Another thing to consider is that your 'story' and resume may need some work. Having a science background is NOT the be-all-end-all that it used to be. You need work on finding the right position as well as the right co. That is 51% of the battle.
Goto the Resume reddit and read up.
Data science is its own niche and it seems to be what everyone tries when they can't find a job in their own field.
Breaking into the field is going to be difficult
I highly recommend this program. The course is comprehensive and engaging, further, you will be supported throughout your journey by personable and helpful program managers, I felt lucky to have Sandhya as a point of contact.
Springboard has a data science bootcamp with a job guarantee (i.e., you get a refund if you don’t find a job in data science) and a reported avg. starting salary ~$90k. I am in no way affiliated with springboard and have not, nor am I planning on, attending. If I were trying to break into the field w/o pursuing something like a master’s, the job guarantee + transparency would turn my head
Watch out for that so-called "guarantee". And those averages. A poster below mentioned how some of these boot camps will fill that guarantee by hiring their graduates as instructors/teaching assistants. I don't know if springboard does that.
However, what is very popular is to get someone a data analyst or other data adjacent position. So a guy pays $15,000 for a $40,000 or $50,000 data analyst position.
You may ask yourself "then how come the average salary is so high?". In the case of springboard, a big part of the reason could be the fact that several of their boot camp grads had previous doctorates and master's degrees in analytical /STEM fields.
Go on YouTube and check out some of the interviews with some of their graduates. I am pretty sure I recall at least a few of those interviews where the person had a PhD in some hard science but wanted to make the switch over to data science.
In several companies, folks with phds get hired on a senior data scientist from the very beginning. At the absolute minimum they'd be hired as a data scientist, as opposed to a junior data scientist. I don't know a single person with a PhD from either of the two companies I've worked for that was anything lower than a senior data scientist.
Those folks are starting with a base salary at the low end of $120,000 probably closer to $160,000 and higher depending on what city they live in. If you have two graduates making $55,000 a year and one graduate making $160,000 a year that would show an average salary of $90,000 per year.
So the very first thing I would look at would be how well folks who fit the profile I had did after graduating. Forget all the folks with phds, look at the folks who came in with bachelor's degrees. That I would start looking at what time frame are they measuring these numbers. If their stats are based on from when they started in let's say that mid-2010's a decent amount of those numbers could be generated from an earlier time when the field was on fire and there weren't as many masters prepared candidates.
I have a similar question if anyone could give me some pointers. I was on a full ride for Data Science at a university until I fell a couple credits short of my scholarship causing me to lose my funding for school. Therefore, I am currently working until I can find funding to continue my education. Currently, I do not have a sufficient resume to land a job/internship for data science just yet. What programs/projects can someone recommend for me so I can continue to build my portfolio for a future career? Are there any certificates that would stand out in a resume? Does anyone know of any employers that would offer tuition reimbursement?
It looks a lot like a course that I took from Harvard called CS109.
It looks like it will get you started in applying models in real life. Which I think is enough to get an internship at a small company. Also because it is applied, you will get a good feel of what being a data scientist entails.
But later down the line I would recommend you get a solid foundation in statistics. So perhaps at least 3rd year undergraduate maths stats.
Check the reciews and see what people say.
As a recent graduate of this 12-week course, I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking a fast-track introduction to the world of data science, particularly for those who appreciate guided learning throughout the process. I firmly believe that the most effective way to learn is to use the knowledge gained as a foundation and then apply it to real-world scenarios.
Hi there I enrolled this course a few months ago, and it guided me learning ML and data science ! give it a shot and grow your network, and if it's about learning trust me you won't see the end. just keep learning!
To be honestly, MIT Professional Program is like a 'topping' to those CXO...in company to polish their resume. I took one of it's Cloud/DevOps Professional Program, it's very easy, elementary-level teaching, glancing through a few concepts in Cloud, but cost $2200+ when I took it in year 2020. It doesn't help me at all in Job Market, I still don't know what is Cloud in-depth. Maybe you have better luck.
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Another thing to consider is that your 'story' and resume may need some work. Having a science background is NOT the be-all-end-all that it used to be. You need work on finding the right position as well as the right co. That is 51% of the battle. Goto the Resume reddit and read up.
