What I *actually* do as a Data Scientist in 2024 (everything you need to know)

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  • @hhugoo12
    @hhugoo12 8 місяців тому +11

    Whats up? Well I'm a PhD in nuclear physicist and I change my carrer to data science a little over six months ago. I was expecting a lot of propgramming and machine learning models, but it turned out to be 95% data cleaning, data analysis and visualization.
    Nice video, thank you!

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +1

      hello there! honestly so much of the role is spent in the EDA / data cleaning phases + working with business stakeholders 😅

  • @qdf5210
    @qdf5210 6 місяців тому +2

    A great video for aspiring data scientists ❤ I’m currently a DS college student and i’m so anxious about graduating and getting into the workforce and this video really helped shape my goals 😊 Thanks!

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  6 місяців тому

      yay thank you for watching!! I’m glad the video helped show what data science day to day is like :)

  • @SpunkySmunky
    @SpunkySmunky 8 місяців тому +5

    Amazing video Vivian! Really enjoyed the insights into your day-to-day! Love these videos makes me feel a lot more affirmed in my aspirations to become a data scientist.

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому

      thank you for watching Justin and I’m glad you enjoyed it!! good luck in your data science journey, youve got this!

  • @anthonychilaka
    @anthonychilaka 8 місяців тому +1

    I like how you broke it down.
    I work in a Marketing start up as a Dashboard specialist, boy did I need to learn the visual tool of choice (looker studio) cause of the "budget".After i was grilled during the interview round in Power Bi ( my tool of choice).
    I just subscribed cause I plan on learning from you so I remain relevant in this startup company once the dashboard build project is done, cause I like the idea of building machine learning model to predict buying patterns.

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +1

      thanks Anthony! yes visualisation software are so dependent on your company... thanks for subscribing and good to meet a fellow marketing startup friend!

  • @PokeRayTube
    @PokeRayTube 8 місяців тому +8

    Great video @candidlyvivian! Very insightful probably one of your best vids yet :)

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому

      yay I’m glad you enjoyed it, I did spend a very long time on this video!

  • @neillmyers7200
    @neillmyers7200 8 місяців тому +19

    Data Science, here I come! Sign me up!

  • @digitalboy4415
    @digitalboy4415 8 місяців тому +3

    Keep such informative videos coming! Maybe, how did you become a Data scientist?! And how long does it take!

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +2

      thank you for watching! i am currently scripting out my career journey into data science so pls stay tuned for that ❤️ it was defs a fair share of struggles + rejections

  • @breeze5393
    @breeze5393 8 місяців тому +3

    This is so incredibly useful ! Thank you for this video ❤

  • @harmanbaidwan1713
    @harmanbaidwan1713 8 місяців тому +4

    Hi!
    I am a highschool student in Canada and your videos have been so inspiring and informational! I just wanted to ask, do you think a person has to be really good with Math/numbers to be successful in Data Science? If you don't mind, would you maybe consider making a video outlining what type of highschool student you were, or what would be the ideal highschool experience for an aspiring data scientist?
    Thank you, I really love the channel a lot!

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +2

      Hi Harman! Thank you for watching and I’m glad my videos are helping you 🙂
      I honestly wouldn’t say you need to be that good with maths they teach in school.
      Data science / analytics is more about wanting to solve business problems (using data) 🕵️
      I did always like numbers + was good at maths growing up but it’s definitely not a prerequisite. I also did a maths degree except I don’t use any of the theoretical stuff we learnt in my job.
      What’s more important is critical thinking + problem solving, and being able to convert business questions into data problems ☺️
      I would recommend taking any computer science / information system courses if you can! I wish I did some of that instead of maths at university. The only maths I use quite often is probably statistics - mean / mode / distributions + sample size hypothesis testing.
      And that is a great video suggestion - I am scripting out my career journey into data science where I chat through my schooling experience + struggles, so pls stay tuned for that 🙂

  • @mytraveldiary3463
    @mytraveldiary3463 7 місяців тому +2

    Thanks fro sharing @candidlyvivian..Very informative..Now I'm taking a bootcamp as data scientist..Hope everything goes well

  • @PerpetualPreponderer
    @PerpetualPreponderer 8 місяців тому +3

    I’ve watched my fair share of “day in the life” videos on UA-cam, and generally don’t EVER click on them anymore. But this one came up after a long time, and I’m currently training to be a data analyst. BOY AM I GLAD I CLICKED ON THIS ONE. An absolutely downright amazing well expressed well structured video FULL of useful actual day in the life information. Excellent, really really helpful.
    Just wondering, as you seem to be quite experienced in this field, would you happen to have any tips for a budding data analysis freelancer?? Are there significant opportunities both in terms of volume as well as price? Is data analysis a good field to freelance in? I love tech and I love solving problems, thinking analytically and finding patterns, connections and the like, so I decided to jump in to make a mid-career switch. Would really appreciate your input and guidance!

