Based on 10,000+ hours of experience and many failures! — First of all, If you have recently failed an interview. Remember, Failure is not the end. It is an opportunity to learn and perform better the next time. Here is one of my favorite quotes on overcoming failure. I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost…

Learn everything about building an amazing portfolio — Introduction A good resume is just not enough for a career in data science! It is very important to have a good portfolio to get hired as a data scientist. A portfolio is proof of one’s capability. A good portfolio not only increases your chances of getting hired. The process of…

A step-by-step guide to learn all the key concepts and become job-ready — Introduction Self-learning data science can be stressful. There are a number of topics to learn and practice. Many people fail to sustain the energy required to get past the initial learning phase. The main reason for many people to fail or to see it as a difficult journey is, Lack of…

Explanation In Simple English With References — This article is about decoding some of the popular jargon used in data science. It is important to understand these concepts better. They are commonly asked in data science job interviews. Let’s get into the topics. Dependent and Independent Variables A dependent variable (target variable) is driven by the independent variables in the study…

A crowdsourcing based approach for learning better and faster — The technique I am going to share here is not something novel. In fact, it is something that every one of us would have used at some point in time. But not just commonly adopted while learning data science. While in college just before an exam. When there are too…

About best approaches, strategies, and tips to get hired — It doesn’t matter if you are new to data science or have prior experience. Job interviews can bring anxiety to anyone. Each and every job interview is a different experience. While it is not possible to anticipate your interview questions or to guess the expectations of an interviewer. …

Best of the best to learn data science (Includes my recommended step-by-step pathway at the end) — Many people reach me for guidance on learning data science. They ask me about the best resources to learn data science. The abundance of choices has become a problem. There is generally not much confusion when the options are limited. The problem starts when there are a lot of options…

What went wrong? — Introduction Zillow is an online real estate company founded in 2006. It generated a revenue of $2.7 Billion in 2019. They have been doing so many things better for a very long time. This article is not about the things that went well. We would focus on the recent mistakes. …

The most practical way to learn data science (Includes best-in-class references) — There are many ways to learn data science. There are many courses, boot camps, online tutorials, and many more. I have seen many people with data science certifications unable to find a job. The problem is, most of the courses or boot camps don’t teach you the skills required to…