Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present, or future data professional! For all of the latest tech trends that come and go, one idea has always persisted in the tech world: Longevity isn’t cool. I say this because I recently hit a professional milestone: 4 years with my current organization. My career trajectory offers a counter-narrative to the “job-hopping is the only way to succeed” mentality. My goal isn't to convince you to be a “lifer,” but to demonstrate...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional!The most dramatic dataset in the U.S. right now is labor data. Marred by revisions, official firings and general distrust, when the dust clears, U.S. unemployment hovers around 4%. The tech sector, specifically, ticked up from an all-time low to 3%, with overall jobs and postings decreasing significantly. While 3% is far from the industry’s record 5.7% set earlier this year, it is concerning.Ok....
25 days ago • 1 min read
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional! I dreaded entering the job market after my data science master's. I felt like I knew more than a data analyst but less than a professional data scientist. I've since realized my program was more effective than I thought, but it couldn't prepare me for the key areas like cloud deployments and real-world problem-solving I had to learn on the job as a data engineer. And I’ve noticed these gaps in...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional! If you live in the U.S., this week marks the end of back to school season; though, if you’re like my southern relatives, you’ve been back since July. The closest feeling most adults get to back to school (aside from the teachers), is starting a new job. While a new org, title and compensation package represents new opportunities, it’s also easy to feel like the “new kid”, which can lead to being...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional! I once participated in a remote job interview in which the interviewer was on the video call while driving... and smoking. While that instance was among the most memorable interview experiences (for the wrong reasons), I’ve had just as many interviews that have blended together and faded into the recesses of my mind. The common denominator, however, was the insistence on asking one question. The...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional! One of the most loaded terms, after AI, is upskilling. It’s something everyone should always be doing, yet, only the most dedicated can consistently dedicate time to learning and expanding beyond their comfort zones. If you’re on the path to becoming a data professional, you’ve probably spent countless hours learning, only to find yourself wondering if you’re actually making progress. I’ve been...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional! When I worked as a resume consultant, the toughest mental block for clients was identifying and expressing material contributions at work; avoiding this communication is why so many job hunters revert to regurgitating their job duties rather than clarifying the outcomes of their work. In addition to overcoming the hurdle of distilling a complex technical role for non-technical recruiters to...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional! Data science just cracked the top 40… of jobs whose main functions are most likely to be replaced by AI. If you’re up to speed on your AI doomerism news you’ll know that at the end of July, Microsoft released a list of jobs across disciplines and industries that could be majorly disrupted by AI. On a more positive economic outlook, data engineering is specifically cited as a growing role in the...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional! Silicon Valley’s Gavin Belson once predicted a doomsday data scenario coined datageddon. The threat of datageddon wasn’t the volume of data, but, rather, the lack of repositories. Beginning a data engineering project, you might experience the opposite of datageddon, a scenario in which you know exactly how to store data but don’t know where to source it. The problem is, there’s no shortage of...
2 months ago • 2 min read