| In my opinion, the single most point in job seeking is to get feedback as much as possible, as early as possible. Consider these bad examples: sending many resumes and didn't get any response. This is huge blow to morale and there no hint on what should be improved, which went wrong. - to fix it: get someone in field to review the resume and give suggestions. This is simple but many people didn't do it. And it's totally possible to find somebody you never know before to review your resume. decide to jump on a wagon (data science, machine learning) and plan years for it, like online degree, many courses, a master or even a Ph.D! - problem: it took too much time to get some feedback, and the commitment is too big, often not executable in reality. It's possible somebody spent a lot of effort to get in a program, only to find out he/she doesn't like/fit it later. - and the wagon may be outdated when you finished the program. - to fix: tiptoe as early as possible, like a side project, some short courses. This of course require some existing experience and skills. In general, - meetup is a great way to meet with people, learn about the field. - doing side project is very useful. |