Advice for experienced data scientists on how to get their resume noticed by recruiters, particularly in Singapore. Key insights: recruiters typically do keyword matching against job requirements, so tailoring your resume to meet most listed criteria is essential. Side projects, Kaggle rankings, and OMSCS coursework can help but their value depends on the target company culture. Most importantly, bypassing the resume screening game entirely via referrals or cold-emailing hiring managers directly yields dramatically better results — over 95% conversion to first interview compared to 5-10% for standard applications.
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