Tech IndustryFeb 26, 2020
AmazonnoFate

Starting a fresh career in data science

Hi, My friend has an 8 year career in QA field. She wants to switch field now to data science. Can you recommend how she should go about this change to successfully switch the field? Would online tutorials and courses be enough or should she look for Online MS? Moving places isn't an option so if she's doing MS it has to be online

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Microsoft Pixelates Feb 26, 2020

Data science requires such skills as finding data, analyzing it, making conclusions and predicting an outcome. Looks like your friend does not have any of those.

SAP pOtN23 Feb 26, 2020

People who have trouble doing a thing now can never do that thing successfully in the future. Thanks for your helpful positivity!

Microsoft Pixelates Feb 26, 2020

It’s a tough world. There is a lot of information on Google and instead your friend comes to you who comes to Blind to ask a trivial question. What did you expect? A job offer and a relocation package?

Amazon Bingo- Feb 26, 2020

I feel QA role makes you a slacker and data scientist is something that is demanding and needs more effort .... I doubt after spending 8 years in QA DS would be a good natural move ... Which company is she working for ??

Amazon noFate OP Feb 26, 2020

It's a company in India, not a big name

Amazon Bingo- Feb 26, 2020

Would you mind telling the name please ?