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4 Unexpected Ways Data Science Makes Life Easier

Career Insightsposted by Megan Elizabeth Shulby, ODSC April 17, 2018

Countless newspapers, periodicals and platforms have stated that the data scientists is the sexiest job... Read more

3 Top Tips for a Data Science Career Fair to Keep in Mind

Career Insightsposted by ODSC Team April 4, 2018

Spring is one of the hottest seasons for hiring. University students prepare to graduate. Companies organize budgets and projects for the rest of the year. Conferences and meet-ups pull together networking capabilities for these two different groups to connect. For job seekers in growing fields like data science and... Read more

How a Start in Reality Television Showed Me Success in Data Science

Career Insights Business|Data Science Careers|Data Science Jobs|Non-Technical|Tutorialposted by Megan Elizabeth Shulby, ODSC March 28, 2018

Fun trivia fact: I have a background in reality television. No, I wasn’t on camera, but I was one of the guys behind the scenes making sure all the magic happened. Somehow, now I am immersed in the data science and technology space. I’ve had people ask me, “How... Read more

ODSC Call for Bloggers

Career Insightsposted by ODSC Team March 22, 2018

We Want to Hear Your Voice and Perspective! Are you passionate about topics ranging from artificial intelligence to technology in business to open source programming languages and beyond? Do you enjoy sharing your expertise, research, insights and stories that can help the open data science community at large? If... Read more

Stats to Look Forward to at ODSC East 2018

Career Insights Data analysis|Data Science Jobs|ODSC East 2018posted by ODSC Team March 19, 2018

Want to learn more about data science? Want to update yourself on the latest research and trends in the space? If you want to do this, think about attending a data science event like a meet-up or a conference in the near future. You don’t have to go to... Read more

How to Get a Start with a Career in Data Science

“The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education.” – Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations In this compelling Adam... Read more

Tendencies of Data Engineers and Scientists

Career Insightsposted by Will McGinnis January 14, 2018

A long time ago I wrote a short post on the differences between data engineers and data scientists. My reasoning back then was that a data engineer is someone who applies engineering methodologies to data problems, while a data scientist is someone who applies the scientific method to data problems.... Read more

Advice For New And Junior Data Scientists – Hamel Husain l ODSC West 2017

Career Insights Conferencesposted by Hamel Husain January 5, 2018

Bio: Hamel has experience building data analytics and predictive modeling solutions for a wide range of industries, including: hospitality, telecom, retail, restaurant and entertainment. He has built large data science teams (50+) from the ground up and has deep experience building solutions as an individual contributor. His primary area... Read more

ODSC East Interviews: Kishore Aradya

Career Insights Conferences Interviewposted by George McIntire, ODSC January 3, 2018

The following Q&A is part of a series of interviews conducted with speakers at the 2017 ODSC East conference in Boston. The interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. This interview is with Kishore Aradya, , whose talk was entitled “From the Trenches: Managing and Building Data Science Teams?” ... Read more

A 3-minute guide to enjoying your conferences

Career Insights Conferencesposted by ODSC Team October 26, 2017

There are a wide range of conferences to attend out there. In 2017, there have been over 245 Data Science, Machine learning and AI conferences, summits and events happening all over the world. Industry surveys suggest that 40 to 45 percent of Data Scientists have attended at least... Read more