Building a career in Data Science
Emily Robinson, co-author of the book Build a Career in Data Science, gives us the inside scoop about optimizing the data science job search. From creating one’s resume, cover letter, and portfolio to knowing how to recognize the right job at a fair compensation rate.
Emily’s expert guidance takes us from the beginning of the process to conclusion, including being successful during your early days in that fantastic new data science position.
Discussion
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Danielle
2020-03-17T00:58:24Z ago
What interests me in data science is that data science brings many areas of expertise together. The combination of statistics, programming, and business coming together to solve problems in new and exciting ways. Data science is applicable to virtually every field: medicine, sports, finance etc. I play around with data sets and this allows me to explore various interests and gain insights into a topic.
Danielle
2020-03-17T01:06:35Z ago
The Build a Data Science Career will help me get some much needed guidance on making a transition into a data science position. I think it will really help me gain insight into what it is exactly recruiters are looking for when hiring for an analyst or data scientist position.
Jerod Santo
Omaha, Nebraska
Jerod co-hosts The Changelog, crashes JS Party, and takes out the trash (his old code) once in awhile.
2020-03-18T18:37:07Z ago
I’m curious @danib, what field are you in currently?
Danielle
2020-03-18T18:45:00Z ago
Hey @jerodsanto, I’m currently not in any field(recent grad looking for work) but I have a Marketing and Media Studies background. I’m interested in media and healthcare industries.
Heimo Laukkanen
2020-03-18T16:01:04Z ago
Though I don’t seek a position in data science, I seek to understand and include the field better into all the aspects of our life in systems and services development. To learn how to analyze the world and data opens new ways to see how we could enable more positions where we can utilize the expertise of people with such skills.
sbr
2020-03-23T11:40:26Z ago
I am new to data science and I love how you apply problem-solving to real-world problems. I enjoy how we can use data , creative skills, and open-source tools to create value for others.
As I’m completely new to data science and I’m not working in the field, this book could help me transition to a new role.
Rohaan
2020-08-14T16:59:51Z ago
Please do NOT follow this one piece of advice from this podcast:
Have a 1 page resume
For me to decide to call you for an interview, I want to know more than just your “pamphlet” achievements.
2-page generally
3-page ONLY IF the job is research extensive and you need to list your publications
One-page Resume is typically the kind of advice you get from non-technical people who haven’t had to go through technical resumes.