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We have a surprise visit from friend of the podcast, Srivatsan Srinivasan! Lot's of awesome topics covered in this office hour session! Huge thanks to our sponsor for this episode - Cloud Academy! Go to https://cloudacademy.com/ and use the coupon code ARTIST for 50% off the monthly subscription fee for life! Check it out and don't forget to register for future office hours: http://bit.ly/adsoh If you want to interact with me multiple times a week, join Data Science Dream Job for 70% off: http://dsdj.co/artists70 Watch the episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx-pFwty92wJoWzoO7WlfaM7iYB8qjm We were voted one of the top ten data science podcasts by FeedSpot - check it out here: https://blog.feedspot.com/datasciencepodcasts/ Checkout Nicole's article shouting out the show: https://towardsdatascience.com/supercharge-data-science-3da3ccf103-13da3ccf103 NOTES [00:01:57] Use your Excel skills to learn python [00:04:35] Automating stuff you do in Excel with python [00:06:49] Srivatsan shares tips on complementing your Excel skills with python [00:08:38] Some resources recommendations for learning python [00:10:34] How to find out what niche in data science to pursue [00:15:17] The main problem with graduate level education in data science [00:15:33] How the real world is different from Kaggle [00:17:27] How to broaden your skillset [00:19:47] Ideas for a data engineering project [00:21:56] What are people looking for in interviews? [00:24:50] Talking about portfolio projects in interviews [00:27:23] Think about the question behind the question in an interview [00:34:13] How Srivatsan comes up with new topics for his YouTube channel [00:36:08] The importance of understanding the basics [00:38:10] We talk about SQL [00:42:37] Real world experience beyond the workplace [00:44:47] Common SQL questions in an interview [00:49:57] Don’t undersell yourself in an interview [00:50:21] Storytelling in data science [00:57:37] Is a Masters programs in data analytics, data science and/or computer science valuable? [01:00:21] Finding datasets for projects Special Guests: Nicole Janeway Bills and Srivatsan Srinivasan.