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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2026) on Friday September 11, 2026 @04:16PM (#49664731)
Data Science professional with 10 years of experience in using data to solve real world business problems. Oversaw projects from start to finish and regularly presented findings to senior executives.

  Location: Overland Park, KS
  Remote: remote or hybrid 
  Willing to relocate: yes
  Technologies: SQL, R, Python
  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-mathew-21221b29/
  Email: [email protected]
Website: www.plfocus.com
I would be unable to walk from one corner of Walmart to the other in less than one hour. I use a walker because walking is hard. ( as mentioned in original post )
There were 4 instances where I went through the entire process and they ended up hiring another one of the candidates

I don't the interviews are going bad... it's just super competitive so companies have so many options on who to hire

Ask HN: What is a physiically disabled person to do in this job market?

I am a 39 year old with cerebral palsy (use a walker due to mobility issues) who lost their job in late January 2025. I worked as a senior data scientist in the past and have been applying to analytics, business intelligence, and data science roles.Six months later and I am still without a job.How have those of you with disabilities overcome the difficulties in this market?I'm totally lost and...

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2025) on Saturday July 05, 2025 @01:00AM (#44470188)
Hi all, I'm an analytics professional looking for a role as an analyst, data scientist, or analytics engineer

  Location: Arizona
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: SQL, R, Python
  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-mathew-21221b29/
  Email: [email protected]
Re:Ask HN: Mid Life Crisis on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @01:22PM (#44118371)
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Ask HN: Mid Life Crisis

I'm a physically disabled guy with a degenerative form of cerebral palsy. Things are certainly getting worse.In terms of employment, I've been a data scientist at several startups and a few medium sized companies that no one has head of. Four months ago, I got laid off and have been looking for new roles with no luck.One of the things I've been contemplating is how life is short and my physical...

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2025) on Thursday May 08, 2025 @10:27PM (#43933284)
Hi all, I'm an analytics professional looking for a role as an analyst, data scientist, or analytics engineer

  Location: Arizona

  Remote: Yes

  Willing to relocate: Yes

  Technologies: SQL, R, Python

  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-mathew-21221b29/

  Email: [email protected]
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2025) on Thursday April 03, 2025 @01:45PM (#43573057)
Hi all, I'm an analytics professional looking for a role as an analyst, data scientist, or analytics engineer

  Location: Arizona
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: SQL, R, Python
  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-mathew-21221b29/
  Email: [email protected]

Ask HN: What are some business ideas that a physically disabled guy can purspue?

I'm a 39 year old guy with cerebral palsy who walks with a walker. I have spent the past 12 years working as a data scientist and recently lost my job. What are some entrepreneurial opportunities I can pursue? There is obviously data science consulting , but I am looking things outside of data work that could work for me.

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2025) on Thursday January 02, 2025 @07:02PM (#42580474)
Hi all, I'm an analytics professional looking for a role as an analyst, data scientist, or analytics engineer

  Location: Arizona
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: SQL, R, Python
  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-mathew-21221b29/
  Email: [email protected]
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2024) on Monday October 07, 2024 @12:08AM (#41762712)
Hi all, I'm an analytics professional looking for a role as an analyst or analytics engineer

  Location: Arizona
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: SQL, R, Python
  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-mathew-21221b29/
  Email: [email protected]
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2018) on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @10:04PM (#17668735)
I'm an analytics professional who is looking for a marketing analyst or product analyst role.

  Location: SF Bay Area
  Remote: Open
  Willing to relocate: Open
  Technologies: R, SQL, Python
  Résumé/CV: www.mathewanalytics.com
  Email: [email protected]
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2018) on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:39AM (#17499017)
I'm a data scientist and analytics professional in the SF Bay Area who is looking for full time, part time, or freelance opportunities.

  Location: East Bay
  Remote: open
  Willing to relocate: open
  Technologies: R, SQL, Python
  Résumé/CV: www.mathewanalytics.com
  Email: [email protected]
Re:Ask HN: What background music you play while coding? on Saturday April 30, 2011 @02:36PM (#2501205)
I don't usually listen to any music, but when I do it tends to be dubstep, house, or idm/downtempo
I am considering majoring in Computational Math because my primary interest is Data Science and Machine Learning.
I definently enjoy programming. From GUI development to data science, I love sitting at a computer and thinking through problems. However, I think it's only natural to be worried about job market realities.

