Applying for a job is stressful enough. Applying a job for a Data Scientist position is way more excruciating because there are many more things to prepare as compared to the usual job application. In my time, I have seen many Data Scientist resumes and know what I want to look for in the aspiring Data Scientist. Moreover, with a pandemic comes special needs.

At the very least, I know what to have in your resume when you are looking for a Data Scientist job in a pandemic because I managed to move into new employment during the pandemic (although I already have some experience).

Nevertheless, I want to share what you shouldhave in your resumeto apply for a Data Scientist position. For the record, depending on where you are applying for the Data Scientist position, you should tailor the resume to fulfil the job application.

Header and Description

The top of the page is the most important thing in your resume. Not just for Data Scientist, but also for any resume.

Many of the people in HR that I know say that when selecting the candidate for the interview process, they only take a glance at the candidate resume and decide in an instant which resume is worth taking their time to look at deeper.

So, what kind of header and description is the eye-catcher? I would give you an example of my own resume and the kind that I look for in a resume.

So, above is the header and description example that I used for the Data Science job application. Let’s break it down one by one.

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