Data science and analytics is one of the most attractive sectors of the job market, with tens of thousands of open positions around the country, across industries, and job functions. CEOs everywhere are urgently building data and analytics teams to cope with the world of Big Data. A leading jobs website estimated that the number of data analytics jobs quadrupled in the last six years. In this talk, industry thought leader and best-selling author Kaiser Fung provides insights, tips, and educational recommendations to help you break into these fast growing career paths. Mr. Fung brings an insider’s perspective to the hiring process, having built and managed data teams at companies such as SiriusXM Radio, Vimeo, and American Express. He is founder of Principal Analytics Prep, a leading NYC-based Data Science Bootcamp, as well as the founding director of the MS in Applied Analytics program at Columbia University. Kaiser holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and degrees in engineering and statistics from Princeton and Cambridge Universities. Kaiser has authored two books, Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on Everything You Do, and Numbersense: How to Use Big Data to Your Advantage, both published by McGraw-Hill. His commentary on statistics and data has appeared in American Scientist, Harvard Business Review, Slate, Daily Beast, CNN, BBC, Wired, The Financial Times, The New York Times Magazine, and other outlets.
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