Let's say I loved art. What use is studying art history if I can't get a job and would be living paycheck to paycheck.

Re:Stanford CS enrollment increase "downright scary" on Wednesday April 13, 2011 @11:20PM (#2445433)
For a person considering going back to school as a non-trad student for either a BS in Computer Science or Computational Math, is this a bad time to be getting a degree in CS?
Re:Ask HN: What are your side projects? on Wednesday April 13, 2011 @05:10PM (#2444208)
I'm more of a data science wanna be than a developer, so I tend to analyze data. It's a lot of screen scraping, data munging, statistical modeling, and data visualization.

I'm always looking for data to analyze, to shoot me an email if you need something.

I'd like to get into GUI development and am working on learning that at the moment.

Re:Ask HN: Which Developers Are Looking For A Startup Job on Saturday March 12, 2011 @03:33PM (#2317431)
I'm in the KC metro area and not a developer, but looking for a statistician/analyst position. Most of my analysis is done in R and Python, though I also use SQLite, MySql, Perl, RapidMiner, and Hadoop (basic).
Re:Ask HN: What's the big deal about Ruby and/or Rails? on Friday March 04, 2011 @10:14AM (#2288265)
Regarding "I'm going to user group meetings".

I'm not a Ruby user, as I work primarily with statistical computing and machine learning, but Ruby has a really impressive set of regional user groups. Except for R, there aren't really any other languages which have a significant number of well organized regional user groups. It's great for users of a language to get together and share info and provide guidance to new users.

Re:Ask HN: Is Facebook going away? on Thursday March 03, 2011 @05:10PM (#2285978)
No, It doesn't look like Facebook will be dying off in the near future. If anything, Facebook will continue to grow if it can expand and attract users/members outside of the US and Europe.

Oh, and one more thing...

tech people > hipsters

Re:Ask HN: Who's looking for a job? (March 2011 Edition) on Thursday March 03, 2011 @09:41AM (#2284133)
I'm looking for statistician/analyst position.I have knowledge of R, Python, MySql, etc.

I'll be a full time student starting in June and would prefer to find part time work.

Re:I'm 15. I just got covered on Mashable and TNW on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @08:57PM (#2278145)
wow, I wish I was as productive as you when I was 15.
Re:Ask HN: Why Am I In College? on Friday February 25, 2011 @09:46AM (#2262296)
Why go to college if you're not going to attend classes (aka being lazy), study, or attempt to get good grades?

Sure, I agree that college is over-rated and not for everyone. However, you are in college, and don't seem to be making any effort to learn or be productive. If you're going to college on taxpayer dollars or your parents money, then you are just wasting someones hard earned money. IF you stay in school, at least attend classes.

Re:Ask HN: Who works from home? on Thursday February 24, 2011 @02:03PM (#2259330)
I graduated from grad school about four months ago and started working at home as a data consultant. It's important to find a comfortable space where you can still get work done. Having a nice chair to sit on is also very important.

I've never had a professional full time job, as I started working for myself straight out of grad school. I have had numerous retail jobs that I had as a teen and during college, but that's a different story. So i'm not sure about 'how to begin that arrangement.'

Why do you want to quit programming? Are you tired of sitting in front of a computer all day? or do you just dislike your current job?

I suggest answering these questions before considering any "work from home" opportunities. If it's just a matter of your current job, why not look for another employer.

Re:Ask HN: Quarter-life crisis on Friday February 18, 2011 @10:31PM (#2238281)
1. My plan was to complete my master's in political science and then head to law school. I wasn't necessarilly interested in being a trial lawyer, but I wanted to work as a legal researcher or legal anlyst. I just lost interest as I made my way through grad school in political science.

2. I probably should not have writter 'computational scientist.' I'm basically interested in statistical computing and visualization of large data sets.

Ask HN: Quarter-life crisis

I'm 25 years old and have a master's degree in political science. During my first year of grad school, I was introduced to R, Python, and C, and began to learn programming. Since completing grad school, I've started a small business which provides data analysis and visualization consulting services to small businesses and political campaigns.I continue to program with R and Python, and hope to...

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