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Tips for Choosing and Funding a Data Science Boot Camp

Resources and my experience with self-studying, boot camps, and financial aid — Boot camps or career accelerator programs are short-term education programs designed to help you learn new skills and find a job. I recommend boot camps for experienced folks switching into tech from different fields. The real value in boot camps is the career placement assistance that they provide. …

Data Science

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Tips for Choosing and Funding a Data Science Boot Camp
Tips for Choosing and Funding a Data Science Boot Camp
Data Science

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Aug 13

Searching for a New Job After Being Laid Off

Mindset Upgrade and Other Philosophical Thoughts — So, I didn’t quit tech. I am writing this article as a contrarian view to my most recent article about quitting tech forever. I believe that this writing exercise has proven extremely useful for myself in processing being laid-off. …

Job Hunting

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Searching for a New Job After Being Laid Off
Searching for a New Job After Being Laid Off
Job Hunting

5 min read


Jun 12

Finding My Way Back to Art After Being Laid Off

Two Book Recommendations for Finding Yourself When Lost — By Jesse Ruiz Is it a blessing or a curse to be laid off? Most people that I spoke with since being laid off have told me that I would look back on this time as a blessing. But to the contrary, many people on the anonymous professionals app, Blind…

Tech

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Finding My Way Back to Art After Being Laid Off
Finding My Way Back to Art After Being Laid Off
Tech

6 min read


May 4

3 Easy Data Engineering Interview Questions (Spark/PySpark)

For Job Hunters in Tech — It perplexes me why the technical coding interview still relies upon simple coding challenges while Artificial Intelligence has progressed to the state of widespread accessibility and function. There are good arguments for and against technical coding interviews and their various styles. …

Tech

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3 Easy Data Engineering Interview Questions (Spark/PySpark)
3 Easy Data Engineering Interview Questions (Spark/PySpark)
Tech

2 min read


Aug 26, 2022

Why Data Science Is Fascinating: A Beginner’s Guide

Discussing Data Science as a field from a high level — Why Data Science Is Fascinating: A Beginner’s Guide The word “data” has become commonplace in recent years. We are constantly hearing about data collection and data analysis, not just from businesses but from pop culture as well. Data science is an emerging field that can be daunting for those who are new to it, as there are many…

Data

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Why Data Science Is Fascinating: A Beginner’s Guide
Why Data Science Is Fascinating: A Beginner’s Guide
Data

4 min read


Aug 24, 2022

List — Why is data science interesting to me?

Why is data science interesting to me?

Data Science

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List — Why is data science interesting to me?
List — Why is data science interesting to me?
Data Science

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Jun 14, 2022

Worst technical interview I’ve ever had

Job interviewing in pandemic times — 6/8/2022 Yeah, it was bad. One interviewer had COVID and sat through my interview playing with his phone and barely said anything. In this article, I’ll describe a bad technical interview experience I had with a FANG company. This is just a first-hand recollection of my experience. For context, I’m…

Tech

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Worst technical interview I’ve ever had
Worst technical interview I’ve ever had
Tech

4 min read


Apr 30, 2022

How Much Programming Do I Need to Know for Data Science?

An Analogy for Beginners — 4/25/2022 Coding skills for data scientists are essential but very dependent upon the tech stack that you utilize. Many data scientists use tools like SAS and packages like pandas or prebuilt tools to develop and test statistical and/or machine learning models. …

Data Science

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How Much Programming Do I Need to Know for Data Science?
How Much Programming Do I Need to Know for Data Science?
Data Science

3 min read


Apr 24, 2022

Educational Entanglements: From Ivy League to Coding Bootcamps

What I’ve Learned from Wide Ranging Educational Experiences — 4/18/2022 Introduction In this article, I will discuss the pedagogical underpinnings of coding bootcamps and share my own experience with attending a coding bootcamp and other education institutions. Referencing a great article by Launch School to outline the theory behind the pedagogy of bootcamps, I explain this pedagogy and how it…

Data

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Educational Entanglements: From Ivy League to Coding Bootcamps
Educational Entanglements: From Ivy League to Coding Bootcamps
Data

7 min read


Apr 15, 2022

What Coding Bootcamp Did Not Teach Me

Skills to Succeed as a New Tech Worker — Let’s not kid ourselves. You can’t learn everything in a coding bootcamp and certainly less material than a traditional 4-year degree. I still recommend coding bootcamp to people trying to switch careers because they are effective at job placement. But for all that coding bootcamps have to offer, there are…

Data

6 min read

What Coding Bootcamp Did Not Teach Me
What Coding Bootcamp Did Not Teach Me
Data

6 min read

Jesse Ruiz (she/they)

Jesse Ruiz (she/they)

136 Followers

Data Engineer, Artist, Queer writing about tech and life

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