One odd job I do is help some companies by reviewing their AI job reqs. One of the common mistakes I notice HR/hiring managers make in hiring deep learning talent is to put “PhD preferred” in product AI research job req. This goes wrong in so many ways:
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Years ago I interviewed at a startup which marketed itself as most of its data scientists having PhDs.
“I don’t have a PhD, is that going to be an issue?”
“YES”
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Bill Gates unqualified (unless they accept honorary ones).