i was contacted by a facebook recruiter for a data scientist interview, but i'm not ready to take a new job right now. should i take the interview for the practice or would that look bad if i want to seriously apply next year?
it's facebook. go for it buddy. how can you be so sure that you'll get the job? appear for the interview, at least.
ic data scientists get compensated very well at the top tech companies. probably more than directors at your company. there's no guarantee that any amount of internal advancement will get you into those companies from cpg. best bet is to get good at data science and apply as an ic at tech firms to break into the industry. as i noted learning javascript is a good place to go as it’s used to make webpages more dynamic! the front end engineer career path may work well for you as the lessons you have already done will be completed, but there’s a lot of extra notes and such in it for html and css, as well as adding in the… not practical for all employees, only if you're needed there. it’s generic. it’s good or bad. i got the same email before getting hired at google. it could also be a rejection. good luck! "i may not be the smartest or most experienced person you will interview today, but i will work the hardest." i've flirted with it before. i didn't get much interest. just women that i'm, to be politically uncorrect, way out of their league, at least in terms of the logistics of dating. all the women that i was interested in and messaged, didn't respond. actually what i'd say was going on is this. firstly you need to be aware of the psychology of it, and how peoples' minds work. ie, if you have forlorn selfies, one or two of you pondering the nature of existence in your bedroom, you're not going to get many bites from women. women can get away with being aloof and beautiful like that. men typically have to portray a more social and outgoing image, least that's what i imagine. if you can project the image of social power, then you're going to attract more of it. and i'm sort of eluding to the tragedy of dating websites and dating in general, and their 'unnaturalness'. it's all very calculated, and hardly dreamy romantic if one is check-boxing all the time. there's a lot of tragic people on there, trying to find a means to desperately get away from their tragedy and find that validation or quick thrill they are seeking. like all things, it's a question of intent. what are you true motivations. if one goes there, with innocent eyes, wholeheartedly, and is not there to deceive any body, or escape from anything, then of course, it's just another medium to meet people. the whole hearted thing is important. actually uploading a decent set of photos, putting some thought into your profile, etc. what you put in, you get out, it's not just a case of being there. the same applies to going to social gatherings in general. go to the same event, and make the effort to talk to people and be open, and one will get dramatically different results. also, i think on the positive, it can expand the potentiality of the people you can meet manifold. there's lots of interesting people out there. i really think it's like social media in general. it just fans, positive or negative, what you are already doing. of course, one could make a deeper argument about conscious control in the first place. we think we have conscious control of the happenings around us, but really, conscious 'control' is the mind's means of deluding us into thinking that we're not working to the subconscious forces within us. the truth about my 'rejections' were, i wasn't really into it, i was just playing... sort of, if you're feeling me, to make this more 'down' and gag friendly. hey everyone,

i was in a similar spot last year and was going through ft recruitment without having a major banking internship on wall street. i come from a super non-target and ended up doing a masters of finance this year at a decently known school. by being super diligent and persistent i was able to land a job on the street. my advice if you are coming from a background like mine would be to find an internship whether paid or unpaid that offers some type of transaction experience over this summer. cons: have to work on twitter They employ a lot of former MBB consultants, so the interviews are similar to what you would expect at MBB, however less structured/more flexible (can be longer, or shorter, cases are not that unified). Obviously, in their cases they focus a lot on financial sector. So, the good approach to prepare for the interview with MA would be just to prepare as you would do for MBB, but to put more focus on financial services/payment cases. As regards personal fit questions, focus on highlighting the same virtues as for the MBB, i.e. leadership, team work, analytical skills, goal orientation, entrepreneruship. i’m afraid not at this time but it’d make for a great [feature request](https://community.devkinsta.com/c/feature-requests/6)!