How I became a Data Scientist at IBM (No CS Degree / No Masters)

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  • čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
  • Sharing my story of how I became a data scientist at IBM. All done without a CS degree, masters or bootcamp! I think they key thing is that, either way you're going to have to put in the work.
    Want to know anything else? Hit me up!
    Interview Resources:
    1. Simplilearn Data Science Interview Qs - • Data Science Interview...
    2. Edureka Data Science Interview Qs - • Data Science Interview...
    Chapters
    0:00 - Start
    0:22 - My Background
    1:45 - Masters Degree?
    2:50 - Starting a Self Study Routine
    4:03 - Kicking off Projects
    5:30 - Becoming a Consultant
    6:12 - Building a Startup
    7:07 - Blogging and CZcams
    8:20 - Networking and Tips
    9:23 - Applying...a lot
    10:02 - Tips on Getting Experience
    10:51 - Interview Prep
    12:10 - Interview Process
    Oh, and don't forget to connect with me!
    LinkedIn: bit.ly/324Epgo
    Facebook: bit.ly/3mB1sZD
    GitHub: bit.ly/3mDJllD
    Patreon: bit.ly/2OCn3UW
    Join the Discussion on Discord: bit.ly/3dQiZsV
    Happy coding!
    Nick
    P.s. Let me know how you go and drop a comment if you need a hand!
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Komentáře • 152

  • @abramswee
    @abramswee Před 2 lety +24

    The old saying goes; "don't let your education hinder your learning". You are doing absolutely great! I love your content especially in Reinforcement learning.

  • @roosanliyons4239
    @roosanliyons4239 Před 2 lety +28

    What a nice journey. I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate student working in the field of Design Decision Making. Your videos are a life saver for someone like me with minimal experience in Machine Learning/Deep learning concepts. Thank you so much for the great content!

  • @frankietank8019
    @frankietank8019 Před 2 lety +15

    Yup, I’m doing my AI/CS research masters programme and can totally imagine why you felt like that at uni. Uni is really about grasping (and coming up with) underlying concepts, not so much about practical applications and applying concrete frameworks, and many people (even in my class) find it too theoretical.

  • @balive053
    @balive053 Před 2 lety +8

    Hi Nicholas. I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you. Learning from some of your stuff helped me with projects to land my first DS job after following a similar path to your own. You're also helping me now. Some of the tasks I have are extremely challenging and watching your relaxed yet determined way of going about things, especially thinking outside the box, really helps me get my head back in the right place to achieve my tasks and goals. So thanks. You may not realize it, but your content really helps in ways you may not expect.

  • @MultiSunix
    @MultiSunix Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you Nick, you story is quite inspring! I'm also trying to switch my career track from project management to data science, this helps a lot!

  • @yaojo27
    @yaojo27 Před 2 lety +8

    Pivoting from a music and education undergrad into Data Science for grad school. Probably one of the hardest turnarounds I can think of, so this insight helps a lot. Thanks for the videos!

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +2

      Go get em! Take a look at Google Magenta, some cool stuff happening in the creative ml space!

  • @MM-un7wg
    @MM-un7wg Před 2 lety +4

    As always, excellent video.
    It’s easy to see you put a lot of work in this field to achieve your goal.
    All the best

  • @VikiLab
    @VikiLab Před rokem +1

    Ohh my God !! I was blown away ! Great work conveying best wishes from Sri Lanka ! I came to Japan thinking that I would do a master in Robotics ultimately I had to end up doing a part time job to cover up my expenses for a whole year while i was doing language school and now i do a small job in a technical college I wish I could apply my skills and develop more , I too landed on this job due to my youtube channel but honestly I study your video and python and programming but I m honestly lacking the industrial experience in coding, and understanding hoping I will succeed one day, I want to bridge the gap for between engineering design and interface in a new way ! I got a lot of inspiration from you ! Thanks a lot !! keep up your work !

  • @xxxx9ish
    @xxxx9ish Před rokem +1

    Great video ! I really love the idea as building demo or portfolio and your determination to pull off the interviews.

  • @dakshbhatnagar
    @dakshbhatnagar Před rokem +1

    Loved hearing your story Nick!!

  • @ayang315
    @ayang315 Před 2 lety +2

    Respect. That's all I can say. Respect for your grit and hard work through it all.

  • @johnpaulvela6816
    @johnpaulvela6816 Před rokem +1

    This is a really awesome video. Thanks so much for sharing!

