How cool is data? I just attended a panel discussion entitled, “Talk Data to Me” put on by the good folks at General Assembly.
The focus of discussion was how data drives business and product decisions across industries, but also the ups-and-downs of working as data scientist, what companies who hire data scientists look for in candidates and what it is like to be a woman in the industry. Panel members were as follows:
- Panel Members
- Jessica Lachs, head of business operations & analytics, DoorDash
- Lily Jiang, data science manager, Quora
- Laura Burkhauser, senior product manager, Le Tote
- Ive Cojuangco, data analyst, Everlane
- Ling Chen, data science manager, Glassdoor
I live-Tweeted the event. If you’ve ever had interest in the world of data science check out the topics that were covered.
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- What is your favorite and least favorite part of your job?
- Fav and least fav part of job? Fav: working with really rich #data says @lilijiang_data from @Quora | #TalkDataToMe
- Fav and least fav part of job? Least: having to say no to people due to lack of data says @jesslachs from @DoorDash | #TalkDataToMe
- Fav and least fav part of job? Least: Having to make decisions really fast says Laura Burkhauser from @letote | #TalkDataToMe
- Fav & least fav part of job? Fav: the exploration that leads to new ideas & things to fix says Ling Cheng from @GlassDoor | #TalkDataToMe
- Fav and least fav part of job? Least: when teams put a spin your data! says @poisoniveee from @Everlane
- Where do you see the data industry going in the next five years and how do you keep current on changes?
- Where do you see data in the next five years? “Democratization of data within companies.” from Laura Burkhauser of @letote | #TalkDataToMe
- How do you keep current on the industry? Online courses. Very important, even though not required says @lilijiang_datafrom @Quora | #TalkDataToMe
- It’s important to learn from the people you work with from all different backgrounds – @jesslachs from @DoorDash | #TalkDataToMe
- How to stay current on the industry? Meetings w/ cross-functional teams so we can learn says @poisoniveee from @Everlane | #TalkDataToMe
- What Skills Are Companies in the Data Space Looking For When Hiring?
- Skills you’re looking for when hiring? Someone who can solve the RIGHT problems on the roadmap says @jesslachs from @DoorDash | #TalkDataToMe
- Skills you’re looking for when hiring? Background in #stats, #ML & cultural alignment says @lilijiang_data from @Quora | #TalkDataToMe
- #Skills you’re looking for when hiring? Scrappiness, #efficiency & ability to communicate says @poisoniveee from @Everlane | #TalkDataToMe
- As you move up the ladder and focus more on people management, how do you let go of the fun stuff – doing the actual work?
- As you climb & manage more, how do you let go of fun stuff? Identifying new #data projects helps says @lilijiang_data of @Quora | #TalkDataToMe
- As you climb & manage more, how do you let go of fun stuff? Identifying new #data projects helps says @lilijiang_data of @Quora | #TalkDataToMe
- Is It Important To Discuss Gender In Data Science?
- Important to talk gender in #DataScience? I’m a data scientist. Not a woman data scientist says @lilijiang_data of @Quora | #TalkDataToMe
- Important to talk gender in #DataScience? Yes b/c there is skepticism of female ability says Laura Burkhauser of @letote | #TalkDataToMe
- Important to talk gender in #DataScience? My advice: find female mentors & talk issues thru says @poisoniveee of @Everlane | #TalkDataToMe
- Important to talk gender in #DataScience? Bonding by M & F happens differently. What I’ve seen says Ling Cheng of @GlassDoor | #TalkDataToMe
- How Do You Empower Colleagues to Empower Themselves When It Comes To Data?
- Making #data more accessible makes it less scary to people says @jesslachs of @DoorDash | #TalkDataToMe
- How do you empower colleagues to empower themselves/approach #data? Empower them w/ tools! says Laura Burkhauser of @letote | #TalkDataToMe
- How do you empower colleagues to empower themselves/approach #data? Show them how it’s done! says @poisoniveee of @Everlane | #TalkDataToMe
(Note: Some of these Tweets were modified slightly from their original form for clarity.)
