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May 10 7 tweets 3 min read
#LinkedIn is the Botox of #socialmedia. It's all fake. My timeline's filled with corporate propaganda and reposts. I feel like I'm in a library and someone will tell me to keep it down if I post what I'm really thinking.
1/7
"Proud to be joining Google!" No, you're proud of that paycheck and you want your old company who wouldn't spring for a raise to feel it.

"No promotion, huh? Not good enough for a raise? Funny, GOOGLE thought I was!!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!" Full send.
2/7
"It was a tough decision to leave my old company." No, you loved every second of writing your resignation and sending it to your idiot boss. The video I want to see is of you writing up that resignation email with a long slow-motion shot of your face when you hit send.
3/7
A friend of mine posted an original video on LinkedIn. It got stolen and reposted dozens of times. I saw it 4-5 times a day for 2 weeks straight and some posts got more engagement than the original post.
4/7
The next video should have been him with a lightsaber walking down a hall full of influencers and working off some anger.
5/7
LinkedIn tells you to be your authentic self but don't post a link to your site or their recommender will make sure no one sees your authentic self.

We have all these weird hacks to get around LI hating anything that sends people off their site.
6/7
Thank you for coming to my TED talk. I could keep going but you get the point. I hope LinkedIn finds a better balance because right now it's as authentic as a Phouis Vuitton bag.

7/7

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May 10
MIT Sloan - “The survey also found that AI yields strategic benefits, but they mostly accrued to companies that use AI to explore new ways of creating value rather than cutting costs.” Let me explain why that's critical.
1/11
#DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #Strategy
Translation: Our field is transitioning from cost savings to revenue generation. The business is looking for Data Scientists to lead the discovery of opportunities and deployment of new products.
2/11
#DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #Strategy
“Those that used AI primarily to create new value were 2.5 times more likely to feel that AI is helping their company competitively compared with those that said they are using AI primarily to improve existing processes”
3/11
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May 9
If a Data Scientist has a Github with 3 Python projects, you don't need to give them a technical interview. If they've been working as a Data Scientist for 3+ years, they don't need a take-home project.
1/9
#DataScience #MachineLearning #Hiring
Do they have a blog with 1 or 2 years worth of posts on Machine Learning Engineering? Published research? A YouTube channel with tons of Data Science educational content? Significant open source contributions?
2/9
#DataScience #MachineLearning #Hiring
I get a better sense of a candidate's capabilities from those sources. In my experience, the generic methods have lower predictive value for employee performance.
3/9
#DataScience #MachineLearning #Hiring
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May 8
What is the difference between a predictive problem and a causal inference problem? This is an essential differentiation for data scientists, and even very smart people botch the answer. 2 very smart authors did just that. Let me explain.
1/13
#DataScience #MachineLearning
They proposed 2 questions:

1. Should I hire more college graduates?
2. Should I subsidize college degrees for my employees?
2/13
#DataScience #MachineLearning
In the article, they said question 1 is a prediction problem and question 2 is a causal inference problem. They are both causal inference problems because they ask the data scientist to prescribe a policy.
3/13
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May 7
Data Scientist Job Openings On LinkedIn:
March - 138K
Now - 134K

Hiring is slowing for mid to junior-level roles. That's the first sign of tightening budgets and more changes will come quickly. Let me explain what comes next.
1/14
#DataScience #MachineLearning #Leadership
Higher costs are compressing margins for businesses across industries. Revenue growth has stagnated. Both factors mean businesses must find ways to cut costs or they are in danger.
2/14
#DataScience #MachineLearning #Leadership
Missing on revenue projections or lowering guidance for the rest of the year is a death sentence for share prices. The C Suite is measured by share price so they're moving quickly to cut costs.
3/14
#DataScience #MachineLearning #Leadership
Read 14 tweets
May 6
New hiring rules. Any test given to a candidate has to be taken by the existing team, and 80% of them have to pass it.

1/11
#DataScience #MachineLearning #Hiring
If the job description asks for a minimum of 5 years of experience, it needs to include an explanation of why 4 years isn’t enough.
2/11
#DataScience #MachineLearning #Hiring
After 2 rounds of interviews, the company needs to explain what additional information they expect to get from this round and why they didn’t get it during the last round.
3/11
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Read 11 tweets
May 5
Data Scientists looking for a new role and Recruiters looking for candidates speak 2 different languages. Miscommunication is the most common reason candidates disengage, drop out of the interview process, and reject offers. Why?
1/12
#DataScience #Recruiting #Hiring
Candidates eventually find out the role isn’t what they expected and there's not way to keep them involved in the process after that.
2/12
#DataScience #Recruiting #Hiring
Explaining a role to a Machine Learning Engineer vs. Data Engineer vs. Applied Researcher vs. Generalist Data Scientist vs. Data Analyst are all different conversations.
3/12
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