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The Data Canteen is a podcast for U.S. Military Veterans & Service Members who are (or aspire to) be data scientists or machine learning engineers. The show is hosted by U.S. Army Veteran and Machine Learning Engineer Ted Hallum. In each episode, Ted speaks with knowledgeable guests to help the listeners select optimal learning opportunities, leverage their education benefits, be ready for industry, dive into new technical topics, or meet fellow Vets in DS & ML!
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Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Nick Singh is ex-Facebook, ex-Google, and co-author of the new best selling book entitled Ace The Data Science Interview: 201 Real Interview Questions Asked By FAANG, Tech Startups, & Wall Street!
In this episode, Host Ted Hallum and Nick Singh unpack everything you need to know about the data science hiring process, to include: resume tips. building portfolio projects, cold-contacting hiring managers, the behavioral interview, and the technical interview!
FEATURED GUEST:
Name: Nick Singh
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nipun-singh/
SUPPORT THE DATA CANTEEN (LIKE PBS, WE'RE LISTENER SUPPORTED!):
Donate: https://vetsindatascience.com/support-join
EPISODE LINKS:
Ace the Data Science Interview (book): https://tinyurl.com/ace-the-data-science-interview
On Amazon, as of 04 JAN 2022, Ace the Data Science Interview is the:
#1 Best Seller in Data Mining (Books)
#1 Best Seller in Mathematical & Statistical Software
#1 Best Seller in ODBC Networking
Nick Singh's Blog: https://www.nicksingh.com/
PODCAST INFO:
Host: Ted Hallum
Website: https://vetsindatascience.com/thedatacanteen
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-data-canteen/id1551751086
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaNx9aLFRy1h9P22hd8ZPyw
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-data-canteen
CONTACT THE DATA CANTEEN:
Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/datacanteen
VETERANS IN DATA SCIENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING:
Website: https://vetsindatascience.com/
Join the Community: https://vetsindatascience.com/support-join
Mentorship Program: https://vetsindatascience.com/mentorship
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:28 - Nick & Kevin's motivation to write a book
00:10:59 - Why does the book lead with four chapters that aren't about the technical interview?
00:17:21 - Transmitting is not the same communicating
00:18:57 - Be audience centered
00:20:09 - Portfolio projects
00:38:06 - The power of cold-contacting hiring managers
00:49:00 - Behavioral interviews demystified
01:00:48 - Which of the technical interview chapters is the most critical for landing employment in the datasphere?
01:05:53 - Which of the technical interview chapters is the most difficult to master?
01:09:05 - Looking at the datasphere spectrum, what are the biggest differences between doing data in big tech vs. in support to the federal government?
01:17:04 - The world's a really malleable place. You can double your salary in a year...and completely change your life in two years.
01:24:06 - Make sure that you're learning things in the correct order. Good foundations matter.
01:25:43 - Consider community college courses as part of your upskilling path. They often offer excellent and affordable learning opportunities.
01:31:33 - Farewells
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