Build a Career in Data Science
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Oops! We're Both Unemployed!!
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This very surprise bonus episode was made after Emily and Jacqueline found themselves simultaneously unemployed. Here Emily will chat about being part...
Interlude: Data Science Subfields
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special live episode recorded at PyLadies London, Emily and Jacqueline discuss those little subfields of data science like experimentation and...
Epilogue: So What Have We Learned?
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Season 1, Emily and Jacqueline take a moment to reflect on all they've learned in writing a book and making a podcast about da...
Interlude: Managing Your Manager
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special live episode recorded at the Data Science DC, Emily and Jacqueline talk about data scientists' relationships with their managers. They...
Chapter 16: Moving up the ladder
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After you are a senior data scientist for a few years, what is next? In this episode Jacqueline and Emily talk about three possible career moves for s...
Chapter 15: Leaving Your Job Gracefully
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"You can't fire me I quit!" --a great example of not leaving a job gracefully (but hey it happens!). In this week's episode Emily and Jacqueline discu...
Interlude: Help! My Job Search Isn't Working
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special live episode recorded at the ODSC East conference, Emily and Jacqueline discuss what to think about it you can't seem to find that dat...
Chapter 14: Joining the Community
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Social media, conferences, blogs, and meetups--there are many places where data scientists congregate outside of work. But how does a data scientist b...
Chapter 13: Data Science Failures
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You're not a failure! The field of data science is overflowing with projects that just didn't work out. This episode we talk about these projects and ...
Chapter 12: Stakeholders
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stakeholders! The people who data scientists help by creating analyses and models. Stakeholders have so many needs, and keeping them satisfied is one ...
Chapter 11: Data Science in Production
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Putting data science into production can mean a ton of things: from customer-facing models run millions of times a day to continuously live dashboards...
Chapter 10: Making an Analysis
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An analysis is the work of taking data and turning it into a PowerPoint presentation (more or less), and in this episode we talk all about it. What ma...
Chapter 9: Starting a New Job
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to your new data science role! You just started a new data science job, maybe your first one, and wow there is a lot to do! In this episode, w...
Season 1 Intermission!
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Technically still just in time for the last of the holidays - a special bonus episode! Here we cover three small mini-topics. First, whether you shoul...
Chapter 8: Negotiating the Offer
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stop! Don’t just accept that coveted data science job offer right off the bat. Instead, listen to this episode where we discuss negotiating: what’...
Chapter 7: the Job Interview
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The interview: possibly the most nerve-wracking part of a data science job search. In this episode, we’ll help you prepare by covering the full inte...
Chapter 6: Résumés and Cover Letters
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“You only get one chance at a first impression.” When applying for data science jobs, that’s usually your resume (and sometimes a cover letter)....
Chapter 5: the Job Search
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Before you can get a data science job, you need to find one! In this episode, we discuss how to decode job descriptions, use your network, and find jo...
Chapter 4: Building a Portfolio
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps the most common piece of advice for aspiring data scientists is to make a project portfolio. Despite this, so few data scientists do so! In th...
Chapter 3: Getting the Skills
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It seems there are so many “required” skills for a data science job—how can someone possibly learn them? In this episode, we discuss four possib...
Chapter 2: Data Science Companies
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While the popular image of a data scientist is one solving cutting-edge problems at a large tech company, data scientists work in every type of organi...
Chapter 1: What is Data Science?
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What actually *is* data science, and what does a data scientist do? What kind of backgrounds do data scientists come from and what skills do you need ...