How to Go From Working in a Bank To Hired as Senior Data Scientist at Target
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Last Updated on December 7, 2016
How Santhosh Sharma Went From
Working in the Loans Department of a Bank to
Getting Hired as a Senior Data Scientist at Target.
Santhosh Sharma recently reached out to me to share his inspirational story and I want to share it with you.
His story shows how with enthusiasm for machine learning, taking the initiative, sharing your results and a little luck can change your career and throw you deep into applied machine learning.
After reading this interview, you will know:
- How Santhosh demonstrated is growing machine learning skills publicly on Kaggle.
- The technical details of the methodical thing that Santhosh did and why it is note worthy.
- How he used his public recognition to help get hired as a Data Scientist.
Let’s dive in.
Do you have your own success story?
Share it in the comments.
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How to Go From Working in a Bank to Senior Data Scientist at Target