  • @knw-seeker6836
    @knw-seeker6836 Před 2 lety +4

    Thanks a lot man very inspiring
    I´m studying Psychology right now and am trying to learn Python and eventually to break into Data Science
    Thanks for the inspiration

  • @PUBUDUCG
    @PUBUDUCG Před 2 lety +2

    Very inspiring . . . . ! I always recommend your YT channel for the people who ask ML help . . . !

  • @razmandhamarasheed4325
    @razmandhamarasheed4325 Před 2 lety +8

    Great route you have taken. It always comes down on the amount of effort one is willing to make to achieve their goals. Good job!

  • @missjennablejen
    @missjennablejen Před 2 lety +1

    Nicholas you’re such an inspiration!

  • @mmahgoub
    @mmahgoub Před 2 lety +2

    You really hard working guy you deserve the best just keep at it

  • @rohankherath
    @rohankherath Před 2 lety +1

    Wow it’s great.. Thanks Nicho ❤️

  • @esteban.marinone
    @esteban.marinone Před 2 lety +3

    Damn mate, you really worked hard for nailing that job. Congrats for that and thanks for inspiring us! Cheers from Argentina

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh man, still working crazy hard at it! Thanks for checking the video out!

  • @irugal8964
    @irugal8964 Před 2 lety +2

    I was about to request this kind of video and you have read my mind, thanks nic as i always say you are the best👏👏👏👏👏🍀

  • @hannav7125
    @hannav7125 Před 2 lety +38

    And now you are even better than the ones who have degrees and you’re teaching everyone else cool stuff that they will never learn from their sh!t university

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +24

      Gotta pay it forward my man, I learned a ton for free, just trying to pay it back now! 🖖

    • @Jameslululu
      @Jameslululu Před 2 lety +4

      Lmao why does this comment feel so personal? 😂😂

    • @user-bo2eg8dq9c
      @user-bo2eg8dq9c Před 2 lety +6

      @@NicholasRenotte You gotta tell us about those free resources now, You owe them.

    • @dylanroll5192
      @dylanroll5192 Před 2 lety

      Yeah, I'm sick and tired of companies that always put a CS degree or statistical background as their requirement. Those who graduated from CS and statistics don't mean they have already good at data science. It could be someone with an economics degree who studied data science for years and master some skills needed. Unfortunately, some of them couldn't apply because they're not from CS or statistics background 🤦‍♀️

  • @JcOnAFieldtrip
    @JcOnAFieldtrip Před rokem

    this is very inspirational. I finished my masters in a very different direction and am trying to break into data science as well

  • @hydraze
    @hydraze Před 2 lety +1

    Brilliant video and tips, what a beast

  • @coderaditya3
    @coderaditya3 Před 2 lety +6

    Very inspiring video. I am a 10th class boy currently and have started python and data science currently. I would like to learn more as what it needs to be an expert. Now after your video, I just got the thing why I should make yt videos and be an active on kaggle. I am looking to learn JavaScript after my exam for a reason you already mentioned. Thank you for it and I will try to learn every complex thing related to data science before my college starts.

  • @cong1393
    @cong1393 Před 2 lety +1

    Great journey Nick 😁 love the learning schedule earlier on. TM1 looks real dank!

  • @curtisnewton895
    @curtisnewton895 Před rokem

    great tips dude thx for sharing

  • @vantuantran225
    @vantuantran225 Před 2 lety

    that's inspriing me so much, i'm a mechanical student, and wanna be data science too, thanks you

  • @Borzy247
    @Borzy247 Před 2 lety +4

    I’m a 4th year coop student at York University studying software engineering with a 3.2 gpa, and it took me about 120 applications to get my first interview (this was in second year). And last year, about 60 apps to get 3 interviews, just keep applying folks!!!

  • @Nohandle95
    @Nohandle95 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome journey nick! right on spot 💯 ✨

  • @sadiahshaikh9142
    @sadiahshaikh9142 Před 2 lety

    You are an inspiration man!! 🥳

  • @DJPapzin
    @DJPapzin Před rokem

    Great video. I am a qualified Laboratory Analyst trying to become a data analyst, have been on this journey for the past 6 months.
    Thank you for the inspiration

  • @user-wr4yl7tx3w
    @user-wr4yl7tx3w Před 2 lety +1

    great video, really helpful

  • @markusbuchholz3518
    @markusbuchholz3518 Před 2 lety +2

    Form my humble point of view your company has excellency in capturing the talents and brilliant minds (beside the remarkable technology). The other "features" are probably minor factors. Important "components" but the human being, his personality, outstanding personal attitude and capability to perform are decisive. Congratulation. Keep fingers for you success, goals and YT channel.

