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10. Hiring and Managing Data Scientists

Stylianos Kampakis1 
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London, UK
 

We’ve talked about why you should hire a data scientist and the numerous benefits it will bring your business. We’ve also looked at why it’s important to let them do their job without you trying to guide them. But to do that, you need to hire someone you can trust.

In this chapter, we’ll be looking at precisely how to hire and manage a data scientist to get the best possible results. First, let’s try to understand data scientists a little better.

Into the Mind of a Data Scientist

A competent data scientist needs to have a lot of knowledge and a wide ...

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