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Promoting Your Consulting Business (Carefully) with Email
Email is one way to find clients for a new statistical consulting business, but they should be written carefully. If your emails are too strongly worded and sent too often, you may lose your audience or have your emails marked as spam.
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84.51° Data Science Director Shares Advice, Skills Needed to Succeed
What skills does Chad Stripling use daily, and why did he choose data science as a career? He tells us here and offers advice for future data scientists.
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What Would You Tell Your Grad School Self?
Members of the ASA’s Committee on Career Development think back to their graduate school days and answer the question, “What would you tell your grad school self?”
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Guiding Internal Collaborators Through Statistical Training
Statistical consulting is a major path of employment for ASA members, so encouraging collaborators to developing their statistical knowledge should be an ongoing process.
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Pros, Cons, and Neutrals of Graduate School
George Rodriguez offers pros, cons, and neutrals on advanced degrees and ultimately comes down on the side of pursuing additional educational opportunities.
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It Takes a Village
Building on his article from April 2021 about grant writing, Mark Daniel Ward asked 13 friends to offer advice about all aspects of the grant writing process. Here is their combined wisdom.
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Certification: One Way to Transition to a Data Science Career
Roger Peng, a professor in the department of biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, answers questions about earning a certification in data science as a way to pivot into the field.
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Teleworking Tips Before, During, and After a Pandemic
Remote employment continues to be increasingly popular, and with the COVID-19 pandemic closing offices around the globe, teleworking has become necessary for many, so it is important to find ways to extend the workplace community.
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From Graduate Student to Assistant Professor
Transitioning into your first faculty job as an assistant professor may seem daunting, but the process can be easier with proper preparation. Jaime Lynn Speiser recently went through the process and shares what she learned here.
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Early-Career Statistician Offers Language, Tools for Establishing Influence
Jessica Lavery shares the tools she picked up during her first few years as a statistician that have proven useful in gaining respect and being taken seriously by senior collaborators.