Hi folks, i have bachelors in Accounting and 10yrs of experience in accounting field. Now studying masters in data science in UW La Crosse, i have tried multiple times to get internship but no luck at all everyone declines not sure why even though i have projects on my website and did a lot of interesting work throughout my classes. I have googled on indeed the average start pay for DS its about 85 and up but most of the jobs want you to have experience. I love the field and wondering how much did you start at with DS degree preferably colorado area and how long it took you to get a job? Thx
Probably should just LeetCode and get a SWE job. Data Science is just a fad
Im not really into programming , like DS more coz of modeling , more interesting. My programming sucks so far but definitely will improve. I have seen most places pay more for DS , there are a lot of jobs but not sure on how it is when fresh out of college.
DS seems to be very competitive. Most DS around my team come from Ivy or phd.
What's then interview process like to be a ds at Uber? What team do you work with?
OP by the way it’s not an MBA in Data Science.... it’s an MS (Masters of Science)... assuming there’s a language barrier, but if your resume says “MBA in Data Science” engineering managers are going to be confused
Ooh good point! Thanks!! Will update!
MBA is a Masters in Business Administration... that’s for business/finance/management positions lol. Come on man
Live and learn, we r humans
In some schools MS in DS is almost similar to CS . MS in DAta Analytics is waste of time and money . They teach excel and SQL .
I completely agree with you however the only reason applied for those internships is to get some experience in related field, however everyone i have talked to they said dont bother about internship and just get a job once graduate
SQL is important for ds. Most ds interviews have an SQL round. No one teaches excel in data analytics. That being said, go for ms cs.
Are you on a student visa? 'cause an international student from a not so great university can be a very difficult sell
"googled on indeed" lmao 😁
Have you tried startups?
I even tried to apply for data analytics internship but no luck still, i think they research and see that i am self employed at this point and dont even invite for internship. I apply for all DS positions internships on linkedin but nothing