If you are seeking a career in #AI, here are lessons from the excellent #AI job fair organized by Judah Phillips, Paul Baier and the state of Massachusetts in Boston yesterday. I was thrilled to see the sheer energy and volume of talent in the room -- literally 100s of AI enthusiasts -- Boston has good thing boding for it in AI. ## Via Carol Meyers 1. Working in AI, especially startups, is going to be INCREDIBLY HARD.? 2. Spend time learning, don't wait for training, have a growth mindset, and most importantly: Adopt a GSD (Get Stuff Done) habit.? 3. Things in AI are changing at an incredible pace -- learn to "shape shift" -- your role could be changing by the month -- roll with it. ## Via Raj Aggarwal 1. INTERVIEW QUESTION: "Tell me a personal Gen AI project" 2. Understand the abilities and limits of AI Tech. ## Via Gregory Raiz 1. What is your passion? And how have you used AI to fulfill that? 2. "Forensic evidence" - GitHub profile, social media --- there are tell-tale signs in your github and Linkedin profile around your passions.? ## ALDEN's DOs 1. If you are CS (AI/ML/SDE,DS) -- your github profile is your PERSONAL ADVERTISEMENT -- nobody's reading your resume any more (sorry!) .. 2. On your github profile, your PASSION has to jump out ... check your own green dots and commit history. (Ninja tip: When were the commits made? Was it at 4PM or 2AM -- and on what project?) 3. For students: Companies want to see what you are doing OUTSIDE your assignments and research projects. What is your passion project and who's life did you IMPACT from your project.? 4. For Sales/Marketing people : What does your Linkedin (or Twitter) profile say about you? 5. GO DEEP : In interviews, its not about answering questions and showing that you know about topics -- the main thing to discuss will be your PASSION project OUTSIDE of regular work/assignments/courses. How deep did you go into it??(Elon Musk has this question "Tell me about the toughest passion project outside of work that you worked on"?and then go deep into it) 6. AI is touching literally every job and function in society -- PICK A NICHE and try and make an impact .. You will learn how to make an impact and iterate to solve the problem. ## ALDEN's DONTs 1. BEING UNPREPARED : I was quite disappointed that some people just showed up -- totally unprepared with "Sir, do you have a job for me?" -- the market is competitive -- do your homework. 2. THINKING GRADES IS ALL I NEED : Good grades (especially in foundational subjects like Data Structures) matter a lot -- but that is not all -- companies want to see your passion project OUTSIDE of school or co-op work. OUTSIDE means "outside of your regular school or work". Beyond that, it was great to talk to the students (mostly from Northeastern University) and meet partners like Mark Aiello from Overture Partners. Do check my Linkedin for roles we are #hiring for .. "AI Marketing Manager" and "Sales" being primary immediate hires.
Russell Rosario
4 个月
Alden Do Rosario , sounds like that fair was a buzzing hub of talent! GSD vibes are real.
Mark Aiello
4 个月
Alden Do Rosario It was an excellent event. Quite exhausting in a good way. The turnout is a great indicator of how hot the Boston market is for AI talent. We were happy to be a part of it.
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4 个月Thanks for this fantastic summary of some of the takeaways!