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🧾 01 — Resume Checklist

Data Science Resume Must-Haves

  • clear headline
  • skills grouped by category
  • project bullets with metrics
  • tools and libraries
  • links to GitHub/portfolio
  • concise education/certifications

Strong Project Bullet Formula

Built [model/analysis] to solve [problem], using [tools], achieving [metric/result], resulting in [business value].

Example:

Built a churn prediction pipeline using Pandas and scikit-learn, improving recall for churners to 82% and identifying high-risk customer segments for retention targeting.

Avoid

  • listing tools without proof
  • vague bullets like "worked on data"
  • screenshots without code
  • no metrics

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