I have been trying to change my job to an entry level Data Scientist. I don't even get calls. I am a graduate just out of college from one of the really good universities in Business Analytics. Can someone guide me through this? I am currently working for a startup. Skill set: R, ML, Statistics, tableau, microstrategy
You need to start as an analyst probably. Learn R or python if you don’t know it. Then automate processes and/or develop a neat ML type of tool using it. Then you can either become a business side data scientist at that company or at least put real world data science work in your resume. All the data scientists I know that don’t have PhD’s did this sort of thing.
DS is the intersection of tech, stats, business. Hardest of the 3 to learn is tech. Companies prefer to hire software engineers and turn them into Data Scientists. Convert your resume into a software engineer’s resume. Be an awesome coder. Do what it takes
Data scientist means a bunch of different things to different people and different companies. First you need to define what it is you actually want to do. Given your strengths and what you want to work on, where does that intersect the needs and req of the company. Then tune your resume accordingly. Do a few side projects (they don’t have to be end to end products but should be well written code/analysis, comments etc) and write blogposts / docs about the project. Stick those links at the top of your resume. You need to make it as easy as possible for someone to find it. If they can’t get excited about you within 30 seconds of looking at the first piece of content (resume/LinkedIn)it makes the rest an uphill battle. I came from a more math/eng background and went through the same thing, be patient and you’ll get there. Last note, your resume should be 1 page max, it should not have everything you’ve ever done or complete itemization of your contributions. For best success I tell people to view it as a prompt for a conversation, more like a dating app about me.
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Business analytics and data scientist are quite different..too be a data scientist, you will require coding skills such as Java/ python along with statistical tools such as R studio..in addition, your understanding of Hadoop framework would be required..apart from this you need fundamentals of statistics such as data wrangling techniques, random sampling, regressions, neural networks etc. You will also be required to make visualizations on quite a few of the BI tools such as qlik, tableau, looker, power BI etc. Generally, even entry level positions as a data scientist have quite a few years of experience atleast as an analyst...but you can figure out the requirements per job based on your skill set..each JD is different so make sure you match the requirements before applying...good luck with the search!
I do know R, python, statistics and two or three BI tools. My only weakness is Hadoop.
I know python and have some dev background (not statistics though) will that be a good enuf profile for DS?