Marck Vaisman speaks to Jon Krohn about his paradigm for understanding core data practitioner types. Hear Marck detail the four data practitioner personas that he has identified in his research, why he believes the roadmaps that influencers like to promote as surefire ways to a data science career don’t work in practice, and why the term “data scientist” is still so elusive and hard to recruit for.
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In this episode you will learn:
• How Marck started his work in defining data science roles [08:06]
• The relationship between the four data practitioner personas [15:26]
• About Marck’s “menu” for effective data science [40:43]
• How recruiters can hire the best data scientist for the job [59:31]
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821: The Skills You Need to Be an Effective Data Scientist, with Marck Vaisman | Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
