Career Transition: Geologist to Data Scientist

Former Geologist turned Data Scientist shares what the career transition was like for her, skill overlaps, and competitive advantages!
Geologist turned Data Scientist, Alice Heesacker, attended the Galvanize Data Science Immersive program to help her make this big career jump. We learn about her transition, her tips and tricks to make a similar pivot successfully and her take on why we see this career transition so frequently.
0:35-1:24 Meet alice
1:25-4:58 How did you find your way into data science?
5:00-5:45 How did you choose Galvnaize’s Data Science Program over others?
5:45-8:00 What was it like in the Galvanize Data Science Immersive?
8:00-10:45 Why do you think so many people make the transition from Geology into Data Science?
10:45 -12:12 Do you think anything was easier for you because of your experience as a Geologist?
12:12-13:45 What was the most difficult thing about making this career transition?
13:45-16:05 What skill overlaps do you see between these two careers?
16:07-17:55 What advice do you have for someone who wants to make a similar transition?
17:58-19:30 How did you prepare for the data science immersive?
19:33- Do you have any advice for someone thinking about transitioning into data science?
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[@juanandresberrizbeitia5269]

What a great video and I really appreciate the Alice insights. I am a Geoscientist myself (Geophysicist/Petrophysicist) and I am glad I encountered this truthful and sincere opinion and real-life experiences from someone coming from the same industry, sharing her doubts, challenges and how she overcame these obstacles. This is highly valuable and I will probably check this video a couple of times whenever I have the need to. Kudos!

[@ishratrahman6714]

Glad to see someone who went through a similar transition which i am planning to take! I have been attending a professional certification program (online) to learn more about data analytics but still feel so nervous. It won't be easy obviously but gotta grind anyways!

[@fernandocastellanos8676]

excellent insight, thanks!

[@philoseternal]

Great to hear transition story from oil industry

[@samuelwatson4857]

This is such great insight. Thanks Alice! -HydroGeo in Tx

[@khaledhamadi7720]

She's such an amazing person

[@jeiantales936]

Im a geologist with more tha 3 years experience in earthquake engineering and im planning to shift careers into data science. this video helps me a lot

[@romainschneider6526]

Hi, I am also a geologist interested in data science :)

[@renzrl]

Hi Romain, same case here. Currently working in Lithium Exploration in México. Do you have any advice or recomendation towards applying data sciencie in geology?

[@renzrl]

Has someone has tried to apply in some way Data Science and/or Data Management in Geology - Geosciences?

[@huss4783]

As a geologist, how good do you have to be in math to transition into data science?

[@rafaelmarques5118]

Learning programing like pyhton to use in data science, the normal mat from the geology course it´s enough.

[@mrinaljyotichoudhury]

She is Beautiful...❤️

[@stephaniedoan7114]

Hi washing