If you belong to a technical background of any description, looking to make a move to the field of analytics is a no-brainer. It\u2019s a rapidly growing industry, with a skill gap that\u2019s growing at an almost equivalent pace, thus providing numerous opportunities to professionals with the right skill-set. However, it\u2019s also worth telling the stories of people who have been working in analytics for a few years, and are looking for ways to diversify and consolidate their careers in the field. One of the students from our recent PGPDM batch, Sherin Varghese, is doing exactly this.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter I finished my postgraduate degree in computer applications 12 years ago, I started working in data warehousing,\u201d she told us. \u201cI eventually made the move to banking analytics, and my most recent role was in DevOps automation. But I\u2019ve been on the lookout for a way in which to add as much as I can to my skill set, and PGPDM is a course that\u2019s allowed me to do exactly that.\u201d Sherin\u2019s decision to enrol in the program was driven by a desire to learn essential tools like R and Python, and it\u2019s definitely paid off. While still completing the course, she was offered a job by Accenture, which she readily took up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt that I needed to learn tools like R and Python, and more importantly, I wanted a proper degree in them, rather than simply an online certification. When I heard about what PGPDM had to offer, it was exactly what I was looking for.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cWhile I\u2019ve been around data for most of my career, my skills didn\u2019t extend beyond data warehousing and ETL,\u201d she said. \u201cI felt that I needed to learn tools like R and Python, and more importantly, I wanted a proper degree in them, rather than simply an online certification. When I heard about what PGPDM had to offer, it was exactly what I was looking for.\u201d Beyond simply completing the course, Sherin said she\u2019d also like to look into whether or not specializing in a specific area will be beneficial to her. \u201cI\u2019d like to learn about the entire production process of a Machine Learning model, so I\u2019m going to do some more research on that area.\u201d<\/p>\n
As to the course itself, she found many aspects of it that stood out. \u201cThe course content Jigsaw provided was very exhaustive, and covered everything one would need for a space like ML and AI. The capstone project was fairly straightforward, as we knew how to apply the relevant automation processes to get the desired results. But having said that, the value of the project was also clear, especially given the insights it provided into how one would work with business data.\u201d<\/p>\n
As someone who\u2019s been around data for long enough, we also asked Sherin if she had any advice for other aspiring data scientists. \u201cI would say that anyone looking to get into data science should just take some time to know exactly what area of it they\u2019d want to work in,\u201d she told us. \u201cIt took me two years to finally take stock of my skills and identify the specific tools that I wanted to learn, and doing that gave me a very clear sense of direction on how to proceed. In my opinion, that\u2019s the best way to go about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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