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Well, I am happy to announce that the job search is finally over and I am officially a “data scientist.” It was a long and circuitous path to getting there, and there is certainly not one path to becoming a data scientist. I’d like to describe my path here for those aspiring to a career in data science.
Before that, let’s celebrate Bayesian statistics. After nine applications, I constructed a Bayesian model to estimate how many additional job applications I would need to submit. I submitted 11 additional applications, receiving a job offer on the 8th, for a total of 20 applications.