We can’t fix the data scientist talent shortage with $40 online courses(thenextweb.com)

5 pointsby megnarovor 7 Jahren3 comments

We can’t fix the data scientist talent shortage with $40 online courses

https://thenextweb.com/podium/2019/04/07/we-cant-fix-the-data-scientist-talent-shortage-with-40-online-courses/

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Of course we can’t, but every Tom, Dick and Harry who can follow a few online tutorials thinks he’s competent to be—take your pick—a software engineer, a data analyst, a machine learning expert, the next Mark Zuckerberg, or almost anything else.

I predict that once we reach peak bad-hire, companies like Triplebyte et al are going to blow up. Given the cognitive nature of work today, you simply can’t afford to hire someone simply because he’s able to answer a few technical questions. Too often, he won’t be able to apply that knowledge.

It will take them a while, but companies will eventually come to understand this.

megnarovor 7 Jahren

The author of this post is Adam Lichtl, probably the most intelligent person I've ever gotten to speak to in real life. He's really neat.

illegalthoughtsvor 7 Jahren

So what's the alternative?