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Don’t Be A Data Scientist If You…

My understanding of the role after working over three years

Zijing Zhu, PhD
9 min readMar 15, 2024

It’s been a while since I closed the Read with Me series. During this time, I celebrated Chinese New Year with my parents in China and had a mid-year performance review with my manager. While I vlogged my experience in China with a video, I haven't yet compiled the feedback I received from my performance review, which would be a great opportunity to share in this article. After all, with a few weeks passing my third-year working anniversary, I have reached a good point to reflect on what I have picked up along the way. Although the title may seem like clickbait, it is a summary of learnings based on my journey so far.

Don’t be a data scientist — if you don’t have a growth mindset

It is very common to have imposter syndrome during early career stages — we often doubt whether we are qualified to be offered this job. It is particularly ubiquitous in the tech industry because it is a fast-growing field. Some algorithms that were used last year might already be outdated. Everyone chases the latest buzzwords, which can create a lot of stress for people looking for a job and those on the job.

There is no way to get rid of this sense of unworthiness without maintaining a growth…

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Written by Zijing Zhu, PhD

Ph.D. in Economics | Data Scientist @Cisco | Top 1000 Writer in Medium| Lifetime Learner | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zijingzhu/

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