r/mentors • u/Ornery_Tumbleweed_98 • 8d ago

How to find mentor?

I transitioned from dentistry to data science and now working as a data scientist. After 2 yrs of DS experience, I think, I need a mentor to overall myself to reinvent myself again. Hence, want to know how to find a mentor in DS and how to go about it?

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u/ukSurreyGuy 8d ago edited 8d ago

Dear OP you are new to Data Science with 2yrs experience. Your building a DS career & need a mentor

first understand the basics of your selected career roadmap

be aware minimum what you need to collect

checkout website (roadmap.sh)

second active career management - everything is on a schedule

start here (how to create a development plan for career) -

invest in actually documenting a career plan

then you can review, share & get feedback

third ask what do you actually need ?

[compare differences ](http://The Differences between Coaching, Training, and Mentoring

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/differences-between-coaching-training-mentoring-deirdre-e-orr) - mentoring Vs coaching Vs training

training exposes you to skills

mentoring you are "tasked to do XYZ"

coaching you are "asked why you did XYZ"

I think by your expected academic background you're looking more for coaching not mentoring in DS.

do you pay or do not pay for guidance & help?

if you want the organic free relationship - just reach out to professionals in your field "network"...and collect by recommendation people to work with you.

do it 121 or off sites like LinkedIn but be proactive

alt to mentoring coaching is Masterminding

if you want to investigate business level problem solving (usecases of DS) I suggest joining a MASTERMIND group

Different from mentoring (mentor Vs student) the MASTERMINDING is actually (peer to peer guidance & problem solving).

Expect to pay for MM but it's actually exactly what most professionals need...to be held accountable as you solve your business problems week by week.

hope it helps

sorry I'm not a DS expert although I have extensively studied DS & AI & ML

I found this DS diagram helpful (my starting point) is from source (sorry if u already know this)

given there is huge overlap btwn DS & ML I use this diagram to guide career. source

edit : you should listen to & connect with this lady (Samantha Glover LinkedIn profile...I've followed her & listened to her free content...she is top notch Data Scientist