66: The Naked Truth about Data Careers w/ Data Manager Marijn Markus
In this episode, Marijn Markus & I talked about what it is ACTUALLY like being in the data field, how he transitioned from social science to data science, & discuss some real-world data use cases.
Marijn also shared his experience managing data teams, what makes a good junior hire, why you might not need machine learning, & much, much more.
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Timestamps:
(4:40) - Diverse backgrounds matter for programming and stats! (17:42) - Model explanations matter for business (21:00)- The real reason why generative AI became big in December (25:24) - Focus on what you know, not what you don't know (30:14) - You can't control the interview session? Think again!
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