Podcasts Technology Datacast Episode 14: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome with Conor Dewey

Episode 14: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome with Conor Dewey

Published: June 2, 2019, 1:17 a.m.

Show Notes:

  • (2:04) Conor recalled his undergraduate experience studying Computational Modeling and Data Analytics at Virginia Tech.
  • (4:07) Conor emphasized the importance of learning data structures and algorithms for interview prep.
  • (5:57) Conor mentioned his Data Analytics internship at MasterCard after his sophomore year.
  • (7:35) Conor talked about his involvement with the Bio-Complexity Institute at Virginia Tech as a Computational Research Intern during his junior year.
  • (8:58) Conor talked about his process of compiling a big list of data science internship job postings that he shared last year.
  • (12:09) Conor went over his Medium post called “Insights from Analyzing 80+ Job Rejections in Python” in which he talked about his coping mechanism towards failure.
  • (15:20) Conor discussed his Data Science internship at Unity Technologies out in the Bay Area after his junior year.
  • (17:22) Conor went over key lessons presented in his blog post “5 Lessons from a Data Science Intern at a Tech Unicorn.”
  • (23:20) Conor emphasized the importance of having conversations with colleagues to challenge your assumptions.
  • (24:54) Conor addressed the premise of his article “Minimum Viable Analysis.”
  • (27:30) Conor discussed his job search process for a full-time data science position.
  • (29:40) Conor talked about the projects he has been working on at his current employer - Squarespace.
  • (32:28) Conor shared his opinions on the difference in the data science communities in New York and San Francisco.
  • (34:32) Conor shared 3 key insights on acing data science interviews.
  • (38:52) In reference to his article “10 Reads for DS Getting Started with Business Models”, Conor shared his advice for data scientists to get better at communicating with the business folks.
  • (41:17) Conor talked about his part-time involvement with DataCamp to design an interactive online course for data scientists.
  • (43:30) Conor talked about his weekly newsletter with more than 1,000 subscribers.
  • (48:07) Conor shared his curiosity for idea sharing and development.
  • (49:51) Closing segments.

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