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Data Scientist Alexey Grigorev: Practical Projects Trump Master's Degrees

Alexey Grigorev, a lead data scientist at OLX Group, shared insights into his career transition from software engineering to data science. He emphasized that formal education like a Master's degree is not always necessary for a data science role, suggesting that focused self-study and practical projects are more valuable. Grigorev highlighted the importance of having a demonstrable project, such as a thesis, course project, or Kaggle competition, to showcase practical machine learning application skills during job interviews. AI

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Data Scientist Alexey Grigorev: Practical Projects Trump Master's Degrees

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