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How are you all navigating job search as a data scientist?
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Navigating the job market as a data scientist can be daunting, especially when many positions emphasize expertise in agentic and large language models (LLMs). With over ten years of experience spanning data science, machine learning, and data engineering, I often feel ineligible for about 70% of job postings due to their specific requirements. While I have utilized these advanced tools in my work, they aren't my primary focus. I seek guidance on how to effectively highlight my diverse skill set without overstating my experience.
I feel ineligible for about 70% of the posted job advertisements since they all ask about Agentic/LLM stuff. I have worked with these tools and do use them at work. It's just that it's not my main job that I do on daily basis and I don't want to exaggerate my experience around these tools. I have about 10+ years of work ex and have actually worked from just data scientist to combination of ML and data engineer.
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