From C Student to Data Scientist (Greg Watson) - KNN Ep. 57
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English - July 21, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsTechnology Science Mathematics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Greg Watson is a content creator and sports enthusiast currently living in the Washington DC area. By day he is a data scientist working for the IRS, where he uses machine learning to detect fraud. After that he can be found at local happy hours, watching the game and figuring out where to travel to next.
In this episode we learn how Greg landed a data science job with a less than stellar undergrad GPA. We also learn some differences about working in the public and private sectors.