Episode 103
How to Get Hired for Applied AI Roles in Fortune 500 Companies (Target Sr Data Scientist POV) - w/ Sowmya
Applied AI hiring can feel fake from the outside because the job market keeps asking for years of experience in tools that barely existed five minutes ago. Sowmya Podila, a senior data scientist at Target, walks through how Fortune 500 AI work actually gets staffed, what hiring teams look for, and how to build a story that sounds useful instead of buzzword-heavy.
Who this is for
- You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
- You would rather hear Sowmya's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Get Hired for Applied AI Roles in Fortune 500 Companies (Target Sr Data Scientist POV) - w/ Sowmya
- Sowmya Podila, a senior data scientist at Target, walks through how Fortune 500 AI work actually gets staffed, what hiring teams look for, and how to build a story that sounds useful instead of buzzword-heavy.
- If you want an AI role without pretending the path is obvious, start here.
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Applied AI hiring can feel fake from the outside because the job market keeps asking for years of experience in tools that barely existed five minutes ago. Sowmya Podila, a senior data scientist at Target, walks through how Fortune 500 AI work actually gets staffed, what hiring teams look for, and how to build a story that sounds useful instead of buzzword-heavy. If you want an AI role without pretending the path is obvious, start here.
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