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Re:Ask HN: Is it a waste of time to teach yourself data scie... by nl on Friday May 05, 2017 @11:34PM (#14278522)
We've interviewed people without degrees for SWE positions. I don't think we've hired any.

I wouldn't rule it out, but it would be useful to have accomplishments to point to, or a personal recommendation.

We have a stack of maybe 25 well qualified PhD data scientists waiting for interviews. It takes a lot to get to the head of that line.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it a waste of time to teach yourself data scie... by tutufan on Saturday May 06, 2017 @07:05PM (#14282765)
Interesting. So perhaps tales of shortages are bullshit?
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Re:Ask HN: Is it a waste of time to teach yourself data scie... by nl on Sunday May 07, 2017 @07:22AM (#14284918)
It's pretty hard to find people who know how to apply the tools that they have to new problems.
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