{"id":1213,"date":"2015-07-01T22:21:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T20:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidlebech.com\/thoughtflow\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2016-06-12T23:01:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T21:01:34","slug":"becoming-a-data-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidlebech.com\/thoughtflow\/becoming-a-data-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a data scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is is interesting how a job title carries certain connotations and how it can even be tailored to different situations. Sometimes I have called myself a Consultant<\/em>, because this is what consultancies expect. Sometimes I have called myself a Developer<\/em>, because that is what hiring companies expect. Sometimes I have called myself a Software Engineer<\/em>, because it sounds good to Google and Amazon. All of the titles are technically correct (I hope), but create slightly different associations and expectations.<\/p>\n

In my current position at Receiptful, things are a bit different. I am now a Data Scientist<\/em>. This is not a title I applied for or have ever used about myself. If someone called me a data scientist before I started at Receiptful, my response would be: “Well, I don’t feel<\/em> like a data scientist. I’m a developer with knowledge of data mining.”<\/p>\n

This is the first time I have not made up my own title. It was handed to me and now I have to live up to it. The funny thing for me personally is that “data scientist” is actually a title I have aspired to have for a long time, but I just never felt that I was entitled to call myself a data scientist. Data science is such a hot topic right now, and I really do not want to seem fake.<\/p>\n

So for now, I will continue to build cool stuff and hopefully, the title becomes self-evident after a while. Time will tell :-)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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