A data scientist's job is all about details, but a data scientist's career path is much more ambiguous. When you're working in a hot, brand new field, the traditional career ladder just doesn't apply.
So how do you succeed when there is no clear path for success? How can you be amazing at your job when "amazing" is still being defined? It starts with knowing exactly why your job is so different from others (there are no right answers), and learning how to explain your complicated work in an uncomplicated way.
In this talk, you'll learn how to achieve success by leveraging your unique role to create the career you really want.
18. put things in a
business context
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19. Before
P r e c i s i o n : 8 0 %
R e c a l l 2 5 %
20. After
F o r t h e t o p s e a r c h t e r m s * a c c e s s o r i e s a p p e a r
2 5 % o f t h e t i m e o n t h e f i r s t p a g e .
!
F o r t o p s e a r c h t e r m s t h e h e a d p r o d u c t s a r e
p r e s e n t 9 0 % o f t h e t i m e i n t h e t o p 3 r e s u l t s ,
9 8 % o f t h e t i m e i n t h e t o p 5 .
!
* T o p s e a r c h t e r m s a r e t h e 1 0 0 0 m o s t p o p u l a r q u e r i e s o n o u r w e b s i t e
o v e r t h e l a s t 3 0 d a y s .
21. measure with data
that matters
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23. collect data
do we have the
infrastructure to
analyze the data?
build it....
get results run experiments
are we finished or
do we need
more.....?
start here
yes
no
no
yes
research
data
do we have the
right data?
24. share your progress
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25. show before & after
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49. what you know +
who you know +
what you produce
=
career capital
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success comes
from people
51. what are
they doing
all day?
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55. elements
of trust
relationship
architecture
reputation
contribution
Elements are based on Kay’s framework from the “Foundations of Corporate Success”
56. think about your coworkers….
Who is the person you admire most at work?
!
What do they do differently?
!
How do they make you feel?
57. be the model teammate
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59. be amazing
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60. dependable
r e m e m b e r t h a t r e p o r t y o u
r a n f o r m e l a s t m o n t h …
61. Make your work reproducible
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62. know your timing
estimate
incorporate
analyze actual
validate
confidence
63. relationship architecture
Make 2 ordered lists:
!
1. The most important people on your team
2. The people with whom you have the best relationships
How can you improve your relationships on the team?
How will that impact your work and happiness?
64. relationships are
like filmstrips
r e l a t i o n s h i p s a r e l i k e f i lms t r i p s