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Data science job is a competitive field where thousands of people fight for that one spot, especially for junior positions. Every data science job that was posted was usually swarmed by applicants. Even when announcing an internship position, there would be so many applicants.
With so much competition, we need to stand out from the others. How is it exactly to stand out in the sea of applicants? There are many ways, such as having a stellar resume, a great portfolio, or a fantastic interview. It’s hard to perform everything I mentioned, but now we can rely on ChatGPT.
How could ChatGPT help us land a data science job? Let’s get into it.
As a side note, I would use ChatGPT Plus for this article. You can still follow the article, but there are a few things you can’t replicate.
A resume is an essential tool for any employment candidate as it summarises everything employers need to know about you professionally. With a resume, you would get anywhere with the employment. Many people need help creating an appropriate resume for a data scientist. That’s why we would ask ChatGPT to help us create them.
For example, I asked ChatGPT to create a resume for me, and the model asked for your information so they could fill it out.
Also, we can use ChatGPT to improve the language used in the Resume to be more eye-catching. For example, here are suggestions that ChatGPT could give to expand your experience.
If you are using ChatGPT Plus, you can use the advanced data analysis to create the template based on the information you have given.
Additionally, you could ask ChatGPT for tips to improve your chance of landing a data science job.
With all the templates and suggestions provided, ChatGPT would help increase your chance of landing a data science job.
ChatGPT allows users to improve their chances of landing a data science job by identifying the essential skills and giving resources for upskilling. We can also provide the job link or description to the ChatGPT and ask the model to analyse how we can land the job.
For example, I asked ChatGPT to identify skills necessary for a Data Science job.
We get a complete list of skills essential to land the data science job. With the list in hand, we can ask ChatGPT to provide the references for all these skills. Below is the example prompt I ask ChatGPT.
Lastly, ChatGPT can act as your personal data science tutor and give you feedback based on your performance. I have previously written more about it in my previous article here. The following is an example of ChatGPT’s explanation of how it could act as your tutor.
You have learned the skills, but it would be nothing if you did not show it as a Portfolio. That’s why we can ask ChatGPT to guide us in setting up our Data Science Portfolio. For example, I asked ChatGPT how to set up my customer segmentation project portfolio.
The steps are long, but we can ask for further details from ChatGPT if we have any problem understanding them.
We can optimally direct ChatGPT to look for the job listing information. With the help of web browsing and the plugin, we can transform the ChatGPT into a job search engine. For example, I set the Job Search and Wanted Job Search plugin like in the below image.
Then I asked ChatGPT to find me a job for a Junior Data Scientist Position in Indonesia. The result is shown in the image below.
ChatGPT would then provide links for the available job and bring out the basic description of the role. You can tweak the prompt to see if job listings suit your situation.
ChatGPT can help prepare your interview by providing common questions during the interview process and how to answer them. Additionally, we can also ask for suggestions on how to act during the interview. For example, we ask ChatGPT to provide the questions in the image below.
With the list of common questions, we can answer them independently or ask ChatGPT to help us answer them. For example, ChatGPT would explain one of the questions above.
We can also use ChatGPT to provide us with suggestions on how to approach the interview. For example, I asked ChatGPT how to approach my data science interview.
ChatGPT would give us actionable tips on what we should do and provide us with the way to approach it.
Data Science is a competitive field with thousands of applicants coming for one job essentially. To stand out from the other applicants, we need to be innovative. That’s why we can use ChatGPT to help us gain an edge. Using ChatGPT, we can have a better resume, improve our skills, prepare our portfolio, find the job listing, and practice for the interview. With all these uses, ChatGPT would undoubtedly help you land a data science job.
Cornellius Yudha Wijaya is a data science assistant manager and data writer. While working full-time at Allianz Indonesia, he loves to share Python and Data tips via social media and writing media.
