>>2532330>>2531884Main hard skills are probably excel, sql, and a bi tool (power bi, tableau, or looker)
You should also learn some basic domain areas- like a functional area in a company (marketing or finance or hr etc)
So learn some skills, make a portfolio, apply to junior analyst roles.
Lots of kinds of analysts are specialists in domains, ie a finance analyst needs to know more finance stuff. Data analysts tend to know lots of technical data stuff like relational modeling and be conversant in data science concepts. Business analysts do cost benefit analysis on business topics. Lmk if you have more questions