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> Alex planned to improve his accuracy, of course, but he was hired before he got the chance. Reading these posts I get the impression people prefer portfolio
by jldugger 8y ago
> Alex planned to improve his accuracy, of course, but he was hired before he got the chance.
Reading these posts I get the impression people prefer portfolio projects over studying the mathematical fundamentals; "dazzle hiring managers with these three easy tricks!" Seems like a great strategy to getting hired, but one wonders how long people using these lifehacks persist in the role.
- joshwcomeau 8y ago(not an ML person, take with grain of salt) I think someone without experience training a model to high-accuracy might struggle at a startup where they're the first hire in the department, but at a larger company, presumably there are senior folks to help newcomers along. I think having motivation is a much better signal, and you need to be motivated to develop a side-project of significant magnitude.
- llampx 8y ago> Reading these posts I get the impression people prefer portfolio projects over studying the mathematical fundamentals It didn't appear as though these two didn't train their mathematical fundamentals though. I believe the gist here is to find an interesting project tailored to the field you want to work in, and make it visual for the non-technical interviewers. Once you do get their attention, you would naturally need to pass a real DS interview, which would test your mathematical fundamentals.