It has been almost a decade since data science was declared the sexiest job of the 21st century by Harvard Business Review and the buzz around it has been increasing at a rapid pace consistently. In a recent survey conducted by Analytics Insight, by 2021, there will be 3,037,809 new job openings in data science, worldwide. Hence, being equipped with data skills is the key to unlocking a promising career ahead.
With all this hustle and bustle around data science, the market is filled with a plethora of courses promising to make you industry-ready, In this blog, we will look at a few data points you need to consider before you take a leap of faith.
The perfect recipe for a course that will land you a job will have a mix of a good curriculum, expert coaches, superb doubt support, hands-on assignments, mock interviews, and workshops to keep you intact with the latest trends and technologies. now let's discuss in detail why all these points are important.
- Live Classes: While articles and recorded lessons can work great as a tool of reference but in order to truly understand a complex subject it is essential that learning is personalized for the best possible comprehension of the learner. Live interactions with industry professionals will not only equip you with the tech skills but will also inculcate industry standards and practices to keep in mind while working in a corporate setting.
- Doubt Support: Having lots of doubts is not a bad thing, in fact, that's the mark of genuine efforts while learning. Hence having a robust doubt resolution mechanism is essential to keep the ball rolling.
- Hands-on Assignment: Benjamin Franklin has said "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Knowing the theory of the subject is not enough in itself, you must know how to implement the knowledge in real life and this is where the importance of projects and assignments comes in, as they will truly equip you with industry-ready skills.
- Placement Support: In today's competitive world it is essential to be able to digitally showcase your talent and skills in order to land your dream job, the role of a placement support team is not limited to providing you with opportunities, ensuring that the learner has a good resume, strong GitHub and LinkedIn profiles, has good communication skills is also the duty of placement support.
Now that you know how to assess a good data science course, let's have a look at Board Infinity's Learning path in Data Science
→Expert Faculty: All of our coaches are seasoned professionals delivering the relevant knowledge demanded by the industry.
→ Robust Doubt Resolution Mechanism: We have dozens of Teaching Assistants to resolve your doubts, evaluate your assignments and conduct your mock interviews for every module you complete.
→ Curriculum: Our curriculum was carefully curated after rigorous analysis of job descriptions and requirements asked by various companies, also we keep conducting guest lectures and workshops to keep you up to date for jobs in the market.
→ Support: Our Program Managers will always be there for you in your learning journey, to motivate you, resolve any issues you face, and pretty much anything!
→ Placement: When it is about placement we leave no stone unturned. Resume review, profile review, mock interviews, sharing multiple opportunities, every possible thing is done for a dedicated learner.
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We wish you all the very best for your journey ahead!
~ Team Board Infinity