Has anyone told you that you should become a data scientist? Have you heard it's a great career?

In fact, data scientists is the best job in America according to Glassdoor's 2018 rankings.

That's great, but how do you get a career in data science? And once you've landed that first

job, how do you find the right fit? How do you find the right company? And how do you get more

deeply involved with a community as you grow in that career? How do you find the right company? And how do you get more deeply involved

with a community as you grow in that career? I've brought two great guests, both highly

successful data scientists on the show today who have been thinking deeply about this.

Jacqueline Nolus and Emily Robinson are here to give you real-world actionable advice

on getting into this rewarding career. This is Talk Python to Me.

Episode 262 recorded Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020.

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Jacqueline, Emily, welcome to Talk Python to Me. Thank you. Thank you. Excited to be here.

I'm excited to have you both here. I'm really excited to talk about this topic. Thank you. Thank you. Excite to be here. I'm excited to have you both here.

Really excited to talk about this topic.

I think one of the things that a lot of listeners out there can benefit hugely from is how do I get

started in programming?

How do I get started in data science?

How do I get started in this overall sort of Python career? And there's so many

different paths and ways you can go. You could go get a four-year degree. You could drop out of

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