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How to make a Career Transition from Mainframe Engineer to Data Scientist?

How to make a Career Transition from Mainframe Engineer to Data Scientist?

Alap’s Career Transition Success Story

Learning at par Industry-standards with Industry experts made my Career Transition possible

Background

Education: BE in Electrical

Previous Profile
Company: CGI
Profile: Software Engineer (Mainframe)
Project: John Hancock (Manulife) Insurance Services
Domain: Insurance
Location: India

Current Profile
Company: CGI
Profile: Lead Business Analyst
Project: ERP and BI Techno-functional SME
Domain: Finance and HRM
Location: India

My journey into Data Science

Why Data Science?

Early on in my career, I learnt that the IT industry is constantly upgrading. One of my projects was shut down because the client wanted to upgrade to newer tech, in another company the entire project-team was asked to shift or upgrade with the latest tech. Since then, upgrading with the industry has been my core mantra to stay ahead with the times. After 3 years in IT as a Mainframe developer, I switched to Data Warehousing. After that, progression to Data Science was the natural course.

Why Dimensionless?

I checked a lot of courses on other portals like Coursera and Udemy etc. But I knew that what I needed was a more personalized and interactive course that would give me practical knowledge. My colleague did a course through Dimensionless Techademy. He described the course and frankly, I found it hard to trust him since other institutes with similar features were priced comparatively high. After a lot of research and contemplation, I decided to take a Demo class. Looking at the teaching methodology and course content, by the end of the demo I was convinced to join them.

Experience with Dimensionless?

  • Teachers are highly qualified and industry-experienced
  • Industry-relevant curriculum
  • Interactive lectures, personalized attention, one-to-one doubt-solving

These were all met at Dimensionless, so I am completely satisfied. All these features are hard to find in any other online courses. The teachers then became my mentors and still help me even after the completion of my course.

I am planning to do the AI specialization course with them next.

Career Transition to Data Science

From a Mainframe Developer in Insurance domain to a Lead Business Analyst in ERP and BI domain, and now entering into the Data Science and Advanced Analytics field, my career has taken a complete 360-degree turn. I am applying whatever I learnt to my work in real-time. Apart from theory and practical hands-on, industry case-studies and domain-related use-cases helped me a lot. I’ve finally cleared an interview for an internal-shift (At the time of this interview.)

Disruption is the new norm. The only way to keep up progress is constant up-gradation with technology.

 

Career Transition Success Story – Software Engineer to Data Science

Career Transition Success Story – Software Engineer to Data Science

Asif Khan: Quality, in-depth Teaching at Reasonable Fees

Background: 

Education: BE in IT

Previous Profile
Company: Persistent
Profile: Sr. Software Engineer
Project: Big Data
Location: India

Transition Profile
Company: PubMatic
Profile: Operations, Hadoop Engineer
Project: Big Data
Location: India

Current Profile
Company: Coats
Profile: Data Science – Analyst
Domain: Textile/Manufacturing
Location: India

My journey into Data Science 

Why Data Science?

I got a project that was in Big Data at my then-current company Persistent. Though I had theoretical knowledge about Data Science, I realized that there was tremendous scope in the industry. And, if I have to stay ahead in the industry, I need to have in-depth hands-on knowledge. That’s when I decided to take it up seriously through professional courses.

Why Dimensionless?

I was sure I did not want to compromise on my working hours or disturb my schedule and needed a course that could provide real value through its teaching. After checking the pricing of multiple courses on Simplilearn, UpGrad, CourseEra etc. I decided to attend a demo session at Dimensionless because the course was priced reasonably.

I liked the way they were teaching, it was interactive as well as easy to understand. On a personal call, they also gave me very insightful guidance on my transition path in the industry. And, that’s how I was sure about Dimensionless.

How was your Experience with Dimensionless?

Very interactive classes with personalized attention. That’s what I liked most about the teachers. They did not move ahead until and unless everyone had understood the lesson. It felt like we were learning in a classroom even though it was online. All the students felt very comfortable in asking doubts, and the doubts were resolved there and then. So we got to learn from other people’s doubts too.

The course content and material was good too. The syllabus covered all the topics in-depth.

Career Transition to Data Science

I was assigned to a Big Data project at my previous company. Once I learnt Data Science, I confidently started applying to proper Data Science profiles. I also got Placement Assistance here. In a personal session, I got my resume improvised, and career mentoring. I even got placed at one company via Dimensionless Techademy’s Placement Support.

I think being sincere and practising hands-on will help professionals get better jobs quickly, which is a huge advantage Dimensionless gives.  

Everyone who aspires to be a Data Scientist should concentrate more on hands-on knowledge, once you master it dedicatedly, the rest will come on its own.

 

Career Transition Success Story – Java to Data Science

Career Transition Success Story – Java to Data Science

Jasmeet Singh: In-depth Teaching Methods made Smooth Career Transition from Java Developer to Data Scientist Possible

Background

Education: BE in IT with Honors

PREVIOUS PROFILE
Company
: Verizon
Profile: Software Developer
Location: India

CURRENT PROFILE
Company
: GEOTAB
Domain: Telematics
Location: Canada

Journey into Data Science:

I was a Java Developer with Verizon back in 2015. Data Science industry had just started booming but I wasn’t sure if a transition was possible after over 2 years in one field. Getting introduced to Dimensionless Techademy changed my view about career transition completely. They helped me understand the possible career paths in my domain. Knowing the scope and possibility of transition gave me the confidence to choose Data Science.

After attending the demo session, it was a fairly simple choice to go with Dimensionless when compared to other courses available. I found their teaching method very practical and interactive. They were very straight-forward and honest since the beginning.

With their teaching, I was able to quickly grasp concepts and implement them in projects. Teachers were always available for doubt-solving throughout the day. I dedicatedly attended the live virtual classes wherever I was. In less than 6 months, I was ready to enter the world of Data Science and there was no looking back.

After the course, I was able to transition to a Data Science role within the company itself. I was promoted to the role of Analyst – System Dev with R programming, Machine Learning, Predictive modeling, Hadoop, and SQL. After gaining some experience in this role, I moved to Canada knowing that there is a huge requirement of Data Scientists here.

Considering the way of teaching, I believe if you are dedicated enough, even with no experience or knowledge of Data Science, you will find it very easy to transition.

Jasmeet Singh testimonial for Dimensionless TechAdemy

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