  • @user-wr4yl7tx3w
    @user-wr4yl7tx3w Před 2 lety +1

    the camera lightning and audio for your videos are always perfect

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Ohhh, that means a ton, I've been trying to improve the lighting!

  • @vikashchand.
    @vikashchand. Před 2 lety +1

    9:23 🔥🔥
    Killing it Nic! 🤘🤘👌

  • @kevinozero
    @kevinozero Před rokem

    Great video thanks! Surprised that IBM had no coding interview as part of the interview process.

  • @ahmedhelal920
    @ahmedhelal920 Před 2 lety +1

    what a positive power i got from you , i am accountant , and i am studying machine learning with sklearn , and once finish it , will start deep learning with TF and Kares , i am looking forward to be like you one day .

  • @kin_1997
    @kin_1997 Před rokem

    amazing work Nicholas

  • @GBlunted
    @GBlunted Před rokem

    Dope story! 👍🏽

  • @anmoldwivedi7205
    @anmoldwivedi7205 Před 2 lety +1

    I love your content!!

  • @ashleysami1640
    @ashleysami1640 Před 2 lety +2

    Such a good insight! 👍🏽

  • @dr.aravindacvnmamit3770

    Great amazing motivational words !!!!!!!

  • @akshathabs356
    @akshathabs356 Před 2 lety +1

    Inspiring journey!

  • @TaniTech1111
    @TaniTech1111 Před 11 měsíci

    Great inspiring video!! Could you please share what software you’re using to create your animations? Thanks

  • @ARAQJRX14
    @ARAQJRX14 Před 2 lety

    Inspiring!!

  • @jaytab3686
    @jaytab3686 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing you're experience with us. I know nothing about coding. But find it interesting.

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Hey! Thanks for checking it out, keen to learn coding?

    • @jaytab3686
      @jaytab3686 Před 2 lety

      @@NicholasRenotte yes but I don't know where to start.

  • @user-xp4cr2zq2m
    @user-xp4cr2zq2m Před měsícem

    Excellent video

  • @MikaylaMelisand
    @MikaylaMelisand Před rokem

    Great video.

  • @phoque6
    @phoque6 Před 2 lety +1

    inspiring! :D

  • @andricgonzalez4372
    @andricgonzalez4372 Před 2 lety

    Great video man, thanks so much, greatings from Argentina. I am 28 years old and I am studying actuarial science right now, and I am very interested in data science, but I don't have any programing knowledge, do you think is to late to start learning?

  • @business_central
    @business_central Před 2 lety +7

    Also, btw, my fav part was the fact that u also picked up JS. I'd be curious to be able to use JS alongside ML to make great apps. Please make a video about it 🙏

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Def, have you seen some of my Tensorflow.js vids?

    • @business_central
      @business_central Před 2 lety

      @@NicholasRenotte alll of them! Following the kivy series now

  • @renukadeshpande3967
    @renukadeshpande3967 Před rokem

    Thank you for such positive post, inspiring!
    I am preparing for entry leve associatel data scientist position in IBM. Any tips on how to go about it? The online test as well as the interview?
    I have been on a break from jobs since last 4 years, so sometimes job hunting can feel overwhelming.

  • @candidlyvivian
    @candidlyvivian Před 2 lety +1

    Fellow data scientist and small CZcamsr here, thanks for sharing your story Nick, super inspiring ☺️

    • @michaelrobinson8382
      @michaelrobinson8382 Před 2 lety +1

      I follow your page

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Heya Vivian! Awesome vids, hopefully you've had a few more chilled days since that last crazy one from your vid!

  • @manuelnovella39
    @manuelnovella39 Před rokem +1

    Another proof that hard work gets you results! Congrats, man. And btw, R does suck, sorry. It may come in handy at times but its documentation is definitely a nightmare

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před rokem

      LOL, it's not that bad. Don't get me wrong it's not my fav though 😂

  • @anmolbajpai2001
    @anmolbajpai2001 Před 2 lety +2

    Nick, you💯

  • @ccanyways8297
    @ccanyways8297 Před 2 lety

    Just applied IBM, and the CZcams algorithm sent me here lol. Love the content, can you recommend to me some resources that I can prepare for the interview? Thank you !!

