The median salary Data Scientists make is $124,680 (Glassdoor, Pittsburgh PA).
But it takes most aspiring data scientists 5 years to make it.
Avoid these 5 mistakes to cut 4 years of struggle off your journey.
#datascience #rstats
But it takes most aspiring data scientists 5 years to make it.
Avoid these 5 mistakes to cut 4 years of struggle off your journey.
#datascience #rstats
1. Having a bad plan
Time Cost: 1.5+ years of inefficiency
What to do instead: Learn what companies want. Then create a plan
Resource: Learn what companies want. business-science.io
Time Cost: 1.5+ years of inefficiency
What to do instead: Learn what companies want. Then create a plan
Resource: Learn what companies want. business-science.io
2. Learning unnecessary skills
Time cost: 1.5+ years and imposter syndrome + confusion
What to do instead: Learn the skills that move the needle
Resource: The 14 data science skills business-science.io
Time cost: 1.5+ years and imposter syndrome + confusion
What to do instead: Learn the skills that move the needle
Resource: The 14 data science skills business-science.io
3. Not understanding how to solve business problems
Time cost: 6 months of poor interviewing
What to do instead: Learn how to impress hiring managers with your problem-solving skills
Resource: How to solve 90% of problems with data science
business-science.io
Time cost: 6 months of poor interviewing
What to do instead: Learn how to impress hiring managers with your problem-solving skills
Resource: How to solve 90% of problems with data science
business-science.io
4. Not knowing the data roles (and learning incorrect skills for the career path)
Time cost: 3 months of poor career planning
What to do instead: Learn what the data roles do (and which to steer clear of)
Resource: The data science career path
business-science.io
Time cost: 3 months of poor career planning
What to do instead: Learn what the data roles do (and which to steer clear of)
Resource: The data science career path
business-science.io
5. Not understanding how a data science team works (and incorrectly selling your skills)
Time cost: 3 months of bad interviews
What to do instead: Show how you fit into a data science team
Resource: High-performance data science team structure
business-science.io
Time cost: 3 months of bad interviews
What to do instead: Show how you fit into a data science team
Resource: High-performance data science team structure
business-science.io
Applying these key resources should cut your 6-figure data science journey down from 5 years to 12 months.
But, it's still going to be a lot of hard work to put together a solid plan and execute it in 12 months.
But, it's still going to be a lot of hard work to put together a solid plan and execute it in 12 months.
Would you like to have a plan designed to leap-frog the process (and your competition)?
If so, then I'd love to help you.
If so, then I'd love to help you.
I have a free career training next week where I discuss a new role called the Business Scientist that I believe will take off in 2023.
And, I believe this role will earn $145,876 (17% more than a data scientist)
And, I believe this role will earn $145,876 (17% more than a data scientist)
Plus, you'll learn how to be more competitive than your competition by giving organizations what they don't even know they need.
I will present the pathway to becoming a Business Scientist in my free webinar on December 14th.
I will present the pathway to becoming a Business Scientist in my free webinar on December 14th.
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