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Top Resume Keywords for
Data Scientists

Recruiters scan resumes for barely 6 seconds. If these keywords aren't on your resume, you might be getting auto-rejected.

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Technical Skills

These are the hard skills and tools that define the role. Mention these in your "Skills" section and within your work experience bullet points.

PythonMachine LearningStatistical AnalysisSQLPandasNumPyMatplotlibSeabornScikit-learnTensorFlowPyTorchFeature EngineeringA/B TestingTableauNLPAWSPower BIGCPAzureRApache SparkHadoopSageMakerVertex AIMLOpsData Ethics

Soft Skills

Use these keywords to describe *how* you work. Weave them into your summary and accomplishment stories.

Data StorytellingCollaborationBusiness Acumen

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