Talk to any major analytics and data science recruiter, and the first challenge that they mention is hiring. While the data science recruitment is happening at a rapid pace, the industry needs are often not met, owing to several challenges from an outdated educational system that hasn’t kept pace with the industry’s demands to unsatisfactory exposure to required skills. While companies are giving good compensation to data scientists today, with a good increase in compensation over the last two years, the challenges still persist.
To get an industry perspective on this, Analytics India Magazine spoke to hiring managers and gleaned insight on hiring trends, skills required, educational qualifications that companies are looking for, measures that companies can take to improve and more.