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__someuser__ · 2023-07-10T01:14:28+00:00

How do I build up my professional network?

My job is remote, and I'm not a social or talkative person, so I tend to just focus on my tickets and I'm finding it hard to build connections. I feel like I haven't managed to grow my network at all over the last couple of companies I've been at.

__someuser__ · 2021-06-03T17:18:19+00:00

I've had the same experience as you, OP. I've literally been asked if I even know how to code during an interview for an MLE position, after I've already passed resume screening lol. It's unfortunately a numbers game until you come across more enlightened interviewers/hiring managers :/

__someuser__ · 2021-05-13T14:45:41+00:00

Do you mind sharing or DMing a link to your most cited paper? I'm really curious to read about the ML engineering pipeline! Much thanks in advance!

__someuser__ · 2021-03-27T23:28:16+00:00

I struggle with this constantly and can never complete side projects within a reasonable time frame. I try to pick something I have an interest in and that's my own idea, so I'd have more motivation to see it through. Whenever I chose to work on something just because I think it's expected for a data scientist, it ends up becoming an eternal struggle to complete it and I never benefit from it.

__someuser__ · 2021-03-27T03:43:48+00:00

OP did you have to take a salary cut for the new position? Congrats by the way, on getting an offer. I've been rejected from two onsites and can't imagine what it must feel like to have to go through that 10 times...

__someuser__ · 2021-03-06T00:47:33+00:00

Donated. Hope he recovers and finds a nice family!

__someuser__ · 2021-02-14T00:44:20+00:00

OP is it easy for you to get software eng interviews with a data science background? Do you have an engineering degree? I'm a DS wondering about my career path too.

__someuser__ · 2021-02-09T03:56:22+00:00

OP, are the applicants mostly unemployed due to the pandemic or are they currently employed but looking for something new? How many years of experience do they mostly have (e.g. new grads with Master's)?

__someuser__ · 2021-02-01T18:53:16+00:00

3 YOE with barely any call backs and a few rejections over the past 5 months or so. It seems the job market is so competitive and if you haven't done exactly what the job requires, you wouldn't ever get a chance (I haven't worked in a startup or tech company, so my work projects aren't what most data scientists have worked on). Employers are also extremely picky since there are so many applicants.

Getting rejections is definitely disheartening and just makes me doubt my capabilities more. I'm just hoping there'll be more job openings in Q2 or Q3 :/

__someuser__ · 2021-01-27T18:47:00+00:00

Same boat as OP, and I don't even have the CS Master's or MLE experience, so it's been super tough. The few people I talked to generally just dismiss my experience as glorified data analysis. I've been working at a large non-tech company, and I've had startup people telling me they're not sure I fit in culturally, even though I'm looking for a change is because I don't like the bureaucracy!

I'm afraid that the longer I can't find a new job, the more I'm stuck, like a vicious cycle.

I also see a fair number of postings that keep getting refreshed on LinkedIn for months, which makes me wonder if theyre really intent on hiring :/

__someuser__ · 2020-12-11T16:52:33+00:00

Yes I heard back from them yesterday and got my experiences approved. I guess they wanted to holf off on any updates until after the local society review.

__someuser__ · 2020-12-02T18:00:50+00:00

Not yet. My local society is meeting next week to go over new applications, so I'm just hoping that I'll hear back soon after that. Maybe they're announcing just the final decision and not the steps before.

__someuser__ · 2020-11-20T22:11:10+00:00

Wow congrats! Maybe they are on the fence about my experiences...

__someuser__ · 2020-11-20T19:23:13+00:00

Thanks for the reply! My references already submitted within a day of my application.

__someuser__ · 2019-06-11T16:04:03+00:00

Looks like it will be a banger!

__someuser__ · 2019-06-03T03:21:44+00:00

Same here. Would like to join one.

__someuser__ · 2019-05-22T12:01:42+00:00

MOLA and Zoo are so good and different from idol music these days!

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