Avoid These Data Science Resume Mistakes!

[@luciferkhusrao]

Thank you very much, Sir. This really helped to get me my first internship

[@KenJee_ds]

Awesome to hear and congrats!!

[@elOtorongo96]

Your channel has been popping in my feed this last week. Great content Ken, it inspires me to keep pursuing a career in DS (I'm a statistician).

[@KenJee_ds]

Glad to hear the content has been inspiring! Thank you for watching!!

[@farhanislam8463]

Thanks a lot again, ken. I'll be sure to avoid these mistakes. For now, I'll just post the beginner projects that I have. Will update the resume as and when I do better ones.

[@KenJee_ds]

Awesome!

[@justinlam5565]

Thanks Ken! Definitely a very underrated channel. Very informative and insightful!

[@KenJee_ds]

Thanks for watching the video! Glad it was informative!

[@adamblomfield7914]

Thanks Ken. I really like the idea of tip 3, on focusing on the outcome not the algorithms. I'm guilty of spending all my energy on trying to show off a complex algorithm rather than why I'm doing the project in the first place....i.e. what will it help answer/solve and then how to convey that answer. I'm going to go back and update a few recent projects.

[@KenJee_ds]

Glad the advice was able to help!!

[@inteligenciaartificiuau]

Impressive video. Thanks!

[@KenJee_ds]

Thanks for watching!

[@a_vickyp8360]

#66 + 3: Certainly, I will get back to this when I'm in a full mode of searching for a job, there are great tips, the idea of having one Master resume .. super smart Ken! Thank you! #66daysofdata

[@KenJee_ds]

Glad it helped!! Thanks for watching! Also please email me to claim your prize for the leaderboard when you get a chance

[@seblewongelawash5891]

Great tips! thank you!

[@WillGuesdon]

Great advice, Thanks Ken!

[@KenJee_ds]

Happy to help. Thanks for watching!

[@asiasowa]

thanks for the very helpful and useful tips :)

[@KenJee_ds]

Thanks for watching Joanna!

[@golammuhaimeen2825]

Solid advice my man!

[@KenJee_ds]

Thanks for watching!!

[@drraxinarc12]

Really helpful insights Ken

[@KenJee_ds]

Glad you found them useful! Thanks for watching Draxin!

[@AntonioIvanovski]

Great tips Ken. I always tell my friends, if you have any interesting hobby, don't be afraid to put it in your resume. If you are a black belt in karate, it better be on there! It enables you to stand out and fix mistake #6 on your list and "have personality in your resume". I also created a video where I walk students step by step to create their resume, feel free to check it out on my channel.

[@BharatR97]

Day 9 of #66DaysofData: Note to self to come back to this as one of the first steps to transform from passive to aggressive/active jobseeking and use this as a checklist after modifying resume!

[@KenJee_ds]

Awesome!

[@Cam-dz2in]

Thanks Ken!!!

[@KenJee_ds]

Happy to help!

[@rakeshgupta921]

Thanks Ken.. will update my resume

[@KenJee_ds]

Thanks for watching! I hope this helped!

[@kanishksanger847]

Hey Ken, I have become a recent follower of yours. Thanks for all the info you have been giving on DS, trying to keep all of that in mind while working. I have recently done some basic DS projects on Kaggle and I don't think the end result I have gotten out of them are good enough, so should I upload them on github inspite of the not-so-good results or should I first focus on improving them and then upload it? Thanks in advance!

[@KenJee_ds]

I think it is fine to put them on github even if they don't have the best results. Sometimes in projects you don't even find anything meaningful. That doesn't mean you didn't use the proper process for going through them. Github is actually a versioning system more than a portfolio tool. You should be using it as part of your workflow to save your projects as you go either way. Showing that skill is also important to employers. I hope this helps!

[@kanishksanger847]

@@KenJee_ds Yeah that helps man, thank you Ken Jee!

[@x7331x]

Great advice, thanks for that video. Does, based on your experience, CV formatting plays a role? I saw a couple of CVs for people who work some years now as Data Scientists/Engineers and their CVs had almost identical formats, i.e., visual-based CVs. Are those better for passing the Application Tracking Systems?

[@KenJee_ds]

Honestly, this really depends on the route that you apply / the size of the company. Most larger companies use screening systems, so you are often better off with a resume compatible with those tools. On the other hand, you want your resume to stand out. If you can be sure that your resume gets in the hands of a recruiter or hiring manager, I recommend doing something original. I hope this helps!

[@x7331x]

@@KenJee_ds thanks for taking the time to reply, I really appreciate it. I guess because visual CVs can also be shorter due to their structure, might help the recruiter see all the relevant information at a glance in comparison with the rest formats. Thank you again for your time! Keep up the great work!

[@WeeeAffandi]

Is it okay if I include other projects that aren't related to Data Science, like IOT based projects or software engineering projects ?

[@KenJee_ds]

Yep!

[@ibraheemelansari7793]

Hi ken, I have only one internship related to Data science, but I also worked in a Newsagent, a hostel, and I taught English as a voluntary project. Do you think I should mention them as well ? Or just compensate my lack of experience with more projects and mention that one internship ? Thank you for your time. I really respect you for answering most if not all of the comments on your videos.

[@KenJee_ds]

Thanks for watching! I think these are fine to mention, but I wouldn't put too much content around them. I would really focus more on the internships and projects. I think those are unique experiences though and could be good for conversation!

[@BrokenRecord-i7q]

How many pages should the resume be

[@KenJee_ds]

1

[@waldoemerson8676]

Ken Jee-nius

[@KenJee_ds]

haha thanks!

[@oneminutethoughts7320]

I'm migrating from a software career to data science. I have a few data science projects in my portfolio. But still at least a 90% of my projects are pure technical software projects. Is it a good idea to list these in my portfolio. Because if not, I'll be presenting a resume with 5 years of software expeirience with no actual portfolio for that part of my life. Does it do any good. Or bad. Can you give your thoughts.?

[@KenJee_ds]

Software engineering projects are totally fine to have in your portfolio (github, bitbucket, etc.). I would generally recommend that you put mostly data science projects on your resume though. I hope this helps!

[@Der_Harbinger]

Hello Ken, which kind of project do I need to include in my Github Portfolio ? Thanks

[@KenJee_ds]

Thanks for watching! You should include all your projects on your github. Please refer to this video that I made for the types of projects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6bOlYuMbrGFapo

[@ishpandey7886]

Hi Ken, can you help me with a data science resume for a software developer with 5 yrs experience.

[@ai.simplified..]

3:16,3:52

[@MasterofPlay7]

well you are doing machine learning so somewhat implies you are working with a robot xD

[@KenJee_ds]

Maybe I am a robot???

[@yigs598]

Are these applied to data science internships as well?

[@KenJee_ds]

Absolutely, just as important there. Thanks for watching!

[@max477]

Gr8 content .....! can you review my resume

[@KenJee_ds]

Thanks Max! Unfortunately, I am no longer doing resume reviews

[@chiragshetty3231]

I can't give you a like even though I want to... (It's at 69 likes)

[@KenJee_ds]

Completely understand 😂. Can always like one of my other videos if you feel the need haha

[@chiragshetty3231]

@@KenJee_ds Definitely.