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Moving from Academia to Industry - CJ Jenkins

Dec 10, 2021
59:02

We talked about:

  • CJ’s background
  • Evolutionary biology
  • Learning machine learning
  • Learning on the job and being honest with what you don’t know
  • Convincing that you will be useful
  • CJ’s first interview
  • Transitioning to industry
  • Tailoring your CV
  • Data science courses
  • Moving to Berlin
  • Being selective vs ‘spray and pray’
  • Moving on to new jobs
  • Plan for transitioning to industry
  • Requirements for getting hired
  • Publications, portfolios and pet projects
  • Adjusting to industry
  • Bad habits from academia
  • Topics with long-term value
  • CJ’s textbook


Links:

  • CJ's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-jenkins/
  • Positions for master students: one two


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