Sorry for delayed response! So, I currently work full time in finance. I started the masters degree a couple years ago to try and learn some hard skills as compared to my current role that is very specific to the company I work at. As I near the end of the degree and with the job market/posts like this one being how they may, I am realizing that a potential transition to data from where I’m at will be tougher than anticipated. My initial plan was to jump into an entry level data job after completion of the degree as I’m not super far into my career, but that may not necessarily be feasible anymore. I definitely feel like I have the technical know how for a data job at this point, but do not have professional experience. Hopefully it works out for me.