8 Skills You Need to Be a Data Scientist Udacity

You're in good company – a recent article by Laurence Bradford in Forbes calls data science'the century's hottest career'. But how can you get your foot in the door? Many resources out there may lead you to believe that becoming a data scientist requires comprehensive mastery of a number of fields, such as software development, data munging, databases, statistics, machine learning and data visualization. You don't need to learn a lifetime's worth of data-related information and skills as quickly as possible. Instead, learn to read data science job descriptions closely.