Nadia Herrera — Economics Graduate
Madison, WI
Economics graduate with a data science certificate, looking for a first analyst role. Built the county rent-burden index a Madison housing committee cited in its 2026 affordability brief, and spent two years running research for a student-managed
Projects
- Wisconsin Rent Burden Index — Senior capstone: a county-level measure of how much of a household income goes to rent.
- Asymmetric price pass-through in dairy — Econometrics term paper on how fast wholesale milk prices reach the shelf.
Education
- B.A. Economics, with a certificate in Data Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison · August 2022 – May 2026
Skills
- Analysis: Econometrics, Regression modeling, Cost-benefit analysis, Survey design, Financial modeling
- Tools: Python, R, SQL, Excel, Tableau, Git
- Communication: Written briefs, Committee presentations, Workshop facilitation, Stakeholder interviews
Certifications
- Google Data Analytics Certificate — Google
Why this Entry-Level Business Analyst résumé works
- With no paid job yet, the capstone does the work of one: nine years of records across 72 counties merged into an index a city housing committee cited, which is analyst work with a real user.
- The student fund is reported like a job, an eight-person research team and 11.4% returned against a 9.1% benchmark, so leadership and judgement have a number attached.
- The VITA volunteering adds accuracy under a deadline, 96 returns with none rejected on quality review, a trait analyst hiring managers screen for.
- Tools are tied to projects (Python, pandas and Tableau on the rent index, R on the dairy pricing paper), so the skills list is backed by work a reviewer can open on GitHub.
Entry-Level Business Analyst résumé: common questions
How to write a resume with no work experience?
Lead with education, then projects and leadership roles written exactly like jobs: what you built, for whom, and the result. A capstone, a student organization and volunteer work with numbers can fill one page convincingly.
Should a new graduate business analyst resume include a summary?
A two-sentence summary helps when you have no job titles to scan: name the degree, the role you want and your strongest piece of work. Skip generic traits and keep it specific to the analyst roles you are applying for.
