According to LinkedIn’s August 2018 Workforce Report, there’s a shortage of over 151,000 people with data science skills in the U.S., as employers are eager to hire data professionals who can inform critical business decisions. General Assembly closes the data skills gap with innovative programs that have immediate impact on the job. In this interactive session, find out what’s next for data, discover how GA’s Data Science Standards Board clarifies roles and sets standards for excellence in the field, and get a taste of what data scientists do by "building" an algorithm.

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