Hello Data Fam!

Another week, another episode of the DataSquad Podcast.

This week I had the opportunity to talk to Dr Alex Antic, Head of Data Science and one of the top Analytics Leaders in Australia.

🎙 Subscribe here https://anchor.fm/datasquad-podcast/episodes/Episode-10-Talking-Data-Science-with-Dr-Alex-ej0hpj

We had a great time discussing a number of interesting topics, here is what we covered during the podcast:

·  Dr Alex background & career journey

·  How to become a successful Data Scientist?

·  How to build a sustainable and scalable Data Science practice?

·  What is beyond the hype in AI?

·  What is the current situation with AI Ethics?

Make sure you reach out and connect with Dr Alex using his LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexantic/ or his website here www.ImpartiallyDerivative.com

📺 If you prefer to watch instead of just listening, you can find the session recording here https://www.datasquadacademy.com/blog

Have you experienced all the different waves of Data Analysis? What is the future holding for the analytics and BI platforms?

Join me on this episode talking to Deepak Prasad sharing on his journey on becoming a BI consultant and his predictions for the future.

Enjoy!

As always, if you have any questions or ideas for the podcast, feel free to email me to cristian@datasquad.com.au

This week, I had the opportunity to talk to Darren Scheidlinger abut the current job market situation in Australia, especially in Melbourne during the COVID lockdown.

Darren is the founder of the "5th Wave Recruiting" data analytics recruitment agency based in Melbourne. What makes him different is the 20 years experience in the data analytics market with vendors and consultants.

Hello #datafam, Check our latest episode of the #DataSquad podcast "Data Fluency in the real world" where I talked to Fiona Gordon about #DataFluency and why is different to #DataLiteracy, how can you implement a Data Fluency program and what are some common challenges and pitfalls that you should avoid.   🎙Listen and subscribe here  > http://ow.ly/qVNN50ADN0q  Some takeaways and recommendations: ✅ Start by assessing your audience current data fluency level. ✅ Present a solid plan to your executives, with strong cost/benefit statements. ✅ Use gamification to make your content enjoyable ✅ Check Jason Fox: How to Lead a Quest > http://ow.ly/OX7Q50ADN0v ✅ Expand your network, participate in public forums and user groups.  Connect with Fiona: LinkedIn here http://ow.ly/N0Ox50ADN0o Twitter here > http://ow.ly/vfl150ADN0p

Hello #data Family, happy Friday!
In this Episode: "How to Get a Job in Tech during a Global Pandemic"
In this new episode of the #DataSquadPodcast, I'm talking to Emily Schilg about the current state of the job market for data and tech professionals. Some of the topics we discussed:

1. Emily's unique value proposition for data candidates.

2. What is the current scenario for data professionals in the market?

2. What are some Jobs and positions in high demand?

3. What can you do if you lost your job due to covid?

4. Emily's top Tips and Recommendations to keep up with the market.

🎧 Listen to the podcast here: http://ow.ly/OkRI50Aihmq
📺 watch it here http://ow.ly/m7Vk50Aihmm

If you are in the market either looking for some great candidates or if you are Data or Tech professional open to new job opportunities, make sure to contact Emily on LinkedIn.

🎙 See you next week!

#data #datascience #dataliteracy #datacamp #hrdata #techleaders #dataleaders

Hello, Data community,  

In this new episode, we have Dr John Hawkins a Lead Data Scientist in Australia and New Zealand, talking to us on the challenges of being a data scientist during times of a global pandemic, but also, we are discussing:  

✅ What is John's view on data science and the role of the data scientist? 

✅ How you can get started as a data scientist and in DataRobot. 

✅ What are some challenges of COVID and the impact in the DS world?

 ✅ What are some tips and recommendations for those who are looking to get started in data science? 

✅ Books and other material recommendations.  

Make sure to connect with John in LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hawkinsjohnc/ and on his Github page: https://john-hawkins.github.io/

We also have a very special GIVEAWAY competition this week. 

Thanks to DataRobot we are providing our community with the chance to win a DataRobot T-shirt + a ticket for a 3-days Data Robot Essential training (online), valued at $1,000.  

This is a great opportunity for one of our listeners from anywhere in the world to win this online training (and an exclusive t-shirt of course 😆).

To enter the competition, follow the link below. All the details are posted there. 

Good luck everyone and thanks DataRobot for the amazing prizes.

👉 Enter the competition here: https://www.datasquad.com.au/giveaway

The lucky winner will be announced on the 1st of July 2020 at 10:00 am EAST via LinkedIn Live.  

#data #DataRobot

🎙 See you next week!