this Monday, 5/4, at 12pm. Click HERE to sign up.
2)    Introduction To SQL with Cognitir - Sunday, May 17th, 9am-5pm (75 ppl)
Registration opens this Wednesday, 5/6, at 12pm. Click HERE to sign up.

Training the Street - Applied Excel Seminar (hosted by MCA)
Training the Street's Applied Excel seminar is a full day of instruction, exercises and Q&A. Through practical examples and annotated Excel guides, the seminar will improve your ability to use Excel efficiently to parse a large data set and interpret the results. By utilizing both basic and advanced Excel tools, you can dramatically improve your efficiency in data organization, allowing you to spend more time interpreting and sensitizing the data.

The event will be held on Friday, 5/8, 9am-5pm, and will be $70.
Registration opens this Monday, 5/4, at 1pm. Click HERE to sign up.

Data Science Workshops
Tidy Tuesdays:  This is an open lab held every Tuesday from 2:00pm - 3:30pm, to help you practice data visualization and basic data wrangling in R (or Python, or whatever you choose to use).
May 5 Data & Information 

Job Postings

Internships @ Start-Ups Resource
If you're looking for a summer internship and are interested in start-ups, check this resource out. It has aggregated job postings that are personalized based on what you're interested in. Click HERE to get started!

BCR Spotlight | UNest Holdings Inc - Fintech Business Analyst
Parker has partnered with UCLA Anderson Accelerator to source project opportunities with start-ups that they are working with. See below for one of the available positions:

UNest is a Fintech app that allows parents to set up and manage tax-free college savings plan. At UNest, we're helping parents tackle the $1.7T student loan crisis impacting the United States. We are transforming the traditional college savings space and recruiting a team that is determined to make an impact. If you thrive in a fast-moving environment and want to make a difference in the world, UNest is the place for you. We’re backed by world-class investors (Northwestern Mutual, Anthos Capital, Draper Dragon, The Artemis Fund, Unlock Ventures, Group 11 and Band of Angels), having a team of industry experts, and are growing quickly! Website: www.unestapp.com 
 

Job Description:

• Work closely with stakeholders in Management, Product, Engineering, and Operations to identify business needs and analytics opportunities. Analyze data, distill insights, and make business recommendations to drive product and strategy decisions. 

• Manage existing analytic solutions, including modernization/standardization, troubleshooting, and maintenance as needed. 

• Develop and deploy new tools for automated reporting and decision-making. 

• Apply statistical knowledge and data modeling to drive business objectives 

• Scope and develop scalable analytical frameworks, roadmaps, and metrics for the team and the broader organization. 

• Augment and develop data reporting tools that automate and streamline business intelligence 

• Stay on top of industry trends to continue to evolve the Analytics organization to ensure best-in-class technologies and techniques are used.

Click HERE to apply.

MyCareer Postings
Internship:
5/6, 11:59pm | Topa Equities - Data Analyst Intern
5/7, 12:00pm | Habit Nest - Data Analyst Summer Intern
5/7, 12:00pm | KPOP Foods - Marketing & Operations Intern
5/7, 12:00pm | UNest Holdings Inc - Fintech Business Analyst
5/8, 11:59pm | Fullscreen - Operations MBA Intern
5/16, 11:59pm | Lassen Therapeutics - Strategy & Business Dev Intern

Full-Time:
5/5, 11:59pm | Uncommon Schools - Associate Chief Operating Officer
5/5, 11:59pm | Uncommon Schools - Director of Operations
5/13, 11:59pm | Glassdoor - Manager, Business Operations
5/13, 11:59pm | Glassdoor - Director, Sales Strategy
6/20, 11:59pm | Zeta Charter Schools - Director of Operational Strategy
6/30, 11:59pm | JETCOOL Technologies - Director of Business Development

Contact Us

• Benjamin Wu: benjamin.wu.2021@anderson.ucla.edu