Tips for Statisticians Starting a Career in Business

摘要

Increasing amounts of data become available to businesses every day, and we, statisticians, are uniquely qualified to help them prepare, organize, and analyze these data. The term "business intelligence" is often used to describe such analyses, and most industry leaders rely on statistical analyses to guide business transformation and growth in an informed, thorough, and actionable manner. Therefore, new graduates with master's or doctorate degrees in statistics are highly sought after; however, to land an industry job, statistical expertise alone is not sufficient. The following are some tips that will help both job seekers and those who have just started their career as industry statisticians.