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Struggling to Land a Data Science Job? Try These Virtual Internships For Free
Company-sponsored internships that will help develop your data skills and get your foot in the door
“Start the job before you have it.”
I wrote a blog post a year ago sharing my own lessons and experiences from applying for my first data science job out of university. One of the key takeaways from that post was the idea of pretending as though you are already working in the job that you are applying to.
What does that mean exactly? Well, assuming you are reading this with the intention of one day becoming a data scientist, you need to start adopting the mindset and responsibilities of a data scientist today.
Rather than simply applying to jobs and waiting to hear response back, you can actually do a lot more in order to demonstrate your initiative and drive, which in turn will help you stand out from the rest of the crowd.
I have discussed in the past about Kaggle competitions, doing online courses on websites like Coursera, DataCamp and so on — all of which are invaluable resources to spend some time for upskilling.
In this blog post, however, we will discuss specifically virtual internships and a…
