On this episode of Would You Data Scientist, Wendy is joined by guest Andreas Galatoulas, Data Science Director at AECOM. Find out how the data curious mind can work out if you're single or not just by looking in your shopping basket. Also listen out for Andreas's tips on how to get into data science.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Andreas works in a team where there are lots of people who know how to model and mainly focus on that. You can be amazing at it but having communication skills can really make you stand out. Andreas also recommends that you have your own portfolio ready to go.
• The algorithms involved in something as simple as reading the news on your phone is highly manipulated. Confirmation bias works on a wheel, you click on a link because you're interested, then you see those kinds of links more often, then eventually all you see is what you want to see. The algorithm won't show you wider ideas and wider thoughts than the one's it knows you will engage with.
  
  

BEST MOMENTS

‘Your models are just glorified Excel spreadsheets'

‘Why did you buy this product? I don't believe you have a girlfriend'

‘People are not aware of how they give their data away'

EPISODE RESOURCES
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-galatoulas-2b680a29/

https://aecom.com/

https://www.totaljobs.com/insidejob/gender-bias-decoder/

ABOUT THE GUEST
“Through my career I have worked in different industries to help them gain useful insight from their data. Lately, I am working in insurance where my roles are focused on transforming the companies from their traditional business to data driven. As a mathematician, I have worked with data in different roles in my career either as a developer, analyst and product manager. I am data enthusiastic and when I see data I am looking for patterns and exploring them further so that the businesses can reach their potentials. I have excellent project management skills and am trained and experienced in running and launching projects using agile methods.”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

linkedin.com/in/ethicalrecruiter

qwerkrecruitment.com

@qwerkrec on socials

ABOUT THE HOST
Wendy Gannon started Qwerk Recruitment in the middle of the Covid Pandemic to disrupt the recruitment sector with ETHICAL data recruitment and treat everyone with love, dignity and respect. Avid Music photographer of 15 years.

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
Interviewing successful Data Scientists to find out about their journey into Data Science and any struggles they've faced to help next generation Data Scientists from all walks of life to access their dream career.

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