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Creators of Intelligence

By : Dr. Alex Antic
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Creators of Intelligence

By: Dr. Alex Antic

Overview of this book

A Gartner prediction in 2018 led to numerous articles stating that "85% of AI and machine learning projects fail to deliver.” Although it's unclear whether a mass extinction event occurred for AI implementations at the end of 2022, the question remains: how can I ensure that my project delivers value and doesn't become a statistic? The demand for data scientists has only grown since 2015, when they were dubbed the new “rock stars” of business. But how can you become a data science rock star? As a new senior data leader, how can you build and manage a productive team? And what is the path to becoming a chief data officer? Creators of Intelligence is a collection of in-depth, one-on-one interviews where Dr. Alex Antic, a recognized data science leader, explores the answers to these questions and more with some of the world's leading data science leaders and CDOs. Interviews with: Cortnie Abercrombie, Edward Santow, Kshira Saagar, Charles Martin, Petar Veličković, Kathleen Maley, Kirk Borne, Nikolaj Van Omme, Jason Tamara Widjaja, Jon Whittle, Althea Davis, Igor Halperin, Christina Stathopoulos, Angshuman Ghosh, Maria Milosavljevic, Dr. Meri Rosich, Dat Tran, and Stephane Doyen.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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Chapter 1: Introducing the Creators of Intelligence

Getting hired in data science

AA: When it comes to data scientists interviewing for roles, what advice can you offer? You’ve touched on some of these key elements already, but it’s so competitive: how can people stand out? Have a profile of work they’ve done? Have strong communication skills? How can they communicate their strengths in a nice, succinct, easy-to-understand way to the recruiter?

CS: I would split this into two pieces. First, there is the element of getting noticed. You are applying and applying; you want that callback. Then, you have the second piece, which is after you have gotten a callback: landing the job in your interviews.

We’ll start with the first piece: getting noticed. As you have mentioned, there are abundant opportunities out there, but there are also a lot of people competing for good roles, so you need to get noticed. Of course, every time you apply for a job, you need to tailor your CV. This should be obvious, but I feel...