Thank you for the feedback! We'll take these points into account when we next update the profiles.
Thank you for the feedback! We'll take these points into account when we next update the profiles.
I think the difficulty with going to a data science bootcamp without a science PHD or partial PHD is that you are then entering a job market competing with other bootcamp graduates who do have a PHD as an additional qualification. If you have already impressive other qualifications thats probably fine but otherwise you seem at a non-trivial disadvantage all other things being equal
I recently received a newsletter from 80,000 Hours noting that new career profile pages had been posted on the 80,000 Hours site. Since I've explored a couple of the careers mentioned there, I wanted to share some thoughts and ask some questions:
Data Science:
Actuarial Science:
I'm going to play devil's advocate here, rather than being balanced; I think that becoming an actuary could be a great choice for some effective altruists. Still, there are a few issues that weren't explicitly covered in the 80,000 Hours post on actuaries:
Hopefully we'll have comments available on the career profiles soon so you'll be able to drop your thoughts on there. :)
Thank you.