What I *actually* do as a Data Scientist in 2024 (everything you need to know) 

HAHA thank you for watching

thank you for watching Justin and I’m glad you enjoyed it!! good luck in your data science journey, youve got this!

yay I’m glad you enjoyed it, I did spend a very long time on this video!

thank you 🫡

thank you for watching!!

Hi Harman! Thank you for watching and I’m glad my videos are helping you 🙂 I honestly wouldn’t say you need to be that good with maths they teach in school. Data science / analytics is more about wanting to solve business problems (using data) 🕵️ I did always like numbers + was good at maths growing up but it’s definitely not a prerequisite. I also did a maths degree except I don’t use any of the theoretical stuff we learnt in my job. What’s more important is critical thinking + problem solving, and being able to convert business questions into data problems ☺️ I would recommend taking any computer science / information system courses if you can! I wish I did some of that instead of maths at university. The only maths I use quite often is probably statistics - mean / mode / distributions + sample size hypothesis testing. And that is a great video suggestion - I am scripting out my career journey into data science where I chat through my schooling experience + struggles, so pls stay tuned for that 🙂

thank you for watching! i am currently scripting out my career journey into data science so pls stay tuned for that ❤️ it was defs a fair share of struggles + rejections

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i'm sorry to hear - that sucks. and yes definitely good advice to always be doing high value add work. I once had a colleague tell me he always wanted to remain a "key person risk" so that he was critical to the team.

@@candidlyvivian hmmm, one of my coworkers who had achieved 99.9 ATAR was like that. It's a strange phenomenon. When you are growing your career, being the only person to know a task means that you wont' be able to move up! So train your people well. But don't fall into the trap of doing monotonous and repetitive work.

goood luck!!! please let me know ❤️

@@candidlyvivian I didn't stay =(

good luck!! :)

thanks Anthony! yes visualisation software are so dependent on your company... thanks for subscribing and good to meet a fellow marketing startup friend!

I can definitely! Thank you for watching 😃

ahhh this is the sweetest comment! thank you for your kind words + for sharing your experience too. I'm glad that the examples helped - I am more than happy to make a video on more real life data science examples (or even walk through some of my older projects) if you think that would be good?

@@candidlyvivian A video walk through of past projects would be amazing. Learning basic to intermediate sql is logical enough, tableau and powerbi seem easy to grasp, but the actual problem solving/insights are difficult using kaggle. Thanks for your reply and truly appreciate your efforts!

@@newenglandnomad9405 amazing! yes I agree that is also the part that is missing from most RU-vid videos - more than happy to film that soon

THANK YOU for your lovely comment and I'm so glad you clicked on this video too and that you found it helpful - I spent a long time on this script so thank you for affirming that is was well structured

@@candidlyvivian yeah this is my fear too. I don’t live in developing world, and there’s no way I’ll be able to bid at those rates they do, as they can still make living wage at those prices due to currency rate differences. I decided not to go down the web dev path because that’s REALLY saturated online and a serious race to the bottom. What about the option of opening a solo “agency” and going down the more established and traditional marketing routes to get clients? In your decades of experience, are most of the deliverables that come your way reasonably handled by a single worker?

thank you for watching Abdallah , you can do it!! :)

thanks Connie!! ☺️

yes I read that somewhere and i can't stop thinking about it

So just use ai and won't be replaced

thank you for watching and for the question! I recommend going on Kaggle and trying out some of their problems. Some examples of projects I've worked on the past include: - identifying which customers will churn (i.e. close accounts) - which customers will make a purchase / miss payment I am also very happy to make a full video on 3 data science projects to work on

@@candidlyvivian Thank you!

hello there! honestly so much of the role is spent in the EDA / data cleaning phases + working with business stakeholders 😅

no worries Sandun :) I've never worked as a data engineer so I can't give much input on this, but I'm sure there are plenty of other videos from data engineers on this

hi there! hope I can help :)

my favourite line 😂

that is such a compliment! I have gotten this comment quite a lot - maybe it’s the face shape + eyes 😅

what would you like more of?

@@candidlyvivian In India, Data Science is a relatively new field, especially as a university degree. Many people are learning data science skills from different backgrounds, including mechanical engineering, without having a specific degree in the subject. However, I’ve observed that when companies complete their projects, they often lay off entire teams, except for those who have a computer science degree along with data science skills. This practice is really heartbreaking and unfair. Moreover, other companies do not easily hire those who have been laid off.Given this situation, I am currently preparing for the GATE exam, which is one of the most prestigious exams in India and offers an opportunity to pursue an M.Tech in Data Science. My family is in a very poor condition, but I am taking a break of 6 to 7 months to prepare for the GATE exam, aiming to do my M.Tech and then find a stable job.I am a mechanical engineering graduate and I just turned 25 today. I am really confused and depressed about my future and whether pursuing an M.Tech is the right decision for me. Your guidance and genuine help would mean the world to me and my family. Is there any advice you can offer or any way you can assist me, perhaps even with a company reference in your country?Thank you for taking the time to read my message. Your support would truly be a blessing for my whole family. I m living in slum areas you come and make vlog please help 🙇‍♂️ ( any personal contact for guidance sister)

hello! definitely SQL + basic understanding of predictive modelling in either Python / R

Yay good luck!

I worked at a company where your starting salary was 3k more if you had a masters, and 6k more if you had a phd. but i do think education gets less important the more experience you have in the workforce

@@candidlyvivian thank you for clarifying my doubts💗