A DataFramed Podcast
[DataFramed Careers Series #3]: Accelerating Data Careers with Writing
Today is the third episode of this four-part DataFramed Careers series being published every day this week on building a career in data. We’ve heard from Nick Singh on the importance of portfolio projects, as well as the distinction between content-based and coding-based portfolio projects. When looking to get started with content-based projects, how do you move forward with getting yourself out there and sharing the work despite being a relative beginner in the field?Today’s guest tackles exactly this subject.
Khuyen Tran is a developer advocate at prefect and a prolific data science writer. She is the author of the book “Efficient Python Tricks and Tools for Data Scientists” and has written 100s of blog-articles and tutorials on key data science topics, amassing thousands of followers across platforms. Her writing has been key to accelerating here data career opportunities. Throughout the episode, we discuss:
- How content creation accelerates the careers of aspiring practitioners
- The content creation process
- How to combat imposter syndrome
- What makes content useful
- Advice and feedback for aspiring data science writers
Resources mentioned in the episode:
- Analyze and Visualize URLs with Network Graph
- Show Your Work by Austin Cloud
- Mastery by Robert Greene
- Deep Questions with Cal Newport Podcast
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