What is it Really Like to Be Women Working in Recruitment?
This International Women’s Day, we sat down with three of Big Cloud’s female recruiters, Jess, Alyesha, and Leilah to delve into their thoughts on what it’s like to be a woman working in data science recruitment and technology. Here’s what they have to say! How long have you worked in data science recruitment for? […]
You can’t innovate data science recruitment; change my mind
There’s a long-standing joke in the data science recruitment world that hiring managers share at our expense. In this instance, we deserve it. It goes something like this… Manager 1 – A recruiter called earlier to say they can recruit differently to the rest. Manager 2 – That’s funny, she called me too. Back to […]
Key Insights into The Asia Pacific Data Science Market 2019
Key Findings in the Asia Pacific Following the success of our previous salary reports within the Data Science market for the Asia Pacific, we undertook a more focused look into the Data Science market. With responses from over 600 Data Science professionals in the region, we’ve compiled our most data-rich report to date. The countries […]
Ambiguity in CVs – Is It Helping?
Everyone at Big Cloud took a psychometric test recently. For the first time, I agreed with the feedback. In summary, I like to work in a team environment, that is less rule-bound. I am able to feel free to suggest innovations and think quickly and strategically. No surprises, Big Cloud and recruitment suit me well. […]
Academia to Industry: Applying Your PhD in Business
After years of working on your PhD and being in academia, transitioning into a Data Science career can be a culture shock. It’s important to understand how the roles you are wanting to apply to vary: What industry is it in? What is the main focus of the projects? Who will you be working alongside? […]
Are You Ready to Become A Chief Data Scientist?
Is your next career step to become a Chief Data Scientist? You know who you are. A high-calibre machine learning magician, a well-versed wrangler of data… but you want a bit more from your role. That may be career progression, more money or the chance to work on new, more exciting projects, but where do […]
What To Ask At The End Of Your Next Interview
“Do you want to ask us any questions?” One of the most common, but often overlooked last parts of the interview process. This isn’t just the interviewer being polite, it’s a final test of sorts to find out more about you and gives you the chance to stick in the interviewer’s mind! Most of all, […]
5 Questions to Prepare For Your Next Data Science Interview
Get interview ready with these 5 questions… Sat across from the interviewer for your dream job, you may start to feel the pressure. A sure-fire way to quash the interview jitters is to prepare as much as possible. Typically, you can segment the types of questions you’ll be asked in a data science interview. Things […]
How to Kickstart Your Data Science Career
Working in data science recruitment, we’re no strangers to the mountains you have to climb and the pitfalls faced when getting into a data science career. Despite the mounting demand for data science professionals, it’s still an extremely difficult career path to break into. We find the most common application rejections stem from: A lack […]
2018 Data Science Salary Survey Report (USA, Europe, APAC)
Throughout 2017, we conducted an online salary survey open to a range of data science professionals in order to capture data to help us better understand the market and generate a report. We’ve selected data spanning the USA, Europe and APAC to offer a detailed cross-examination of the Data Science landscape. As a result, we’ve […]