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Questions tagged [career]

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Why do internet companies prefer Java/Python for data scientist job?

I see a many times in job description for data scientist asking for Python/Java experience and disregard R. Below is a personal email I received from chief data scientist of a company I applied for through linkedin. X, Thanks for connecting and…
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Do data scientists use Excel?

I would consider myself a journeyman data scientist. Like most (I think), I made my first charts and did my first aggregations in high school and college, using Excel. As I went through college, grad school and ~7 years of work experience, I…
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Starting my career as Data Scientist, is Software Engineering experience required?

I am an MSc student at the University of Edinburgh, specialized in machine learning and natural language processing. I had some practical courses focused on data mining, and others dealing with machine learning, bayesian statistics and graphical…
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Data science without knowledge of a specific topic, is it worth pursuing as a career?

I had a conversation with someone recently and mentioned my interest in data analysis and who I intended to learn the necessary skills and tools. They suggested to me that while it is great to learn the tools and build the skills there is little…
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I am a programmer, how do I get into field of Data Science?

First of all this term sounds so obscure. Anyways..I am a software programmer. One of the languages I can code is Python. Speaking of Data I can use SQL and can do Data Scraping. What I figured out so far after reading soo many articles that Data…
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Statistics + Computer Science = Data Science?

i want to become a data scientist. I studied applied statistics (actuarial science), so i have a great statistical background (regression, stochastic process, time series, just for mention a few). But now, I am going to do a master degree in…
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How important is advanced SQL for data science?

Is advanced level SQL required to be competitive as a data scientist? Is it more important for a data analyst to be good in SQL? Is it enough to be able to extract data using simple SQL queries? I know it is faster to manipulate data in SQL than to…
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Career switch to Big Data Analytics

I am a 35 year old IT professional who is purely technical. I am good at programming, learning new technologies, understanding them and implementing. I did not like mathematics at school, so I didn't score well in mathematics. I am very much…
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Some suggestion for career in data science or predictive modeling

I am looking to choose my career in the area of decision science or predictive modeling and I am aware that this is kind of opinion based but I would like to have some suggestion from experts that I can use it to build my career in correct path.…
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Can I switch from Sales to Data Science/Analysis with no degree in a year?

I've been working for 5 years doing remote sales (from South America, for USA based companies) and want a career switch. I read and watched a couple of videos that summarized the components of Data Science into: Coding Machine Learning algorithms…
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Difference between Data Engineer and Data Scientist

I'm very confuse with the term Data Engineer and Data Scientist. There are lot of jobs available for both roles in current market with almost same technical skills requirement. Are they same or different ? Which role is recommended for someone from…
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Role and need of Mathematics in Data Science

I am Bachelors of Engineering in Software Engineering field and having 3 years professional work experience in Oracle ERP/Database related technologies. Now I'm planning to pursue MSc in Data Science. What I need to know that what sort of…
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Where's a good place to get feedback on my portfolio?

I'm putting together my portfolio for freelance work in data science. I'm curious if there are communities on stackexchange or elsewhere that are helpful resources for receiving feedback.
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Data scientist light?

Im a 26 year old guy with an MBA and I work as an ERP system administrator. I have been interested in the field of data science for a while now. I've always liked statistics and various analytical tasks. I would really like to try and work within…
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Preparation for Career in Data Analysis Without College

I dropped out of college but am interested in a career in data analysis. Now I am self-studying approximately 10 hours per day. Browsing through job postings on Linkedin has allowed me to compose a rough curriculum. It would be of great help to me…
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