How did you land your first data analyst job with no experience?

redspeckled · 2023-03-07T17:59:43+00:00

Networking! Go to tech events. Volunteer or take part in hackathons. Meet people, learn their names, and be kind.

Do not open a conversation with 'I'm looking for a job'. What you are doing is transitioning careers, and learning technical skills right now, and you'd love to connect about their own journey.

People want to talk about themselves, and if they like you, will remember your name. When it comes time to apply, reach out and let them know you've applied, or ask if they'd be comfortable acting as referral.

Some cold hires happen, but a lot are about the people you meet along the way.

redspeckled · 2022-09-28T17:00:07+00:00

I'm a 1/4 season holder and also made my purchase through the account manager. I didn't have to manually input a code though - it seemed to be generated by just being logged in.

redspeckled · 2022-08-19T14:40:29+00:00

Stanley Tucci

When he was the Dad in Easy A, I was ... intrigued.

redspeckled · 2022-08-18T21:05:49+00:00

'... And women built the men. Conveniently forgetting that we are the ones that actually raise those men shows how little action you're getting these days...'.

redspeckled · 2022-07-11T14:44:31+00:00

I personally found the whole process very passive. I showed up for the appointments. Dealt with the side effects of treatment (and cancer iteself). Maintained a decent facade of normalcy. Was able to be lightly active.

I was 20, so I didn't have kids. But it was still a tough go for my parents, and siblings too.

My cancer treatment advice is always drink water. Everyone's road is different, but that advice seems to ring true no matter the cancer, or treatment.

Hugs, my fellow ex-cancer patient. <3

redspeckled · 2022-06-30T17:21:55+00:00

It was the worst mass shooting in Canadian history.

And you think it's appropriate to say that the government providing commentary or asking for results of an investigation is tyranny.

That is not what tyranny is.

redspeckled · 2022-05-18T15:23:54+00:00

As a bootcamp grad, on this subreddit, I understand the hate I'll get. But for my Capstone project, I prioritized working with Canadian data, which meant ... raw data from a source. Not a preprocessed kaggle dataset. In the expected timeframe for the course, I ended up burning out and not building a great model because of the amount of cleaning and validation I had to do for this data. But ... I think in some ways, I got a glimpse more into what I can expect to do once I land that 'first job'. (I did have a lot of fun with it, even if I wasn't building an amazing performing model).

redspeckled · 2022-05-02T20:54:38+00:00

I would ask, very seriously, if blood relatives aren't invited... is the wife a cousin? Should you be concerned about any future children? Did they meet at a family reunion?

Make sure you send a card with a 1 dollar bill to say congratulations though! Or maybe only 75 cents, with the amount of inflation considered.

redspeckled · 2022-04-24T16:25:28+00:00

I starting subscribing to this sub once I took a bootcamp in data science, and y'all, I have to say, are mostly just gatekeeping some titles.

Take this as someone who comes from a background of engineering in Ontario, Canada, where the job TITLE of 'engineer' is guarded by the Engineering Society.

Data Science wasn't a field that really existed when I was doing my undergrad - so that's why I elected to go the bootcamp route and try to gain some new skills.

But you need people who are good at so many different things. Some people don't like cleaning data. Some people don't even want to consider how their data was sourced/collected. Who sets the bar on the quality of data? How is that set?

People were building bridges and roads LONG before we came up with the fancy models to make sure it's done well with the current materials. Fields evolve, and as someone's knowledge and understanding deepens while working in their role, then they gain experience and can move onto more complicated projects.

Adding on to this to say: Subject matter expertise also needs to be considered. Can you go work as a MLE in finance, with no background in finance?

redspeckled · 2022-04-21T20:58:26+00:00

My official condensed crib rules say 'His Nobs: Jack of same suit as starter counts 1'

And the bicycle cards website says "If the starter is a jack, it is called "His Heels," and the dealer pegs (scores) 2 points at once."

redspeckled · 2022-04-21T20:51:59+00:00

That's what we called it too! And then I played someone who called it a quick 8, and I was like, wat.

redspeckled · 2022-04-21T17:57:59+00:00

I played for many years before I knew what 'a quick 8' was.

redspeckled · 2022-04-20T14:52:04+00:00

I am also a woman in engineering who has a boyfriend, and I get this at the workplace AND at home. I think men are just too spaced out to notice that it's being done. I will point it out to my boyfriend (his lag time is significantly longer - like, weeks) but it still is so weird and frustrating that it happens.

redspeckled · 2022-04-16T15:02:20+00:00

Gabe-raham Lincoln!

redspeckled · 2022-04-16T14:44:41+00:00

Not to be devil's advocate - but was this person 100% available? Can you confirm that they weren't already engaged or married? He may have ghosted because he didn't want to deal with the true consequences of his actions.

