‘For me, data science is about bridging the gap between business requirements and the data that businesses have’
Jasmine Holdsworth ‘fell in love’ with data science while employed as a data analyst at Stack Overflow. Now working as a data scientist at Expedia Group, she explains how inspiring mentors, R-Ladies meetups, and a commitment to learning (and teaching) helped shape her career path.
‘I always thought someone like me couldn’t work in data, let alone data science’
Sami Rahman, head of data engineering and data platform at Penguin Random House, parlayed a psychology degree into a data science career – inspired by a talk on machine learning’s application to human behaviour.
‘Data science challenges you to keep learning – there’ll always be new advances in the field’
Tamanna Haque, lead data scientist at Jaguar Land Rover, shares her route into data science: from pursuing a maths degree at Manchester to analysing vehicle data for a major automotive manufacturer.