How to Become a Data Scientist

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1. How to Become a Data Scientist
2. Post your questions in the chat!
3. What We’ll Cover Today 1. Required Educational Qualifications 2. Required Technical Skills 3. Recommended Portfolio Projects 4. Interview Preparation Topics 5. Job Hunting Tip & Tricks
4. Educational Qualifications
5. Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
6. Not Compulsory • Computer Science / IT Degree • Master’s / PhD Degree • Published Research Papers
7. Technical Skills
8. Required Skills • Applied Statistics • Programming (Python & SQL) • Data Analysis & Visualization • Classical Machine Learning*
9. Not Compulsory • Deep Learning / Neural Networks • Natural Language Processing (NLP) • Big Data & Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) • ML Deployment & Monitoring
10. Non-Technical Skills • Communication • Documentation • Presentation
11. Tools & Libraries
12. Portfolio Projects
13. Recommended Projects • Exploratory Data Analysis • Classical Machine Learning • SQL, Excel & Tableau
14. Dataset Sources • Kaggle Datasets • Google Dataset Search • World Bank
15. Portfolio Project Tips • Pick large real-world datasets • Document & present findings • Publish & share projects online • Highlight projects on your Resume
16. Sample Portfolio Projects
17. Interview Preparation
18. Important Topics • Python (HackerRank/LeetCode) • SQL (Interview Query / Strata Scratch) • Statistics & Probability • Machine Learning Theory
19. Interview Tips • Watch & Take Mock Interviews • Written Pointer for Non-Tech Questions • Research about Company & Role • Revise topics listed on your Resume
20. dsinterviewprep.com
21. Job Hunting
22. Target Job Roles • Data Analyst • Junior Data Scientist • Junior Decision Scientist • Product Analyst
23. Job Hunting Hacks • Share your progress on social media • Get a referral from a friend/connection • Write to recruiters on LinkedIn/Email • Apply to startups (try AngelList)
24. jovian.ai/jobs
25. Summary 1. Qualification: STEM Bachelor’s Degree 2. Skills: Programming, Statistics, DS & ML 3. Projects: EDA, ML, SQL/Tableau 4. Interview Topics: Python, SQL, Stats, ML 5. Job Hunting: Referrals, LinkedIn, Startups
27. Questions?
28. Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp www.jovian.ai
29. About Jovian • Started in 2019 as DS & ML community • Offering 5 online courses & 1 bootcamp • 200,000+ learners from 180+ countries • Over 2 million video views on YouTube
30. Founding Team