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[ETR Vol. 12] Solve Data Science Unemployment With 1 Email
Extract. Transform. Read.A newsletter from Pipeline: Your Data Engineering ResourceHi past, present or future data professional! Browsing through files recently, I found 100+ old resumes I used to apply for data jobs in 2021. While data science is sold as a “good career”, the truth is it’s always been tough to break in. Those looking for jobs need to do more than ever to distinguish themselves. For anyone looking for a job you may have been taught to network with recruiters and hiring managers. But there is a type of connection who might help you even more than a job poster: An early career data (ideally between years 1-3) professional. Folks like me, who have a few years of industry experience but no hiring authority, often get bombarded with “recruiter spam”, broad messages sent to hundreds of candidates with the hope that a handful will respond. While it’s tempting to delete these messages, you’d be missing a crucial line: “Forward this to anyone you know who might be looking for a role.” As an added incentive, many of these cold messages include referral bonuses. When forwarding a connection to recruiters or when asking for a referral, remember:
If you're interested in going deeper, I cover this kind of referral advocacy more in-depth here. Just because you were lucky to break in doesn’t mean you should be a gatekeeper. If anything, you should be the first one to answer the door. Here are this week’s links:
And if you're looking to explore development in virtual environments, check out this week's story. Set Up A Virtual Environment In A Compute Engine VM In 5 Min. Thanks for ingesting, -Zach |
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Reaching 20k+ readers on Medium and nearly 3k learners by email, I draw on my 4 years of experience as a Senior Data Engineer to demystify data science, cloud and programming concepts while sharing job hunt strategies so you can land and excel in data-driven roles. Subscribe for 500 words of actionable advice every Thursday.
Hi past, present or future data professional! If you’re in the U.S., Happy Thanksgiving! I’m prepping for my food coma, so I’ll make this week’s newsletter quick. Like millions of Americans, I’ll be watching NFL football (go Ravens!). The average NFL game is 3 hours. If you can skip just one of today’s games and carve out that time for professional development, here’s how I’d spend it. In the spirit of football, I’ll split the time designation into 4 quarters. Documentation pass - if you read...
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from PipelineToDE Hi past, present or future data professional! In 2 weeks or so The Oxford English Dictionary will reveal its 2025 word of the year, a semi-democratic process that lends academic legitimacy to words like “rizz” (2023’s pick). If you’re currently employed or interact with white collar workers, you would think the word of the year is “headwinds.” Used in a sentence: “We’ve pivoted our AI strategy but still encountered headwinds that...
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from PipelineToDE Hi past, present or future data professional! After choosing a dataset, one of the most significant decisions you must make when creating displayable work is: How am I going to build this thing? For some, you may try to “vibe code” along with an LLM doing the grunt technical work. If you choose this approach, be warned: Nearly half of all “vibe code” generated contains security vulnerabilities and that’s before you even consider its...