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Abstract
A career change can be a daunting challenge because it often requires moving away from the comfort of the current job and starting over in a new field.
This session will cover some steps to navigate your career change to data science.
The topics below will be covered in this session:
- Retrospect your existing skills
- Advantage of an internship
- Tips to overcome the challenges of a dissertation
- Job search
- Must-have skills
- Some industry best practice.
About the Speaker:
Nazia is a data scientist at AXA UK, and recently completed a Master's in Data Science from the City, University of London with distinction.
Nazia started as a risk engineer at AXA XL, a division of AXA. Nazia's responsibilities varied from being an individual contributor to managing a team.
Given how the insurance sector was changing due to data-driven initiatives, Nazia felt it was crucial to upgrade my skills and transition into the field of data science.
Currently, Nazia is building ML/AI models to improve the claims process for AXA.
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