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Jan 2020
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331: Hacking Data Science Interviews for...

Jon Krohn
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Harshal Sanap talks about how he took himself from a data science student and graduate to a full time professional in data science and shares mistakes to avoid to get started in your career. In this episode you will learn: Harshal at DSGO [8:12] Harshal’s first data science job [16:01] The process of getting your first job [21:25] 3 steps to data scienc ... Show More
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