We already know that work and workplaces are changing. But what do these changes mean for the skills that students should be developing to improve their employability? Previous generations had a simple recipe for success in their jobs: They chose a profession, acquired foundational knowledge and slowly became an expert
Employability in general, and in data science in particular, means your skills must adapt to business needs. Thomas Davenport and D.J. Patil described data scientist as “The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” in 2012. Since then, understanding has grown that businesses across industries need employees who can work with
There is general agreement that employment is changing. There is, however, much less agreement about precisely how it will change, although plenty of crystal-ball gazing has gone on. A study published by the World Economic Forum in 2016 suggests a rather nuanced situation with employment fluctuations likely to vary considerably
Recently I have been thinking about data preparation, but not just any kind of data preparation. I have been thinking about the preparation required for advanced analytics and predictive models. Recently, I had to explain the process of how to create this data and this proved to be somewhat challenging given a
Bank customers are becoming more and more demanding. In the age of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, we have become accustomed to personalized offers building on data that we have voluntarily provided. As a result, the first banks have already expanded on the AI system used by Alexa, to produce
Every single day wells are drilled whether for hydrocarbon, for water or for mining out of which resources are extracted. These drilling operations involve advanced technologies, different expertise, processes and people. With reserves being more complex and difficult to reach along with increasing difficult environment (Deep Off Shore, Sour environment,
I have a mantra that I try to follow: “Always be ready for the next job opportunity”. This does not mean I’m looking for a new job — quite the reverse, in fact. This is my excuse to keep learning new stuff. The dilemma is that I’m sometimes too busy
Undoubtedly, the unifying ambition of everyone who serves in government is to do good for the local communities, regions and countries they serve. What I’m interested in is how departments and agencies arrive at those decisions, verify them and even predict their outcomes so that they know with some degree
Marketing has changed tremendously in the last few years, both organizationally, as a function, and the types of activity involved. Peter Hinssen, in The Network Always Wins, suggested that marketing is now a matter of influencing the network of information that has the customer at its heart. This means, in
Hackathons - short-term programming events using data, APIs and analytics to solve real-world problems are great for team-building, recruitment, networking and experimenting. But there is a growing sense that they are also contributing to banking innovation. Here are my observations on the subject. Hackathons are a relatively cheap way to
