Episode 25: Leading and hiring in the data space With Roy Keyes

22/03/2021 1h 13min
Episode 25: Leading and hiring in the data space With Roy Keyes

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Episode Synopsis

Data, data, data everywhere! Sometimes I wonder if we’re going to drown in it all. Thankfully we have a super expert on the subject to join us to demystify some of the reoccurring topics in this arena. Roy Keyes, a data science and machine learning guru and expert in knowing what people to hire for this elusive new field of computing, tells us all in the time we had for the podcast. We got so carried away, it’s a long one.

He has written a book on the subject. Details can be found below.

The key takeaways from the podcast are:

• What is the definition of
◦ Data science
◦ Data analytics
◦ The various roles that gravitate around this industry
• Some tips as to how to structure data people within the org
• The challenges of hiring the right people for the job
And much, much more

Details of Roy's book "Hiring Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers: A Practical Guide." : https://leanpub.com/dshiring

Our Guest: Roy Keyes
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roy-k-213127128/
Website: https://roycoding.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roycoding

Intro and background music: Craig MacArthur - Power Shutoff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x74iB_jtauw)

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