Hiring Data Science Talent - Olga Ivina

We talked about:

• Olga’s career journey
• Hiring data scientists now vs 7 years ago
• The two qualities of an excellent data scientist
• What makes Alexey do this podcast
• How Alexey get the latest information on data science
• How Olga checks a candidate’s technical skills
• How to make an answer stand out (showing your depth of knowledge)
• A strong mathematical background vs a strong engineering background
• When Auto ML will replace the need to have data scientists
• Should data scientists transition into management? (the importance of communication in an organization)
• Switching from a data analyst role to a data scientist
• Attracting female talent in data science
• Changing a job description to find talent
• Long gaps in the CV
• Eierlegende Wollmilchsau

Links:

• Olga's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olgaivina/ 
• Olga's Twitter: https://twitter.com/olgaivina

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