Data Science Job Search | Advice + Q&A

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The Statistical Consulting Section of the ASA invited me to give a presentation on the data science job search followed by a Q&A.
They were kind enough to let me post it here (with minor edits).
My drawing of "cumulative cost" is wrong. It should intercept the "current cost" line at time = 0.
 
0:00 – Humility, Goals, & Human Data Points
5:00 – Play the Numbers Game
12:40 – Job vs Career
18:18 – Nonsensical Data Science Job Descriptions
25:40 – Technical Review & Presentation
30:00 – The Advantages of Early Career
37:25 – Save Job Descriptions / Industry vs Academia
46:10 – Career vs Job Clarification 
53:10 – Bachelor’s vs Master’s vs Doctorate?
56:10 – Delivering Value Over Time
1:08:10 – Product vs Service 
1:11:10 – Comments From an Academic Perspective
1:116:43 – Get Your Foot in the Door / Doing What You Love
1:25:50 – Future Q&A’s