We need talents.
More than 50000 jobs in data science, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence are lying vacant due to shortage of qualified talent.(ET). Such is the situation that the market has twice the number of jobs as jobseekers, indicating an urgent need for professionals to up skill.
- India lacks massively when it comes to talent in data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. The need of the hour is for professionals to up skill themselves to stay relevant. The primary reason for the demand supply gap is that the kind of projects companies are implementing require a higher order of data skill that do not exist. What people learn in colleges is not in synchronization with what is being used in industry right now. Most of these individuals passed out a while back. Now a lot of things are getting automated, newer opportunities are coming up. That is where there is a dearth of talent. Talent is nothing but application of your skill in smart way. We, SYFT Learn and Excel a digital platform of learning believe in competition. Effective learning is the only way to excel. You may acquire high education certificate without following the best learning process. But without having the strong basic knowledge there is no way you can get through any competitive exams. So an effective delivery of education is must to stay competitive. The same lessons, same courses and previous lessons you have already learnt, you need to understand and learn them again and again with a new and innovative approach to get the best out of you.
- Now healthcare, energy and utilities, telecom, media, retail, automobile and travel are among the other sectors driving the demand for data science professionals. Job market is open banks, railways, Staff Selection Commission, say Central Government jobs and state government jobs and private sector jobs everywhere. But the question is how skilled you are to compete in this cut throat competition. To win you have to learn smart and excel. Skills in cloud, big data analysts, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence are going to be critical for data science professionals to land the available jobs. Out of 10 lakh registered companies in India, 75% have invested or are going to invest in machine learning and data science. These firms are looking for skilled professionals with SQL programming language and Python, since Python is the fastest growing due to greater support of machine learning library.
- Data scientist, data analyst, data architect, data statisticians, machine learning (ML) engineer, machine learning specialist, technical architect and data engineer are some of the most popular roles available. New technology will continually evolve at a breakneck pace. Professionals need to up skill themselves, innovate and do newer things. Every 4-5 years your competencies will have to change. So keep pace with the changing scenario. Online learning is the need of hour. Use the digital learning process, work and up skill yourself. To excel everywhere you need to stay updated.
