Hi all, I work as a correspondent cum copy editor with DNA, an English daily in Mumbai. I'm currently working on a feature story on data scientists, which requires me to speak to not just data scientists, but also people who hire them.
Here is a list of general questions that I would want answers to. It would be great if you could explain in layman's language, as most of our readers are not familiar with the field. Thanks a lot. 1. What do companies look for while hiring data scientists? 2. What does one need to study to become a data scientist? 3. How many data scientists do companies have? Are there enough data scientists today? Or are we going to face a crunch soon (I read McKinsey and NASSCOM reports that say we will)? 4. How is the industry building a base or trying to develop or train more people to become data scientists? 5. Why has this field suddenly become so popular? 6. Any idea what the demand for data scientists is like in India? 7. The Harvard Business Review called being a data scientist the sexiest job in the 21st century. Is it really as cool a job as it is made out to be? -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
