Five weeks of boot camp was not only a real test of endurance, there was the challenge of working on a project with a tight deadline with a team you had just met! It was also an eye-opening experience for me personally.
First and foremost, I learnt that thriving and europe rcs data succeeding in the data science field is not entirely based on one’s hard (technical) skills, but also:
The need to master key soft skills like empathy
The art of communication
The spirit of teamwork is equally important.
The role of a Data Scientist is not only to dabble and find unique insights from the ‘messy’ data but also, to communicate the value of these data insights to internal and external clients in the simplest of terms.
Secondly, from the boot camp I began to like coding with Python. I soon learnt that if one is ever ‘stuck’ in any coding situation, Google and Stack Overflow are great reference points. One of my post-boot camp goals is to spend more time in levelling up my python skills after the completion of my PhD thesis!
Thirdly, during the boot camp I met and networked with so many brilliant fellows from amazing backgrounds and with diverse goals.