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How to Promote Yourself in Today’s Data Science Job Market
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OCRUG 2nd Data Science Hackathon
### Zhi Yang, PhD ### 2019-11-09 --- # Who am I to talk about this? 1. PhD in Biostatistics from USC -- 2. Organizer of LA East R Users Group -- 3. International Student from China -- 4. Received DS interview invitations from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, FB --- class: middle, center, inverse # I know! Because you have a PhD. -- <div id="demotext">No!</div> --- # Unsolved mysteries <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For the same company, <br>- applied through the online system. Nothing happened. <br>- got referrals from my friend and she talked to the hiring manager. Still nothing. <br>- DM an employee who just visited my LinkedIn page to say hi plus I’m looking for jobs. Got an interview. 🤔</p>— Zhi Yang | DM me abt @USCBiostat & DS interviews (@zhiiiyang) <a href="https://twitter.com/zhiiiyang/status/1174075656210006016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> .center[ 😟 ATS system hates my resume 🤗 Hiring managers DM me on LinkedIn ] --- # What I've done in the past year <img src="imgs/socialmedia.png" width="90%"> --- # Introducing three plans ### 3 months -> internship: ## .red[LinkedIn + GitHub] ### 3 months -> full-time job: ## .red[LinkedIn + GitHub + Portfolio] ### more than 3 months: ## .red[LinkedIn + GitHub + Portfolio + Twitter] --- class: middle, center, inverse # What I would do if I am doing a hackathon? <div id="demotext">A step-by-step stressfree tutorial</div> --- # First module 1. Sign up for a LinkedIn account 2. Get a professional headshot 3. Use the FREE one-month LinkedIn premium 4. Connect John and me on LinkedIn --- # Second module 1. .medium[Choose where to publish your work] ### GitHub, Azure Notebooks, RPubs, ... 2. .medium[Learn literate statistical programming] ### RMarkdown, Jupyter Notebook 3. .medium[Document your workflow and ideas] ### Notion, Wunderlist, ... --- # Things to do today 1. Connect/Endorse ppl on LinkedIn -- 2. Take a group photo with laptops -- 3. Post a status on LinkedIn -- 4. Update your profile by tomorrow --- # Post a status on LinkedIn .pull-left[ ## Don'ts ### one sentence ### a photo of yourself ### mention no one ### no hashtags ### No tagging companies ] .pull-right[ ## Dos ### Action and results ### a photo with your team ### @ your team/organizers ### use buzzwords hashtags ### Tagging all the time ] --- # .medium[Don't be afraid to tag big companies ] <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Do I know anyone at <a href="https://twitter.com/Apple?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@apple</a> who can help me expedite a support request? I just spent 90 mins on hold and the best they can do is a call back in 7-14 days 😬 (This after Apple lost my trade in phone and send me someone else’s back)</p>— Hadley Wickham (@hadleywickham) <a href="https://twitter.com/hadleywickham/status/1192974662550085632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> ## .center[Hadley has 96.2K followers on Twitter] --- # Update your profile 1. make your headline stand out ### Looking for data science jobs 2. summarize your achievements ### including keywords from job descriptions and cover letters 3. take skill quiz --- # Update your profile ### add images/links to your summary <img src="imgs/addimgs1.PNG" width="80%"> --- # Update your profile ### add images/links to your experience <img src="imgs/addimgs2.PNG" width="70%"> --- # Portfolio website with blogdown <img src="imgs/portfolio1.PNG" width="70%"> --- # Make a website under 20 mins <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you for emphasizing the importance of an academic website! <br><br>You can build a website under 20-min using <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/blogdown?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#blogdown</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hugoAcademic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hugoAcademic</a> template by <a href="https://twitter.com/georgecushen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@georgecushen</a>. I highly recommend <a href="https://twitter.com/apreshill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@apreshill</a>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rstudioconf2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rstudioconf2019</a> workshop <a href="https://t.co/aBRiC2Bjxk">https://t.co/aBRiC2Bjxk</a> and<a href="https://t.co/HdMOEmT34K">https://t.co/HdMOEmT34K</a></p>— Zhi Yang | DM me abt @USCBiostat & DS interviews (@zhiiiyang) <a href="https://twitter.com/zhiiiyang/status/1192283605034123264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> --- # Portfolio website with blogdown <img src="imgs/portfolio2.PNG" width="70%"> --- # A page dedicated to a project <img src="imgs/portfolio3.PNG" width="70%"> ----- # FREE 90-min workshop on portfolio building <img src="imgs/blogdown.PNG" width="70%"> --- # Things to do tomorrow 1. .medium[Take a photo of team presentation/winning] -- 2. .medium[Create sharable links for slides and projects] -- 3. .medium[Post a status on LinkedIn] -- 4. .medium[Write a post on LinkedIn/Medium/blog] --- # Write a post on LinkedIn ## What to write about? What you've achieved? -> I just completed two-day #datascience #hackathon What you've learned? -> data viz, coding, teamwork, networking, presenting Who would you thank? -> @ team + organizers Why are you posting? -> I'm currently looking for DS internship/full-time jobs project links + group photos + gif of dataviz use spaces between paragraphs --- # Post a status on LinkedIn <img src="imgs/status.PNG" width="70%"> --- # Create an image for your status ## Please don't do the following .pull-left[ Show more than one link. <img src="imgs/links1.PNG" align="middle"> ] .pull-right[ Use non-clickable images. <img src="imgs/links2.PNG" width="50%"> ] --- # Create an image for your status <img src="imgs/socialmedia.PNG" width="70%"> ### .center[It is made in PowerPoint. No Photoshop is needed.] --- # .medium[Write a post on LinkedIn/Medium/blog] ### 7 things that I learned from my first hackathon ### What I've learned from winning/failing my first hackathon ### Why and how to attend your first hackathon ### How to win a hackathon as a student ### Hackathon survival guide: sleep ### Announcing the Winners of hackathon --- # .medium[How to navigate on LinkedIn premium] 1. Get an all-star profile 2. Connect to LIONs 3. Post relevant contents 4. DM hiring managers --- # How to DM a hiring manager 1. Type "hiring" in search bar 2. Send a short paragragh 3. If get replied, always ask to connect 4. Touch base every 2~3 months --- # How to DM a hiring manager <img src="imgs/premium3.png" width="80%"> --- # Monitor your audiences <img src="imgs/premium1.png" width="80%"> ### .center[~2w ago: announcing the events] ### .center[~2m ago: posting a Google AIY project] --- # Monitor your audiences <img src="imgs/premium2.png" width="70%"> ### .center[Who is viewing your status?] --- # .medium[Twitter impressions] <img src="imgs/twitter.png" width="60%"> ### .center[Your future employee might be watching you.] --- # Should I prioritize self branding? <img src="imgs/bucket.png" width="70%"> --- # .medium[The Exponential Impact of Social Media] ![](index_files/figure-html/unnamed-chunk-1-1.png)<!-- --> --- class: middle, center, inverse ## How to be good at it? <div id="demotext">Practice makes perfect</div> --- # .small[Introducing "all in one" incredible plan] <img src="imgs/ocrug.png" width="70%"> ### .center[Become a social media volunteer today!] --- class: center, middle # Thanks! and Keep in touch <br> ## Follow me on Twitter (@zhiiiyang) ## Connect me on LinkedIn (@zhiiiyang) <br> Slides created via the R package [**xaringan**](https://github.com/yihui/xaringan) and the template from @malco_barrett