How to handle being laid off (as data scientists), severance negotiation, full-time employment vs independent consultant

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Daliana's Game

Daliana Liu

94 episodes

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I'm Daliana Liu, an ex-Amazon data scientist turned career coach and content creator. I left my tech job to do this "career" thing on my own terms. This is Daliana’s Game — a podcast for tech professionals ready to carve out their own path, and create a career that aligns with their lifestyles. Ever felt you want more fulfillment and freedom beyond the 9-to-5? You’re in the right place. I share more about my career adventure and the lessons I learned with 20k subscribers, join here: https://dalianaliu.kit.com/e0dcfc214b Linkedin with 300k followers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalianaliu

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How to handle being laid off (as data scientists), severance negotiation, full-time employment vs independent consultant - The Data Scientist Show #080

Daliana's Game

1 hour 6 minutes 33 seconds

1 year ago

How to handle being laid off (as data scientists), severance negotiation, full-time employment vs independent consultant - The Data Scientist Show #080

We are joined by two data scientists who have firsthand experience with layoffs. We’ll talk about how to negotiate severance packages, how to handle stress, strategies for job hunting post-layoff, and how to reduce risks in full-time employment.

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Her email: daliana@dalianaliu.com

Guests:

Susan Shu Chang:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-shu-chang/

Newsletter: susanshu.substack.com

Sundar Swaminathan

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sswamina3/

Website: https://www.sundarswaminathan.com/⁠

(00:00:00) Introduction (00:06:13) Severance Negotiation (00:20:29) Identity crisis (00:26:22) Job search after layoff (00:30:21) Networking (00:35:23) Risk at pre-seed startups (00:37:03) How should data scientists pick companies (00:40:43) What to ask hiring managers (00:45:01) Does GenAI change interview processes? (00:47:17) Are data science teams getting leaner? (00:48:56) Future of data science roles (00:50:37) Full time employment and job security (00:53:46) Benefits of full time jobs (00:58:14) Reduce risk of being laid off (01:00:43) How to sell yourself (01:02:43) How to plan your finances (01:05:09) How to become an independent consultant