I'm disgusted at the toxic environment that professors and academics are having to endure...
And the more I learn. The more it pains me.
A thread on how to go from Academia to Industry. ๐งต
#datascience #rstats #python #datascientist
And the more I learn. The more it pains me.
A thread on how to go from Academia to Industry. ๐งต
#datascience #rstats #python #datascientist
I was having an open & honest conversation with one of my students.
The tip of the iceberg was when he told me...
"I was called a 'sellout' in my PhD Defense."
The tip of the iceberg was when he told me...
"I was called a 'sellout' in my PhD Defense."
He had made his decision to go from #AcademicResearcher to #DataScientist in Industry.
It was a tough choice...
Not only a career change, but an identity change.
It was a tough choice...
Not only a career change, but an identity change.
He had grown accustom to the academic environment...
It was all he knew.
But it was eating at him...
It was all he knew.
But it was eating at him...
He told me, "Everything changed with my father in-law passed away unexpectedly."
"I came back from getting things figured out with my family. And, the 1st thing my advisor said to me when I got back was, 'Where are your Generals?'"
This is the mindset that is killing academia.
"I came back from getting things figured out with my family. And, the 1st thing my advisor said to me when I got back was, 'Where are your Generals?'"
This is the mindset that is killing academia.
By the time my student was looking to leave, he had been working in labs for 10-years.
It's all he knew.
It's all he knew.
The change...
It's not easy, but he took control of his career.
It's not easy, but he took control of his career.
He found that his skills were transferrable...
But he just needed help connecting data science and business.
But he just needed help connecting data science and business.
Now he's doing well.
Gone are the 70+ hour work weeks with no control over teaching load.
And he's happy to say he made more money this year than in his ENTIRE academic career.
Gone are the 70+ hour work weeks with no control over teaching load.
And he's happy to say he made more money this year than in his ENTIRE academic career.
Question:
Why are you subjecting yourself to toxic working conditions?
Transitioning to industry is easier than you think.
Here's a step-by-step process.
Why are you subjecting yourself to toxic working conditions?
Transitioning to industry is easier than you think.
Here's a step-by-step process.
Step 1: Pick up the skills to apply your analytical mind to business problems.
I can help with this.
I can help with this.
Step 2: Join a company.
Industries that are hiring data scientists.
I have students in each of these Fortune 500 companies:
1. Health Care (CVS Health),
2. Energy (ExxonMobil),
3. Finance (Northwestern Mutual),
4. Retail (Walmart)
5. Technology (Apple)
6. Pharma (Pfizer).
Industries that are hiring data scientists.
I have students in each of these Fortune 500 companies:
1. Health Care (CVS Health),
2. Energy (ExxonMobil),
3. Finance (Northwestern Mutual),
4. Retail (Walmart)
5. Technology (Apple)
6. Pharma (Pfizer).
DM me if your are interested in taking the next step as a data scientist in industry.
If you would like to learn more about how to become a 6-Figure Data Scientist, I have a free 40-minute training that will give you a roadmap for what's ahead of you.
learn.business-science.io
If you would like to learn more about how to become a 6-Figure Data Scientist, I have a free 40-minute training that will give you a roadmap for what's ahead of you.
learn.business-science.io
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