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Big Data Scientist Career Compass Seminar

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Date: 20-Jun-15 to 04-Jul-15
Location: Pairview's seminar venues in Southampton, London & Manchester / United Kingdom
Category: Banking, Finance & Investment Conferences & Trade Fairs

So what is a Data Scientist and what do they do?

> It is estimated that 2.5 quintillion bytes (2.3 trillion gigabytes) of data are created everyday, from everywhere (purchase transaction records, customer surveys, social media posts, and cell phone GPS signals to name a few).
This data is 'Big Data'.
> The Data Scientist role is to harness relevant data and analyse it to find answers that enable businesses to 1) reduce cost and time, 2) develop new products and optimise offerings, and 3) make smarter business decisions.
Source: 2011 IBM Global CMO Study, SAS

Data science skills shortage crisis: Huge opportunities for employment and a salary boom

> Employers are finding 75% of Data Scientist roles very hard to fill.
> Experienced Data Scientists command an average salary of £57,500 per annum and can be earning up to £350 per day.
Source: Tech Partnership employers’ network, SAS, ITJobsWatch
> With the right set of skills, you can work in numerous industries including Financial Services, Health, Oil & Gas, Retail, Telecoms, Management Consulting, etc.

What can you gain from this seminar?

> Understand the big data analytics market place: the different applications of 'Big Data' within top businesses, demand versus supply of data analytics talent across industry, the range of big data analytics positions, their importance to businesses and earning potential.
> Learn how to become a Data Scientist: required skills set and other pre-requisites.
> Get one-on-one career advise with one of our Career Consultants and find out how to break into the Data Scientist career in the shortest period of time.
> Hear from previous delegates who have benefited from Pairview's career programmes and successfully started their career in Data Science.

Where & When?

> London City Centre
Saturday 20th June 2015, 14:30 - 16:30
> Southampton City Centre
Saturday, 27th June 2015, 11:00 - 13:00
> Manchester City Centre
Saturday, 4th July 2015, 14:30 - 16:30

Exhibitors

Frank Abu, Director of Analytics, Pairview Training Services

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