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +1

      THANK YOU for your lovely comment and I'm so glad you clicked on this video too and that you found it helpful - I spent a long time on this script so thank you for affirming that is was well structured

    • @PerpetualPreponderer
      @PerpetualPreponderer 8 місяців тому

      @@candidlyvivian yeah this is my fear too. I don’t live in developing world, and there’s no way I’ll be able to bid at those rates they do, as they can still make living wage at those prices due to currency rate differences. I decided not to go down the web dev path because that’s REALLY saturated online and a serious race to the bottom.
      What about the option of opening a solo “agency” and going down the more established and traditional marketing routes to get clients? In your decades of experience, are most of the deliverables that come your way reasonably handled by a single worker?

  • @techtalkswithnick
    @techtalkswithnick 8 місяців тому +4

    Amazing! Thanks for the insight!

  • @shamindakanchana2559
    @shamindakanchana2559 4 місяці тому

    Your videos are absolutely valueble to choose Data Science career

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  4 місяці тому

      thank you so so much for the kind comment!! :)

  • @therytus
    @therytus 8 місяців тому +2

    thank you for this!

  • @EnriqueProgrammer
    @EnriqueProgrammer 8 місяців тому +2

    Llevo tiempo buscando trabajo como data science. Hoy tendré una entrevista! ya volveré para contar como me fue 🙌

  • @generalyoutubewatching5286
    @generalyoutubewatching5286 8 місяців тому +3

    If no code tools are not the threats, what about offshoring? I got made redundant recently as my role was sent to India. The lesson I've learnt is that you shouldn't get comfortable in a BAU role where you job is just to run a predefined process. You need to be doing the high value-add work.

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +3

      i'm sorry to hear - that sucks. and yes definitely good advice to always be doing high value add work. I once had a colleague tell me he always wanted to remain a "key person risk" so that he was critical to the team.

    • @generalyoutubewatching5286
      @generalyoutubewatching5286 8 місяців тому +2

      @@candidlyvivian hmmm, one of my coworkers who had achieved 99.9 ATAR was like that. It's a strange phenomenon. When you are growing your career, being the only person to know a task means that you wont' be able to move up! So train your people well. But don't fall into the trap of doing monotonous and repetitive work.

  • @yokebedgonzalez8500
    @yokebedgonzalez8500 5 місяців тому

    Thanks a lot, this is a great video!!

  • @ivanlucos5559
    @ivanlucos5559 8 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for the insights! Can you also provide tips for migrants on how to apply in a Data Science role in Australia?

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому

      I can definitely! Thank you for watching 😃

  • @Avant402
    @Avant402 8 місяців тому

    Excellent video on the Data Scientists!

  • @karthikmvs
    @karthikmvs 8 місяців тому +1

    Hey so i want to ask you about what kind of projects should we practice building such that they are the nearest to the actual projects we will be working on as a data scientist in a comapany. Great video:) btw

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +2

      thank you for watching and for the question! I recommend going on Kaggle and trying out some of their problems.
      Some examples of projects I've worked on the past include:
      - identifying which customers will churn (i.e. close accounts)
      - which customers will make a purchase / miss payment
      I am also very happy to make a full video on 3 data science projects to work on

    • @karthikmvs
      @karthikmvs 8 місяців тому

      @@candidlyvivian Thank you!

  • @AbdallahBoukouffallah
    @AbdallahBoukouffallah 8 місяців тому +4

    I dream of becoming a data scientist like you someday

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +1

      thank you for watching Abdallah , you can do it!! :)

  • @shirleylow8500
    @shirleylow8500 3 місяці тому

    Hi, great to hear bout your experience! Im currently transitioning from data analyst to data science, and I do found myself overwhelmed with all the ML methods and what kind of probs do I need to be solved.. I actually putting myself up for a data science project with my current company (which doesn't have a data scientist)... Any advice on where does a typical data scientist starts making impact?