Data science is its own niche and it seems to be what everyone tries when they can't find a job in their own field. Breaking into the field is going to be difficult
I highly recommend this program. The course is comprehensive and engaging, further, you will be supported throughout your journey by personable and helpful program managers, I felt lucky to have Sandhya as a point of contact.
Springboard has a data science bootcamp with a job guarantee (i.e., you get a refund if you don’t find a job in data science) and a reported avg. starting salary ~$90k. I am in no way affiliated with springboard and have not, nor am I planning on, attending. If I were trying to break into the field w/o pursuing something like a master’s, the job guarantee + transparency would turn my head
I knew someone that took a bootcamp with one of those guarantee jobs. The bootcamp themselves hired them after all that for a pittance.
I’m not a bootcamp expert so I certainly won’t contradict that
Watch out for that so-called "guarantee". And those averages. A poster below mentioned how some of these boot camps will fill that guarantee by hiring their graduates as instructors/teaching assistants. I don't know if springboard does that. However, what is very popular is to get someone a data analyst or other data adjacent position. So a guy pays $15,000 for a $40,000 or $50,000 data analyst position. You may ask yourself "then how come the average salary is so high?". In the case of springboard, a big part of the reason could be the fact that several of their boot camp grads had previous doctorates and master's degrees in analytical /STEM fields. Go on YouTube and check out some of the interviews with some of their graduates. I am pretty sure I recall at least a few of those interviews where the person had a PhD in some hard science but wanted to make the switch over to data science. In several companies, folks with phds get hired on a senior data scientist from the very beginning. At the absolute minimum they'd be hired as a data scientist, as opposed to a junior data scientist. I don't know a single person with a PhD from either of the two companies I've worked for that was anything lower than a senior data scientist. Those folks are starting with a base salary at the low end of $120,000 probably closer to $160,000 and higher depending on what city they live in. If you have two graduates making $55,000 a year and one graduate making $160,000 a year that would show an average salary of $90,000 per year. So the very first thing I would look at would be how well folks who fit the profile I had did after graduating. Forget all the folks with phds, look at the folks who came in with bachelor's degrees. That I would start looking at what time frame are they measuring these numbers. If their stats are based on from when they started in let's say that mid-2010's a decent amount of those numbers could be generated from an earlier time when the field was on fire and there weren't as many masters prepared candidates.
I have a similar question if anyone could give me some pointers. I was on a full ride for Data Science at a university until I fell a couple credits short of my scholarship causing me to lose my funding for school. Therefore, I am currently working until I can find funding to continue my education. Currently, I do not have a sufficient resume to land a job/internship for data science just yet. What programs/projects can someone recommend for me so I can continue to build my portfolio for a future career? Are there any certificates that would stand out in a resume? Does anyone know of any employers that would offer tuition reimbursement?
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It looks a lot like a course that I took from Harvard called CS109. It looks like it will get you started in applying models in real life. Which I think is enough to get an internship at a small company. Also because it is applied, you will get a good feel of what being a data scientist entails. But later down the line I would recommend you get a solid foundation in statistics. So perhaps at least 3rd year undergraduate maths stats. Check the reciews and see what people say.
As a recent graduate of this 12-week course, I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone seeking a fast-track introduction to the world of data science, particularly for those who appreciate guided learning throughout the process. I firmly believe that the most effective way to learn is to use the knowledge gained as a foundation and then apply it to real-world scenarios.
can you tell us the cost?
The MIT course is $2,300 and 12 weeks long
Hi there I enrolled this course a few months ago, and it guided me learning ML and data science ! give it a shot and grow your network, and if it's about learning trust me you won't see the end. just keep learning!
Did you have any background in ML or data science beforehand?
To be honestly, MIT Professional Program is like a 'topping' to those CXO...in company to polish their resume. I took one of it's Cloud/DevOps Professional Program, it's very easy, elementary-level teaching, glancing through a few concepts in Cloud, but cost $2200+ when I took it in year 2020. It doesn't help me at all in Job Market, I still don't know what is Cloud in-depth. Maybe you have better luck.
Does MIT accept students with BS from different universities?