Dr David Greenwood, mentor to aspiring Data Leaders, gave an inspiring talk on how to approach the industry job market. He shared insights from his diverse, eventful and successful career and some of the valuable lessons he learned during his years in industry. He advised which skills are highly requested in data science and gave valuable suggestions on what to focus on in your first job!
- Emma Ceccherini, Compass CDT Cohort 4 student
Title: Preparing for Data Science at Work
Abstract:
Congratulations you’ve got your first job in industry! (Or maybe you want one?) What do you do to prepare? How do you go about preparing? What do you need to do to impress? How do you not be nightmare for your manager!
Who am I? Dr David Greenwood. What do I know about this? That’s a fair question – your time is valuable! I graduated from Bristol with an EngD and subsequently worked at the boundary of academia & industry for a decade plus hiring and mentoring MSc & PhD graduates. I rose up the ranks from Research Engineer to Head of Data Science (and beyond) with a career spanning Engineering, Financial markets and Impact Investment. I now mentor aspiring Data Leaders and you’re stuck with me for about 1 hour – so let’s make our time together count! It’ll be an interactive session so you’ll be doing as much talking as me. We’ll go on a light hearted and hopefully useful exploration on preparing for Data science at work. Bring questions!
Schedule:
- 2.00 – 3.00pm Seminar + Q&A (Rm. 2.04, Fry Building)
- 3.00 – 4.00pm Networking session (Common Room, Fry Building)
Location: Room 2.04, Fry Building