HR data analyst with 4 years building workforce reporting for a 6,000-employee health system. Built an attrition risk dashboard that helped managers cut first-year nurse turnover from 27% to 19%. Handles sensitive employee data carefully and explains findings plainly to HR business partners.
Experience
HR Data Analyst, Saint Ansel Health (St. Louis, MO)
Jan 2023 – Present
Built a Power BI attrition dashboard from Workday data that helped managers cut first-year nurse turnover from 27% to 19%
Deliver monthly headcount, hiring and time-to-fill reports to 40 leaders with row-level security
Ran the annual pay equity analysis with regression in R and supported adjustments for 220 employees
Cleaned and reconciled job architecture data ahead of a compensation system migration
HR Reporting Analyst, Gateway Staffing Group (Clayton, MO)
Aug 2021 – Dec 2022
Automated weekly placement and turnover reports with SQL and Excel, saving 6 hours a week
Prepared EEO-1 and affirmative action data for annual filings
Education
B.S. Business Analytics, Saint Louis University (Aug 2017 – May 2021)
Skills
People Analytics: attrition analysis, headcount reporting, pay equity, survey analysis
Tools: Workday Reporting, Power BI, SQL, R, Excel
Compliance: EEO-1, OFCCP reporting, data privacy
How to write a HR Data Analyst resume
A strong HR Data Analyst resume shows the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
SQL
Python or R
Statistics
Machine learning
Data modeling
dbt and ELT pipelines
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
Experiment design
Data visualization
Stakeholder communication
Example bullet points
Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year
Rebuilt the revenue dashboard on dbt and Looker, cutting refresh time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Designed 25 A/B tests with sequential analysis, shortening the average test from 4 weeks to 10 days
Tips from recruiters
Pair every technique with the decision it informed; "built a model" alone says little.
List tools under grouped skills ("Analytics: SQL, dbt, Looker") so ATS keyword matches are exact.
Link a notebook, Kaggle profile or public analysis if you have one.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
HR Data Analyst resume FAQ
What should a HR Data Analyst resume include?
A HR Data Analyst resume should show the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a HR Data Analyst?
Classic, Modern and Compact work well for HR Data Analyst roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a HR Data Analyst resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a HR Data Analyst put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for HR Data Analyst roles are SQL, Python or R, Statistics, Machine learning, Data modeling and dbt and ELT pipelines.
How do I write strong HR Data Analyst resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as forecast accuracy, revenue impact and query time. For example: "Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year."