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I think that the challenge to hire a good data scientist is that it requires skills in both: - hard science: strong statistics or ML to analyze data, some CS t
by duchenne 8y ago
I think that the challenge to hire a good data scientist is that it requires skills in both:
- hard science: strong statistics or ML to analyze data, some CS to organize the data.
- soft skills: strong business sense to understand what is important, some communication skills to explain it.
A data scientist needs very good skills and experience in both, but they are somehow anti-correlated in my experience.
- tixocloud 8y agoThat’s why we usually have a team that complements each others’ skill set. The data scientist while great to have everything does not necessarily need to have everything. I tend to focus on their core strengths and depending on what their growth/career aspirations are, help to develop the skills. If it’s soft skills, happy to help them develop that edge.