A: Many employers provide licenses. If you need a personal license, look into Tableau Creator (pricey) or stick to Tableau Public for your personal portfolio. The Bottom Line There is no excuse to use Excel pie charts anymore.

Go get your key. Download a messy dataset. Break things. Fix them. Then post your first dashboard.

A: You re-apply. As long as you are still a student (or recently graduated—they usually give a grace period), you get a new key.

But here is the secret that many graduates learn too late: