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Launch your Career: Data Scientist

5 June, 2023 | 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time

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Topic: Personal and Business Development

Language: English

This will be a replay of an earlier session but the speakers will be taking questions live in the chat

Are you exploring a career in data science? Or just curious how to become a Data Scientist? Want to know what “a day in the life of” is really like before you make a move? Or get a jumpstart on the skills needed for success? Join host Justin Garrett and guests Alena Sorokina, Data Scientist and Nate Silverblatt, Data & Applied Scientist as we explore what inspired them towards their chosen careers, discuss the strategies and best practices for landing a dream job, explore the toolset they use for success, and reflect on their learnings for continued career progression.

Join us and launch your career! Come get your questions answered and share your own ideas in our Microsoft Reactor community.
Livestreaming on YouTube, Twitch and LinkedIN; available on-demand after.

Who should attend?

  • Learning professionals that may be exploring new job roles or evaluating a career change
  • Students discovering new careers in tech
  • Educators/Volunteers in STEM professions
  • Data Scientists and other data professions; please share your perspective in our community!

What will I learn?

  1. Profile of “a day in the life” of the Data Scientist from a guest expert
  2. Strategies, perspectives and best practices for landing a role and successful career progression
  3. Recommendations on technical skills and toolsets to focus on (with demos)

Want to start learning now?
Take the Launch your Career Cloud Skills Challenge that includes topics like how to get noticed by prospective employers, successful interviewing strategies and job role-specific technical learning paths.

About the series
Are you exploring a new career? Or just curious how to become a Data Scientist, AI Engineer, Web Developer, Cybersecurity Engineer or other in-demand, high-growth potential technical job role? Want to know what “a day in the life of” is really like before you make a move? Or get a jumpstart on the skills needed for success? This is the series for you! Join host Justin Garrett and Microsoft engineering guests from around the World as we explore what inspired us towards our chosen career, discuss the strategies and best practices for landing a dream job, explore the toolsets used for success, and reflect on our learnings for continued career progression. Come get your questions answered and share your own ideas in our Microsoft Reactor community. Join us and launch your career!

See the Series page for full list of job roles and guest speakers livestreaming throughout 2023. This will be a replay of an earlier session but the speakers will be taking questions live in the chat
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Speakers

  • Alena Sorokina

    • Data Scientist

    Microsoft

  • Justin Garrett

    • Principal Cloud Advocate

    Microsoft

  • Nate Silverblatt

    • Data & Applied Scientist

    Microsoft

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