And stay competitive in a saturated job market
With AI productivity tools like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and many others emerging, some technology professionals have drawn concerns around their skill sets becoming obsolete. Since AI is still in its infancy, it’s impossible for anyone to predict exactly how the skill sets of data teams will evolve in the coming years. However, when you consider how Business Intelligence has transformed since the 1960s, you’ll notice that there are timeless human elements that give analytics professionals strong job security for the foreseeable future. Let’s dive into those below:
Domain Knowledge
When you think about it, Data Scientists have never been paid to code, build models, or create dashboards. They have been paid to solve problems. That isn’t changing with AI, but the tools they are using to do it are.
A competitive edge for any candidate in a data science role is having the ability to clearly articulate a narrative to a business problem and offer a recommendation. For example, healthcare companies want candidates who can understand a hospital’s relationship with insurance companies, what types of patient services are offered, and what their overall revenue cycle…
