Annie has done exactly what this podcast is aiming to promote, she pivoted to data science using the skills she had developed in previous roles. Annie is Global Head of AI & Behavioural Sciences at MRM and joins Wendy on this week’s Would You Data Scientist to talk about her experience pivoting and the work she’s doing in the industry. Listen in to find out how a mentor can help your personal and career development as well as tips on getting hired. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Annie did a data science boot camp run by Pivigo when she was pivoting from science to data science. She’s done exactly what this podcast is about, using your transferable skills to pivot into data. 
• The technical skills are the foundation to data science but the problem solving and critical thinking are vital for the role. 
• Both Wendy and Annie have worked with mentors and careers coaches recently to help them make decisions. It’s such a help having someone trusted you can talk to and gain advice from. 
• It’s great that the tools for data science are open to everyone, but often people throw in information and don’t understand what the data is saying and what the consequences are. 
• Having an analytical background and showing that you have an interest for data, for example through doing a boot camp, can really make you stand out to a recruiter. Prove that you’ve solved a problem that you’re passionate about using data and communicate it well in the interview.
  
  

BEST MOMENTS

’The microchips now are more powerful than what flew Apollo to the moon’ 

‘I have amazing female role models all around me in the tech sector’ 

‘You’re not just treating the data as a fuel’ 

EPISODE RESOURCES

Annie on LinkedIn
Pivigo

VALUABLE RESOURCES

linkedin.com/in/ethicalrecruiter
qwerkrecruitment.com
@qwerkrec on socials

ABOUT THE HOST

Wendy Gannon started Qwerk Recruitment in the middle of the Covid Pandemic to disrupt the recruitment sector with ETHICAL data recruitment and treat everyone with love, dignity and respect. Avid Music photographer of 15 years.

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

Interviewing successful Data Scientists to find out about their journey into Data Science and any struggles they’ve faced to help next generation Data Scientists from all walks of life to access their dream career.

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