  • @omphemetsemangope5482
    @omphemetsemangope5482 7 місяців тому

    Great insights Candidly😁

  • @SandunWithanage
    @SandunWithanage 8 місяців тому +2

    Thnks ❤
    How about data engineering

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому

      no worries Sandun :) I've never worked as a data engineer so I can't give much input on this, but I'm sure there are plenty of other videos from data engineers on this

  • @jonathanjoestar176
    @jonathanjoestar176 3 місяці тому

    In your opinion, do you think those data science boot camps have any merit or make you employable at all??

  • @KomalTehreem-wk5xf
    @KomalTehreem-wk5xf 5 місяців тому

    What is your qualifications and how you get this job?

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  5 місяців тому

      hello! my background is in stats + applied maths, I had prior experience in finance & credit risk modelling + risk data science before transitioning into my current role.
      landed my first job through an internship program out of university!

  • @MargarettSo878
    @MargarettSo878 7 місяців тому

    Hi!, newbie here, can you suggest Which online platform is best in learning data science?

  • @praveenkumarchidrawar9008
    @praveenkumarchidrawar9008 5 місяців тому

    Thankyou.

  • @ltcrowley1
    @ltcrowley1 8 місяців тому +1

    Im a 15 year old starting to know as much info about becoming a data scientist 😁

  • @leoross1820
    @leoross1820 8 місяців тому +17

    AI will not replace you but the person using AI will 😮

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +2

      yes I read that somewhere and i can't stop thinking about it

    • @AbdallahBoukouffallah
      @AbdallahBoukouffallah 8 місяців тому +2

      So just use ai and won't be replaced

    • @ddddsdsdsd
      @ddddsdsdsd 3 місяці тому

      No need to worry! “AI” tools will soon be implemented everywhere, so you’ll naturally become someone who uses “AI” regularly.
      “AI” is just statistics, nothing more! So, you have already been using “AI”.

  • @JohnnyTranMan
    @JohnnyTranMan 8 місяців тому +2

    Haha I’ll add it to the backlog 😅

  • @Factzandatories
    @Factzandatories 8 місяців тому

    How much skill is required to get first job

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому

      hello! definitely SQL + basic understanding of predictive modelling in either Python / R

  • @kaifee29
    @kaifee29 8 місяців тому +3

    Are you blackpink Rosé 's big sis? You look so like her 😮

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +2

      that is such a compliment! I have gotten this comment quite a lot - maybe it’s the face shape + eyes 😅

  • @Letslearntogetheruzh7
    @Letslearntogetheruzh7 5 місяців тому +1

    7:34

  • @ltcrowley1
    @ltcrowley1 8 місяців тому

    Does having masters have more benefits like getting a higher salary

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  7 місяців тому +1

      I worked at a company where your starting salary was 3k more if you had a masters, and 6k more if you had a phd.
      but i do think education gets less important the more experience you have in the workforce

    • @ltcrowley1
      @ltcrowley1 7 місяців тому

      @@candidlyvivian thank you for clarifying my doubts💗

  • @1T_pressly
    @1T_pressly 7 місяців тому

    And I'm 17 year old getting into the field

  • @ATKS-mz2oo
    @ATKS-mz2oo 8 місяців тому +3

    recommend more please help

    • @candidlyvivian
      @candidlyvivian  8 місяців тому +1

      what would you like more of?

    • @ATKS-mz2oo
      @ATKS-mz2oo 8 місяців тому

      @@candidlyvivian In India, Data Science is a relatively new field, especially as a university degree. Many people are learning data science skills from different backgrounds, including mechanical engineering, without having a specific degree in the subject. However, I’ve observed that when companies complete their projects, they often lay off entire teams, except for those who have a computer science degree along with data science skills. This practice is really heartbreaking and unfair. Moreover, other companies do not easily hire those who have been laid off.Given this situation, I am currently preparing for the GATE exam, which is one of the most prestigious exams in India and offers an opportunity to pursue an M.Tech in Data Science. My family is in a very poor condition, but I am taking a break of 6 to 7 months to prepare for the GATE exam, aiming to do my M.Tech and then find a stable job.I am a mechanical engineering graduate and I just turned 25 today. I am really confused and depressed about my future and whether pursuing an M.Tech is the right decision for me. Your guidance and genuine help would mean the world to me and my family. Is there any advice you can offer or any way you can assist me, perhaps even with a company reference in your country?Thank you for taking the time to read my message. Your support would truly be a blessing for my whole family. I m living in slum areas you come and make vlog please help 🙇‍♂️ ( any personal contact for guidance sister)

  • @SandunWithanage
    @SandunWithanage 8 місяців тому +2

    Waiting for others salaries