Ep.60 Bianka Pal and Cecilia Oliveira - Starting in Data Science

This week, Karen is joined by Bianka Pal, Data Scientist at Vodafone, and Cecilia Oliveira, Data Analyst at UniQuest. In this episode, they share their experience of starting in the field. While Bianka’s first experience was through a Graduate scheme, Cecilia had already spent over 10 years in a sales and hospitality career when she turned to data analytics. You will hear about their motivations to work in data, the steps they took to land their first job in the sector (including formal and informal training), the challenges they encountered, and their top tips for a successful transition. If you are looking to start a career in data science or data analytics, this episode is for you. It will also help hiring managers put themselves in the shoes of candidates that are new to data.  Enjoy!  ***************************  Show notes   ***************************  Bianka’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bianka-pal-5560b1153/  Cecilia’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceciliagoliveira/  They recommend:  Towards Data Science: https://towardsdatascience.com/  DataTalk Podcast: https://www.experian.com/blogs/news/about/datadriven/  KDNuggets: https://www.kdnuggets.com/news/index.html  Real Python: https://realpython.com/  Cassie Kozyrkov: https://twitter.com/quaesita?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor