Ask HN: How to get a job as Data Scientist
I have a Computer Engineering degree and have almost finished my Masters in Statistics/AI (both in Brazil). And I'm having a terrible time to find a entry-level job as a Data Scientist. At this point I've done a bunch of interviews, here are some thoughts about then: - Almost all places have some first phase as a internet test with hard/very specific questions about Software Engineering/Statistics/ML, all with an infuriating time limit (one of them wanted me to code a Merge Sort in 4 minutes, fine I guess, if I had practiced this yesterday...). Oh, and 2 of these tests would disqualify you for copying or pasting text on the screen. - I've been eliminated from more than one company by recruiters (after having gone through technical phases) for not having business experience (the wrong "profile"), when they specifically asked for someone with a Masters degree. It seems to me that the hype on AI has broken this hiring process, there might be so many people applying for these companies that they are forced to apply these obnoxious technical interviews, as they suppose no one is qualified for the job. Other problem is what they expect of a entry-level Data Scientist. It looks like it they want someone very knowledgeable about coding and statistics and business, but not having experience in the very field I want a entry-level job is a no-no. So what do I do? One thing that got me a couple of interviews was doing a end-to-end ML project and posting about it on Medium... Should I do more of that? Or go back to study the type of stuff that they want to test on these technical interviews? Or try to get a job as a Software Engineer on something related to AI and then think about changing positions? 0 comments on Hacker News.
I have a Computer Engineering degree and have almost finished my Masters in Statistics/AI (both in Brazil). And I'm having a terrible time to find a entry-level job as a Data Scientist. At this point I've done a bunch of interviews, here are some thoughts about then: - Almost all places have some first phase as a internet test with hard/very specific questions about Software Engineering/Statistics/ML, all with an infuriating time limit (one of them wanted me to code a Merge Sort in 4 minutes, fine I guess, if I had practiced this yesterday...). Oh, and 2 of these tests would disqualify you for copying or pasting text on the screen. - I've been eliminated from more than one company by recruiters (after having gone through technical phases) for not having business experience (the wrong "profile"), when they specifically asked for someone with a Masters degree. It seems to me that the hype on AI has broken this hiring process, there might be so many people applying for these companies that they are forced to apply these obnoxious technical interviews, as they suppose no one is qualified for the job. Other problem is what they expect of a entry-level Data Scientist. It looks like it they want someone very knowledgeable about coding and statistics and business, but not having experience in the very field I want a entry-level job is a no-no. So what do I do? One thing that got me a couple of interviews was doing a end-to-end ML project and posting about it on Medium... Should I do more of that? Or go back to study the type of stuff that they want to test on these technical interviews? Or try to get a job as a Software Engineer on something related to AI and then think about changing positions?
I have a Computer Engineering degree and have almost finished my Masters in Statistics/AI (both in Brazil). And I'm having a terrible time to find a entry-level job as a Data Scientist. At this point I've done a bunch of interviews, here are some thoughts about then: - Almost all places have some first phase as a internet test with hard/very specific questions about Software Engineering/Statistics/ML, all with an infuriating time limit (one of them wanted me to code a Merge Sort in 4 minutes, fine I guess, if I had practiced this yesterday...). Oh, and 2 of these tests would disqualify you for copying or pasting text on the screen. - I've been eliminated from more than one company by recruiters (after having gone through technical phases) for not having business experience (the wrong "profile"), when they specifically asked for someone with a Masters degree. It seems to me that the hype on AI has broken this hiring process, there might be so many people applying for these companies that they are forced to apply these obnoxious technical interviews, as they suppose no one is qualified for the job. Other problem is what they expect of a entry-level Data Scientist. It looks like it they want someone very knowledgeable about coding and statistics and business, but not having experience in the very field I want a entry-level job is a no-no. So what do I do? One thing that got me a couple of interviews was doing a end-to-end ML project and posting about it on Medium... Should I do more of that? Or go back to study the type of stuff that they want to test on these technical interviews? Or try to get a job as a Software Engineer on something related to AI and then think about changing positions? 0 comments on Hacker News.
I have a Computer Engineering degree and have almost finished my Masters in Statistics/AI (both in Brazil). And I'm having a terrible time to find a entry-level job as a Data Scientist. At this point I've done a bunch of interviews, here are some thoughts about then: - Almost all places have some first phase as a internet test with hard/very specific questions about Software Engineering/Statistics/ML, all with an infuriating time limit (one of them wanted me to code a Merge Sort in 4 minutes, fine I guess, if I had practiced this yesterday...). Oh, and 2 of these tests would disqualify you for copying or pasting text on the screen. - I've been eliminated from more than one company by recruiters (after having gone through technical phases) for not having business experience (the wrong "profile"), when they specifically asked for someone with a Masters degree. It seems to me that the hype on AI has broken this hiring process, there might be so many people applying for these companies that they are forced to apply these obnoxious technical interviews, as they suppose no one is qualified for the job. Other problem is what they expect of a entry-level Data Scientist. It looks like it they want someone very knowledgeable about coding and statistics and business, but not having experience in the very field I want a entry-level job is a no-no. So what do I do? One thing that got me a couple of interviews was doing a end-to-end ML project and posting about it on Medium... Should I do more of that? Or go back to study the type of stuff that they want to test on these technical interviews? Or try to get a job as a Software Engineer on something related to AI and then think about changing positions?
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