My honest advice to someone who wants to be a data scientist

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Hi, I'm Egor! I am a Data Scientist with a master's in Physics currently living in London. I share data science tutorials, advice and general tech topics!

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[burlesco-lxwo]

What is actually funny is that there is a video like this for whatever career you are looking for, data scienttis, mechanic, odonthologist there is always a video like this

[swiatlowiekuiste]

I'm in my late 30s and working hard towards career change to data science. Studying in the evenings and on the weekends as you mentioned it. Thanks for some words of advice.

[pablocs]

Well, I've being working with Data Science for the last 9 years (switching from software engineering). And now that I managed to become a leader of a small team of junior DS's, I can confidently say that I agree with what you pointed out regarding the hurdles one experiences when landing a job in this area concerning the challenges of keeping yourself updated.

My advice to the ones that already landed a job but feel burnt out because they must employ extra time to keep learning, is to stop doing that and treat your learning activities as if they were other task within your job instead.

This way SOME of the time you spend working also becomes the time you spend learning without sacrificing resting time (considering mental health is crucial in order to keep up with the intellectual challenges this profession demands).

Furthermore, being able to comunicate this adequately to your managers, and make them aware of the importance of it in order to generate value, is crucial as well. Believe or not, they tend to be very supportive when you communicate well.

[nnn]

This is so well articulated video, talking facts upfront. Thanks for this

[ethereal_viola]

Well, this video really helped me. I was a BTech discontinued student. And now I am doing a part-time degree in computer applications 1st year. Till now I was feeling insecure that I am not earning money and would have completed my BTech degree if I haven't discontinued. And then I set my goals to become a data scientist. Sometimes, I felt bad that I am wasting time studying, but after watching this video I once again remembered that IT'S TOTALLY WORTH IT FOR THE DECADES OF PROFESSION I REALLY LOVE.

[TTS]

Not really sure about the statement of AI not being able to do DS in a few years. With the way things are going i think AI will easily be able to do DS and more within the next 7 to 10 years.

[Slim-bob]

Great tips! Just one thing - from my experience I think even a year of studying data science intensely will not guarantee that you land a data scientist role. I have seen examples of people doing it, but those are often very loud and vocal people. (Survivorship bias) What I have seen 100x more of is students getting a undergrad and postgraduate degree and still not landing an actual data science job.

Note companies will sometimes call a normal analyst a data scientist so that they attract better talent (or what they see) or maybe the managers genuinely thought it was a DS role but were wrong.

This career is extremely satisfying and well paid. You will have the same level of competition for this career (DS) as any other career that is high paying & extremely satisfying.

[KaziMamun]

What are your thoughts on a 35-year-old deciding to learn Data Science in order to build a career in that field?

[pragyaguptaaa]

I find data analytics interesting and have some years of SDE experience, can I move towards Data Science. Does it requires very in depth learning of Mathematics??

[regardhuman]

I'm in 10th grade and interested in becoming a data scientist. Should I start learning data science now, even though I'm concerned about automation risks in the future?

[TrolololTrololol-fm]

Why are you saying supply is over demand? Explain why data scientist is in almost every top 10 on in-demand jobs list

[SahilZen]

What are your opinions about AI Engineers?
As I've understood yet, They are a combination of Soft Dev + Data Scientist

[richardgarrison]

Hi Egor, thanks for the video. Right now I am about to graduate with a degree in computer science and a minor in mathematics. I was thinking about getting my masters in data science especially since the job market is so competitive right now and I really haven’t done enough to stand out from other undergraduates. I already know a lot of Python and SQL. Would you say the endeavor would be a good/smart move?

[Martianergy]

Hey Egor, thank you for your outlook on this. Any tips for a beginner like me who is trying to learn from e learning platforms. What points to keep note of and how to make this learning more effective?

Kinda struggling to identify which is the best source to learn from

[rya-]

I always wanted to be data scientist aince i was in school. I am in high school and always look for data science . All the things online confuse me and no institute teaches it here like data science. How should i move on!? Your video makes me think more hard.

[hybriddude]

Hedge funds and big institutions need data scientists

[danilochamorro]

I'm on the same boat as you were, where I just graduated from a MSc in Engineering and would now like to move onto a Data Science career. Any advice on how to market yourself given the academia background? Most recruiters want either experience or a CS degree and get either confused or skeptical when they read non-CS topics on my CV. Do projects actually help? How did you get on this?

btw, thanks for the good content!

[HANNAHNAMUBIRU]

Hlo am a Ugandan and i really want to be a data scientist i have been studing Cs50 online course intro to python but the problem is right now my parents don"t hv the money to push mi on and i really want to push on WHAT SHOULD I DO to keep on or what is the next step i should do to keep myself busy with data science

[ShahidulIslam-xvbz]

Hey, I want to be a data scientist. However, how can I reach my goal of becoming a data scientist at Google? I watched the YouTube tutorials and free courses. Now tell me about the steps for what kind of projects I should work on, how many projects I should need to get a job, and how I can prepare myself for an interview with Google.

Please, I need your help.

[Holy_Desire]

Hi there <3 i got tiny question Sir. Do i need background as a data analyst or any else to become data scientist ? is it possible to start as a junior without formal background?