Entry to Senior-Level: Data career development

Companies are urgently seeking qualified and experienced data professionals. Are you ready to advance your career?

This workshop is for you if...

You have 3 months to 3 years of experience in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, Computer Vision, and MLOps.

You want to fast-track career development to the Senior Level.

You want support in navigating your career. We are diverse, fight discrimination, and help to break the glass ceiling.

AI Guild members may attend this workshop once a year for free - limited seats.

Make it a work day: Ask your company to sponsor your professional development day (€800 +VAT).

Your workshop outcome is

Clarity on the data role and domain that suits you best.

Career development for the next 12 months.

A Validated Skills Profile for your promotion.

Proof-of-concept

The AI Guild has offered career development since 2020, supporting practitioners online and in person. We have worked with startups and corporates to define data roles and build teams.

The AI Guild has pioneered Accreditation, the Competency Profile, and the Skills Profile for data practitioners to have more impact.

You can learn more on the Medium publication 'Fluent in Data.'

Workshop outline

09:30 Doors open

10.00 The Care & Feeding of Data Practitioners: Job descriptions and career paths in the 2020s.

10.40 Ten examples of Skills Profiles and career advances.

11.00 Networking: Please introduce a fellow practitioner using the LinkedIn profile.

11.30 Coffee break

11.45 Technical skills: You interview a fellow practitioner to draft a technical profile.

12:45 Business skills: Write down examples of your business skills.

13:30 Lunch

14.30 Migration, discrimination, the glass ceiling: Support in navigating common issues on the way to the top.

15:15 Individual work on your Skills Profile.

16.00 Coffee break

16.15 Inspiration: Competency Profiles of Seniors, Leads, and Principals.

16.45 Review and finalizing of the Skills Profile.

17.15 Wrap up.

Workshop organizer

Dânia Meira, Director, AI Guild. Practicing Data Scientist for 10+ years, and the AI Guild lead on use cases in production.

Chris Armbruster, Director, AI Guild. Over the past 6 years, Chris has supported 1000+ practitioners in starting and advancing a data career.

AI Guild

2200+ Specialists: The AI Guild is Europe’s leading practitioner community in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, Computer Vision, and MLOps.

All practitioners may

apply to be a member via the website

. Membership is free.