  • @najiibrashiidabdi5014

    Thank you nicholas you encourage me actually but " my problem is where i start and where i can get the job because i am from somalia" but my chance is to learn hard even though i have free time
    you worked hard thank you i have done lot projects you done😄😅🤣😉

  • @shazinhotech2155
    @shazinhotech2155 Před rokem +1

    I have similar story just like you, I am a physics grad and I worked my ass of, developed projects, connected with a lot of people, and finally 5 days ago I got accepted as an AI Engineer.

    • @tybaltmercutio
      @tybaltmercutio Před rokem

      May I ask which courses you took and how long it took you to land that AI engineering role (from deicing the route to landing the job)? I also got a graduate degree in physics and also wanna land a job either as a data scientist or ML engineer.

    • @apollodavis4090
      @apollodavis4090 Před rokem

      where?

  • @Gamifuruu
    @Gamifuruu Před 2 lety

    sir could you do a parking detection using tenserflow js

  • @shanrockz4104
    @shanrockz4104 Před rokem

    I am a mechanical engineer,but now I am an aspiring data scientist student because I got inspiration from you.
    It's One of the best inspirational video for data scientist.

    • @ricardocaballero6357
      @ricardocaballero6357 Před rokem +1

      Ohh buddy the same as me, I am a mech engineer too, I've been doing programming for about a year now and I think it was a clever decision. I am heading towards data science. Good luck pal keep on going.

  • @K0uzan
    @K0uzan Před rokem

    What an absolute gigachad

  • @edilmonica386
    @edilmonica386 Před rokem

    Hi Nicholas even i am a person who have completed Mcom and took PGDSBA in great learning and now i am looking for data science job. guide me on it.

  • @akhilajithnair3838
    @akhilajithnair3838 Před 8 měsíci

    Did you learn Data Structure and Algorithms? Is it required?

  • @armaansanghavi8826
    @armaansanghavi8826 Před 2 lety

    What undergraduate major would you be if you would go back into college?

  • @furkansemihdeveci5656
    @furkansemihdeveci5656 Před 2 lety

    Hello, I am civil engineering 4th grade student in Turkey. I am planning to pursue in Data Science. I've started IBM Professional Data Science Certificate in Coursera. I am wondering by taking online certificates and civil engineering bachelor's, Can i become a Data Scientists?

  • @yamenkayyal5295
    @yamenkayyal5295 Před 2 lety

    Such another great video nich, can u be so kind to provide that cheat sheet for ibm?

  • @yosolonopuedo
    @yosolonopuedo Před 2 lety +1

    Very inspiring journey.
    PS: what is the model of that tablet you are using?

  • @BetatestBanned
    @BetatestBanned Před 2 lety

    Hi. I really dig your channel. Is your salary at IBM as Data Scientist is more than 6 numbers?

  • @divyeshmakwana3482
    @divyeshmakwana3482 Před 2 lety +1

    Iam geeting a error in tfod
    Problem I am facing is I cannot intall pycocotools on my windows machine
    Error related to building wheel

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Try using Python 3.7.3, i had issues with later versions as well!

  • @lukasmendes4625
    @lukasmendes4625 Před 2 lety +2

    Nick, I have two professional certificates from IBM, Data Scientist and Data Analyst. I have been having trouble getting a job as a data scientist. I have several projects and I'm always learning more. I don't have a degree in computer science, I think this is being a big obstacle. What do you think? do I continue studying and doing projects? it is worth it? I love the channel, congratulations!

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +1

      First, it is DEFINITELY worth it. Second, what's your experience like? I would try getting some job experience doing ml stuff anywhere just to boost my resume!

    • @lukasmendes4625
      @lukasmendes4625 Před 2 lety +1

      @@NicholasRenotte Thanks Nick! I already work in IT, to apply ml on my job is easy and would be apreciated, the problem is th find data 😅 but i will manager this. Thanks, you motivated me a lot.

  • @business_central
    @business_central Před 2 lety +2

    Could you make a video about the salary/total compensations for Data science careers in Australia??

  • @thecomment4381
    @thecomment4381 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey nic how to save yolo5 trained data model in to TF.js . Is it possible to save that in to TF.js?

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Ahhhh, the drowsiness detection model? don't think so, that's built on PyTorch, should be able to export to ONNX though.

  • @PurpleTurkeyPatty
    @PurpleTurkeyPatty Před 2 lety +1

    So would you say that all masters are a waste of time? Or would you have went through with the masters if it was more affordable! Thanks!

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +1

      I would've stuck with it if it was hyper cutting edge. But at the moment, the field is moving hella fast and I think I personally benefitted more by learning solo.

