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How to apply for a Data Science job?

Written by Abhishek mamidi, on
Job search is one of the painful tasks. We have to invest a lot of time to get placed in one of the best companies, we were dreaming for. The demand for Data Scientists is increasing over the years, and we have to stand out of the crowd to get a job.

In this post, I will guide you on “How to apply for a Data Science job?”. I have divided the blog post into the following:
  1. What are the skills required for a Data Science job?
  2. How to build a good Data Science profile/resume?
  3. What are the different ways of applying for a Data Science job?
What are the skills required for a Data Science job?
I have created a blog-post on “Skills required to become a Data Scientist”, last week. I would suggest going through the previous blog before you go to the next section.

How to build a good Data Science profile/resume?
After acquiring the necessary skills, it is required to maintain a good Data Science profile. Your presence on the social network makes a difference too. Some tips to make an excellent profile:
  1. Resume: Include your Internships, projects, research papers, skills and your achievements in your resume. You can also add your hackathon achievements. Take inputs from experienced professionals and re-iterate multiple times till it gets into a good shape.
  2. GitHub: Maintain a solid GitHub profile. Upload all your Data Science related projects with quality documentation. Add description and Readme file to all your projects on GitHub. Collaborations and contributions also add value to your profile.
  3. LinkedIn: Be active on LinkedIn and build your profile slowly. Your profile should be up-to-date. On LinkedIn, you will find more like-minded people, who are interested in Data Science. In addition to this, following the right people on LinkedIn, will help you to get updated with the latest technology and research in that particular domain.
What are the different ways of applying for a Data Science job?
Data Science has different fields like Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Analytics,..etc. It’s better to choose one of them before you start applying. And then, filter companies based on your interest and select at-least 50-70 companies.

There are many platforms to apply, but we should wisely choose the best platforms. Based on my experience, I will list out some of them:
  1. Company’s careers page
  2. LinkedIn Jobs
  3. Hackathons
  4. Referral
Everything is interlinked. You should be smart enough to get the information from the career’s page/LinkedIn jobs and request for a referral on LinkedIn. Below are the steps you can follow:
  1. Select a company from your filtered list of companies.
  2. Visit careers page of the company.
  3. Check whether there is any open Data Science position. If yes, go to 5th point. Else, go to 4th point.
  4. Check whether there is an open position listed on LinkedIn jobs for the same company. If yes, go to 5th point. Else, follow the steps from 1 to 5, for another company on your list.
  5. Now, there are two ways of applying at this stage. - You can directly upload your resume on Careers page/LinkedIn jobs. - Connect to people, who are working in that company, on LinkedIn. Wait for a few days for their connection acceptance. Then, start your conversation and build up your professional relationship. Once you are comfortable, send your resume and clearly state your interest in that company. If they like your profile, request them to refer to their company. - In addition to this, you can send an email directly to HR. FYI, you can find their personal email id on their profile. Make sure that the whole process is formal.
You must be very careful on LinkedIn. Be professional. Sometimes, it may backfire. Don’t call anyone directly, because they are not your relatives. Build your professional relationship through text conversation and based on their schedule and interest, request their phone number to have a phone conversation. I would suggest following the above principles for a smooth job search.

There is one more interesting way, to grab a PPO offer from a company. It is through hackathons. Generally, companies host hackathons on Kaggle, Analytics Vidya, HackerEarth, InterviewBit,..etc to hire students/working professionals. You can win exciting prizes and Pre-placement Offer (PPO) from the company if your performance is outstanding in the hackathons.

AngelList and Naukri.com are some of the popular job portals, where you can apply to different companies. If you are mainly looking for a job in start-ups, AngelList would be the best choice for you. You must surely explore them. They might be helpful at some point in time.

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  1. UnknownAugust 4, 2019 at 1:16 PM

    Sir, how can we get a job in machine learning/deep learning/AI while we are fresher? No one is hiring freshers particularly in this field. Or is there any other way to apply specially for freshers?

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    1. Abhishek mamidiAugust 4, 2019 at 5:29 PM

      Many companies are hiring freshers. Specifically, you can target startups. There are many opportunities out there for freshers. As I suggested above, connect with people on LinkedIn and build your relationship. Follow the above steps, you will get a job for sure. Make sure that you have the right skills.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 9, 2019 at 11:11 AM

    Sir, currently I am in 7th semester and in data science I am only having knowledge about data visualization. If I start of with data science now will I be able to get a job in same domain before I graduate.

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