E is for Eskwelabs Issue 023 - Decisions that Make a Difference 🤔💭
In our twenty-third issue, we compile opportunities for members of the Eskwelabs community to make decisions that will have a positive impact on their future and of those around them.
We created this newsletter to keep our alums, partners, and anyone interested in learning skills for the future of work updated and connected to our ever-growing family. If you want to read our previous issues, you can check them out here.
Hi, Francine here! 👋 In the Philippines, March holds a lot of meaning. It tells us that summer is near. And for schools who don't follow an international calendar yet, it's usually graduation month for students all over the country. For our Eskwelabs community in particular, March is a month of decision-making. Today's newsletter issue compiles opportunities for aspiring Eskwelabs learners, committed Eskwelabs community members, and potential Eskwelabs teammates to make decisions that will have a positive impact on their future and of those around them. 😊
What's in this newsletter:
🎉 Choose your Data Club sprint project
😍 Find out if the data science or data analytics path is for you
💡 Reflect on the future of the data jobs industry in the Philippines
⚡ Opportunities to join the Eskwelabs Team
🤔 Decisions for Data Club members
"What data project do I want to make this March?" 🎉
The Data Club is a hands-on lab experience where you can learn data skills by making fun data projects with other data enthusiasts. This March, we have two active sprints that you can choose from! You’ve got a data project for FRIENDS and The Office fans and a data project for those who want to get lit with Streamlit.
📺 Network Analysis of TV Sitcoms
Using a dataset of character lines, can we uncover hidden interaction patterns in our favorite sitcoms? We used the techniques of network science to create interactive visualizations that show the complex social narrative structures that may shed light on how these sitcoms became so popular. 🤩
🔥 Be Lit with Streamlit
Insights are useless if they are not shared to others. Learn how to extract information from data and develop it into a compelling narrative. In this sprint, you will not only learn how to effectively convert your findings to interesting stories but also how to present it to your peers in a web app. 😍
This data sprint is perfect for those who have ideas on passion projects they wish to explore but do not know how to best communicate their results. This is also for aspiring data analysts or scientists who want a captivating data exploratory portfolio entry.
🤔 Decisions for aspiring Eskwelabs learners
"Which path should I be taking—data science or data analytics?" 🖥️ 📊
"Path Finder" is a live online Ask-Me-Anything session that aims to help potential Eskwelabs learners choose which career-launching program is right for them—the Data Science Fellowship or the Data Analytics Bootcamp. Answers will be coming from existing Eskwelabs instructors and mentors from both programs!
Here are the event speakers joining us online on March 20 (Saturday) from 5-6 PM:
Aurelien Chu (Eskwelabs Co-Founder and COO)
Julia Las (Eskwelabs Data Science Education Specialist) and Elissa Cabal (Data Scientist at Uploan)
Lex Tanganco (Eskwelabs Data Science Education Specialist) and Liz Zubiri (Data Analyst at ICRC)
🤔 Decisions for companies
"How will we close the data skills gap—hiring, upskilling, contracting?" 💪
On March 5, Eskwelabs Co-Founders, Angela Chen, Aurelien Chu, and Caleb Tutty hosted and moderated an exclusive roundtable discussion titled, "The Future of Data Talent in the Philippines" where we presented findings from our State of Data Talent research to company partners and industry groups. Findings are reiterations of work which scrapped thousands of job postings from job sites to identify trends in market demand of data skills—we plan to publish this publicly soon. Stay tuned! 🚀
As educators, bridging the skills gap by working with industry is in our DNA. A big thank you to the leaders from AboitizPower, Accenture, AXA Philippines, Data Analytics Ventures Inc., Kumu, QuadX, Quantrics Enterprises, SM Retail, TaskUs, UnionBank, and Vertiv. We were also so honoured to have been joined by industry groups like IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (ITBPAP) and Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA).
🤝 Work with Eskwelabs to assess your company's data readiness and to equip your existing talent to be ready for the future of work with in-demand data skills by contacting us here.
🤔 Decisions for our future team members
"How can I contribute to improving the world through my work?" 🌎 💼
Looking for a fulfilling career is the ultimate question of our age! That's what we help our learners do and there are also opportunities in our team to make your dreams come true. We are scaling in 2021 and are looking for new team members to join our mission of redesigning data skills education to drive upward social mobility in the future of work. If this ignites a fire in you too, then we invite you to join our team of doers and dreamers! ❤️
We're hiring for the following positions right now:
Education Operations Intern (Part-time)
Data Science Instructors & Data Analytics Instructors (Part-time)
📩 Kindly read through the requirements and job application process for the position you're interested in. For any questions, you may reach us at careers@eskwelabs.com.
That’s it for our twenty-third issue of the newsletter! Thank you for reading! 🤗
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💌 Cheering you on always,
Francine
Associate Communities Manager at Eskwelabs