7 Step Guide To Start Your Career In Data Science In 2019

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Ajay Lather July 29,

2019

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Learning data science can be intimidating, specially when you are just starting your journey.

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 Which tool to learn – R or Python? Where do I learn from, which blogs to follow, which books to
read? How much math to learn? Do I need to learn to code? How do I prepare my resume? What
questions are asked in interview from a Data Scientist? How do I set myself apart from others?

These are some of the many burning questions you need to answer as part of your journey.

This guide would help you start your journey in Data Science. The idea is to create a simple
non-technical guide which can set your path to learn data science and set your path to get a
decent Data Science job offer.

Who Should read it? This guide is useful for the beginners who finished their studies and
just started looking for job or who has few years of experience in IT field and looking to
change their career to highly in-demand field of Data Science.

Getting Started
The biggest step of them all – beginning your data science journey. If you are here and
reading this blog means you have already taken that giant step and are ready to start.

This stage is all about understanding what data science is and what a data scientist role
entails.

Choose Your Tools

Additionally, this is where you should pick up the programming language and tool of your
choice (recommended is Python). This will enable you to code through all that you learn in
the coming months

Train Yourself
Before you even think about applying for jobs, of course, you need to be sure you’ve got the
skillset employers are looking for. And thankfully, there are tons of resources out there for
people who want to learn about statistics, computer science, and data science.

Specifically, recommended ones are MIT and Harvard’s Introduction to Computer Science
courses, MIT’s course on machine learning and statistics, and Stanford’s course on machine
learning.

If you like to learn from watching videos, then watch machine learning tutorials playlist from
Simplilearn.

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Build Strong Online Presence

Having the right skills is necessary, but skills alone are never going to get you a job unless
potential employers can see what you’re doing. If you really want to stand out, then have a
very strong online presence, in the form of a website, portfolio, GitHub, blog, Kaggle profile,
LinkedIn or all of these that showcase your interest, passion and proficiency in data science.

It is essential for a data scientist in 2018 to have a website and a GitHub. GitHub Pages are
free to host your website. You can even write your website in R, and I’d
recommend Blogdown for doing that.

You’ll definitely want to include projects that highlight your coding skills in one of the top
languages requested in data science job postings (Python, R, and SQL, in that order). Make
sure that code looks professional

Create an Awesome Resume

As this post is not about how to write complete resume, I would assume that you already
have basic format and template ready, I am going to focus on how to add data science
experience in it.

Check few Data Scientist Resume templates https://resumegenius.com/resume-

samples/data-scientist-resume-example

For an entry-level data scientist’s resume, you might have some difficulty listing the
experience you have while keeping it relevant. Nonetheless, you should list what they have
done. Don’t be afraid to list interests or passion projects outside of work.

Let’s say the most relevant experience we have included is an internship, which would be a
good position to be in for a recent college graduate looking to land an entry-level position.
Otherwise, our experience lies mostly in personal projects and coursework.

Skills & Knowledge

Languages: R, MySQL Python, PHP, C

Technical Skills: Data mining and processing, statistical analysis
Soft Skills: Business acumen, oral and written communication, strategic planning

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Apply for Job

Now is the time to start finding the jobs and start applying. Let’s have a look at some of the
best job hunting platforms that would help you land your next job in the field of Data
Science.

With more than 562 million users in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide,
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network. And talking about job search, LinkedIn
Job Search is one of the best platforms, delivering great job listings. One can also reach out
to the industry power players and have a conversation about hiring.

Indeed

Indeed is the most popular of the job sites today. With a simple and effective interface, the
portal makes it easier for the job hunter to search jobs that fit hit well. From company hiring
pages to direct job/hiring posts, Indeed scrape down all.

How to search? Just type the relevant job title keyword and location. When you get the job
you were looking for, just hit apply. You can also sign up and create a profile, which makes
it easier for you to apply for jobs.

Glassdoor

Glassdoor is one of the planet’s largest recruitment websites. Although it falls under the
category of “mass appeal job boards,” it’s a great platform to find big data jobs. Glassdoor’s
job portal also takes it a step further by providing detailed company reviews, salary reports,
interview reviews and questions, CEO approval ratings, benefits reviews, and even office
photographs.

What makes Glassdoor unique is the fact that company-related content is shared by current
and former employees. This provides potential candidates with an in-depth view of the
company they may consider joining.

Prepare for Interview

Most importantly, ask questions as if you’re already in the role. Pretend you are hired
and this is your first week. What questions might be on your mind? These tend to be great
questions to ask in the interview because they’re more strategic in nature and show you’ve
done your homework.

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