Sorry career gurus, “network, network, network” is misleading — TLDR: According to a growing body of evidence — “networking” is not necessarily the most frequently successful path to a job offer. Read to the bottom for the biggest shocker of them all: how professionals combine (or don’t combine) job search strategies + how you can set yourself apart. Overview For…

Quick tip on connecting with hiring managers and recruiters — Introduction Frequently folks ask me to connect them with a recruiter or a hiring manager. I’m happy to help with this! But there is a catch. You have to do some work first. You have to find a specific job posting that you are interested in. That is it. That is…

An Insider’s Guide to Navigating and Sharing Educational Insights — As a data scientist, one of the fascinating aspects of our work is that it is, by nature, replicable. This characteristic promotes transparency and trust, and fuels discussions that lead to deeper insights and understandings. With this in mind, I regularly make use of and share data from a valuable…

Looking for a job — Here are the two most important sources of job listings in today’s job market — If you are a mid- or late-career professional (like myself) your first just may well have been the result of an inquiry prompted by an advertisement in a newspaper or a magazine. For the younger crowd in the room there used to be a section in print media called the…

Data Sorcery: Conjuring compelling stories with Matplotlib’s annotations in Seaborn visualizations — Introduction Once upon a data time, in the magical realm of Pandasylvania, a land full of never-ending numbers, there existed a captivating city called Seaborneopolis. In this city, there lived a visualization wizard named matplotlib.pyplot.annotate and a visualization sidekick matplotlib.pyplot.text — the dynamic duo of data visualization — made their home…

How the TDS editors saved me from myself when I was getting started on Medium — As a new writer on Medium, I was eager to share my thoughts and ideas with the world, but like many others, I had yet to fully explore the platform’s features. Picture this: getting started on Medium can be like finding a treasure chest, but not realizing there’s a secret…

Unlock Your Medium Potential, A Simple Guide to Personalizing Your Writing Space — As a budding writer, Medium offers an outstanding platform to showcase your work, hone your skills, and expand your knowledge. Being on Medium is also an excellent way for existing or seasoned writers to build or enhance your professional image. However, one common mistake many new writers make is neglecting…

How data scientist job applicants can respond to “you’re overqualified” — Have you ever been told that you are overqualified in response to a data science interview? This can be a difficult thing to hear, especially if you’ve already invested a lot of time and energy into the job search process. However, it doesn’t have to be a deal-breaker. In this…

Why Toothbrushes May No Longer Be the Best Tool for Dental Hygiene — TLDR: This article is satire. Based on another similar article that clickbait-entitled itself something suuuuuuper silly like “Why I Stopped Using A Computer Monitor and Why You Should too.” Also this article is not #DentistApproved A toothbrush is a powerful tool, trusted by many, and well time tested, but it’s…