  • @graisammaantony7762
    @graisammaantony7762 Před rokem

    IBM is will not accept resume if don't have college degree

  • @venkatesh2788
    @venkatesh2788 Před 2 lety +2

    Sir can we connect aws sage maker to nodejs without creating flask api
    Please reply me sir 😫🙏🙏💓

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +1

      Ooooh, not too sure tbh, haven't played much with sagemaker.

    • @venkatesh2788
      @venkatesh2788 Před 2 lety

      @@NicholasRenotte ok sir, thank you for your reply

  • @blackhello9028
    @blackhello9028 Před 2 lety

    Hi, Nicholas. I had studied for the Python Crash Course book. And any suggestion book for the next step for Data Science?

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +1

      Definitely this: learning.oreilly.com/library/view/hands-on-machine-learning/9781492032632/

    • @blackhello9028
      @blackhello9028 Před 2 lety

      @@NicholasRenotte Thanks

  • @ameerazam3269
    @ameerazam3269 Před 2 lety +1

    Start course on that DS and ML ...please

  • @thewiseman3788
    @thewiseman3788 Před 2 lety +1

    I am an undergraduate student in mechatronics and I need a job as data scientist, other than internships I don't have any real job experiences but I did some courses on machine learning and EDA ...etc.,what should I have to do to get the job ?

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +1

      Honestly, if you have an office job right now, start trying to apply your expertise there. Find stuff you can analyse or automate. If not, volunteer or try to reach out to small startups that need data expertise!

    • @thewiseman3788
      @thewiseman3788 Před 2 lety +1

      @@NicholasRenotte alright man thanks ❤️

  • @business_central
    @business_central Před 2 lety +2

    I commented earlier, but seems my comment didn't go through...weird :/
    Anyway, congrats on the journey 🎉🎉 🥳

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Ha, I might need to dig into it! Thanks a million for checking it out!

  • @PoliticaV
    @PoliticaV Před rokem +1

    They hired you bc your smart.

  • @leadon9386
    @leadon9386 Před 2 lety +1

    bro can you do body gesture detection using javascript??🥰

  • @dotdotdotdotdash
    @dotdotdotdotdash Před rokem

    How I became a Data Scientist (No CS Degree / No Masters)....."So yeah guys I took a banchelor degree and got a job at the reserve bank of Australia..."

  • @abdulrahimjalloh8469
    @abdulrahimjalloh8469 Před rokem

    Currently using Hands on ML 😂🔥

  • @michaelrobinson8382
    @michaelrobinson8382 Před 2 lety

    Did you start with math first. What sources did you use.

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      I had more coding under my belt before I took a look into math. Tbh I kind of understood differentiation basics, I enjoyed it in high school so it stuck with me. The coding bit helped tie it together.

    • @michaelrobinson8382
      @michaelrobinson8382 Před 2 lety

      @@NicholasRenotte sam here with math. To me I want to learn the math but it may be better to learn the code/algo first then the math sorta a top down approach

  • @waliyudin86
    @waliyudin86 Před rokem

    Waw

  • @smartboy8918
    @smartboy8918 Před 2 lety

    the video seems laggy, maybe check the FPS its set at

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Yeah I don't know what happened. Still trying to debug. Thanks for the heads up :)

  • @nickhall1632
    @nickhall1632 Před 2 lety +1

    you need to keep your slides and text information up longer on the screen and maybe speak a bit more slowly.

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for the suggestion Nick!

    • @nickhall1632
      @nickhall1632 Před 2 lety

      @@NicholasRenotte But otherwise, yes, great content. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I'm checking out the memory palace technique to work on some programming stuff. Sorry if the og comment came off a bit critical.

  • @Powercube7
    @Powercube7 Před 2 lety +1

    Ight imma ask for the last time cuz i think I am annoying
    ML with Gaming? :)

    • @NicholasRenotte
      @NicholasRenotte  Před 2 lety

      Tbh, I'm prepping new content this week. Will amp that up!

  • @TheApolloBlu
    @TheApolloBlu Před 2 lety

    "I graduated from a tech school"
    lmfao...

  • @wyasantana
    @wyasantana Před 2 lety +1

    fun fact: federal reserve bank of the US is not federal.

  • @abrahamowos
    @abrahamowos Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Nicholas, Could you smile a bit in your introductions?
    And please try to start with a warm chat sometimes.

  • @soikatabd4120
    @soikatabd4120 Před 10 měsíci

    Your thumbnails are really creepy.I hope you keep that in mind.