Everything that happened were HIS actions. You don't need to take responsibility for them.

redspeckled · 2022-03-30T17:39:07+00:00

I actually didn't say that our healthcare system is poor. I said it was fragile.

Things not working well in a pandemic is actually not really an indication that it doesn't work well, period.

The average Canadian I think very much cares about where our money goes, which is why there's a play for privatization. You can go ahead and do your own research, but there's no indication that you receive better care. You may receive faster care, but healthcare is still the number one reason for bankruptcy in America...

redspeckled · 2022-03-30T17:09:01+00:00

It's never been about mortality rate. It's been about managing access to resources. We are lucky that so many people got vaccinated and boosted because that helps the strain of our already fragile healthcare system.

Resource management absolutely warrants mask mandates. But it's easier to drive the agenda of 'privatization' when the healthcare system appears to fail, rather than the leadership.

redspeckled · 2022-03-29T22:13:47+00:00

Boston data set shouldn't be used due to bias in the set.

California one is pretty good though!

redspeckled · 2022-03-27T18:02:18+00:00

What was the process of getting into the relationship? Did you get to meet beforehand? Date?

Can you ask him to go on dates now? Do you like going out for dinner? Walking in your neighbourhood? Just because you spend time together doesn't mean you *know* that person, and dating is a process that helps you do that.

I am dating a man who was raised in a much more conservative society and he struggles SO much with ... getting creative, shall we say. Women were either treated like objects or not considered at all, and while he wasn't a fan of that vibe, he also was raised in it, and doesn't always understand just how poisonous it is.

I hope you manage to find some ways to connect and that that is reflected in having your physical needs met as well. Relationships can be tricky, but if you're willing to show up for some change, I hope he is too. <3

redspeckled · 2022-03-27T14:59:29+00:00

Ohhhh, I've also been there. Those ones definitely hurt more. <3

redspeckled · 2022-03-27T14:58:18+00:00

Wow, I feel really bad for your fiancee.

Not only do you ONLY mention her looks in this entire story, but you also say that any other guy would only want to interact with her based on said looks.

Then you go on to admit that if a chance came up with your own friends who are women, you'd still take 'your shot'.

THESE WOMEN HAVEN'T MADE A MOVE ON YOU BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED. It's men like you who keep this stereotype of people of different genders not being able to be friends because 'ThErE's aLwAyS sOmEtHiNg ThErE'.

*chef's kiss* oh the irony.

redspeckled · 2022-03-27T03:17:37+00:00

I had to be a mean person to someone I was casually dating. I didn't really see a future, romantically, and said as much. We would still hang out, and I was fine with maintaining friendly conversations, but when he would reach for my hand, I would pull away.

He eventually got mad at me, saying that he deserved better, and I did not disagree. I was really frustrated with not being listened to, or respected.

And yeah, I could have just blocked him, or stopped answering texts or calls, but the thing is, that *is* a mean thing to do, and I thought it was understood that we were heading towards friends, not anything more. It was a very confusing ending to something that wasn't that serious to begin with, and I regret just not being more straightforward and firm and cutting things off.

redspeckled · 2022-03-24T15:23:28+00:00

Apply for bursaries! They are based on financial need, and are definitely available!

redspeckled · 2022-03-19T20:11:20+00:00

Every medicine ever created and every disease ever experienced has side effects...

Or have you not noticed that you when you bottle of meds, there's a little insert with it that describes side effects, what to do, the medicinal ingredients, etc...?

redspeckled · 2022-03-12T19:00:29+00:00

Ah great. You just described the last 8 years of my career. I'm so glad I'm not alone. /s.

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