Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video I had the pleasure of speaking with Tina Huang. Tina recently landed a data science position with one of the FANG companies. She also happens to have a data science youtube channel where she gives tips on how you can dominate the FANG data science interview as well.
Listen to Ken's Nearest Neighbors on all the main podcast platforms!
On Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kens-nearest-neighbors/id1538368692 (Please rate if you enjoy it!)
On Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7fJsuxiZl4TS1hqPUmDFbl
On Google: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDMwMDQxLnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjQ2bGBhfbsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ
On YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCpEJMMRoTIHJ8vG8q_EwqCg (Trying to get to 1k so I can start tagging YouTube Guests!)
Her channel: youtube.com/channel/UC2UXDak6o7rBm23k3Vv5dww
#66DaysOfData : youtube.com/watch?v=uXLnbdHMf8w
Becoming a good student: blog.usejournal.com/learning-to-learn-how-i-went-from-dunce-to-life-long-student-3a7c7c98794c
How Tina got her first internship: youtube.com/watch?v=Rx1i1J4m4MQ
In our conversation, Tina talks about how she got started in data science from her initial interest in bioinformatics, she also talks about why she chose to do a masters in cs program. She goes in depth into how she landed her internships and she highlights the things that set her apart from other candidates. Finally she explains the techniques she used to beat the FANG data science interview.
0:00 Intro
1:41 66 Days of Data
2:24 Tina's Background
5:42 How did she pick up the skills
8:52 Why did you decide to pursue a Masters in CS?
12:55 Is it important to be good at math?
17:00 Was a masters in CS worth it?
18:40 How did you get your first internship?
23:20 What set you apart during the interview process?
27:00 How did you land your consulting project?
28:33 What made you stand out during the Fang Interviews?
35:15 What drove you to start a youtube channel?
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66 Days of Data: youtube.com/watch?v=qV_AlRwhI3I&ab_channel=KenJee
How I Would Learn Data Science in 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=41Clrh6nv1s&ab_channel=KenJee
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Data Science Beginners: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2zq7klxX5ATMsmyRazei7ZXkP1GHt-vs
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In this video I had the pleasure of speaking with Tina Huang. Tina recently landed a data science position with one of the FANG companies. She also happens to have a data science youtube channel where she gives tips on how you can dominate the FANG data science interview as well.
Listen to Ken's Nearest Neighbors on all the main podcast platforms!
On Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kens-nearest-neighbors/id1538368692 (Please rate if you enjoy it!)
On Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7fJsuxiZl4TS1hqPUmDFbl
On Google: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNDMwMDQxLnJzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjQ2bGBhfbsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ
On YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCpEJMMRoTIHJ8vG8q_EwqCg (Trying to get to 1k so I can start tagging YouTube Guests!)
Her channel: youtube.com/channel/UC2UXDak6o7rBm23k3Vv5dww
#66DaysOfData : youtube.com/watch?v=uXLnbdHMf8w
Becoming a good student: blog.usejournal.com/learning-to-learn-how-i-went-from-dunce-to-life-long-student-3a7c7c98794c
How Tina got her first internship: youtube.com/watch?v=Rx1i1J4m4MQ
In our conversation, Tina talks about how she got started in data science from her initial interest in bioinformatics, she also talks about why she chose to do a masters in cs program. She goes in depth into how she landed her internships and she highlights the things that set her apart from other candidates. Finally she explains the techniques she used to beat the FANG data science interview.
0:00 Intro
1:41 66 Days of Data
2:24 Tina's Background
5:42 How did she pick up the skills
8:52 Why did you decide to pursue a Masters in CS?
12:55 Is it important to be good at math?
17:00 Was a masters in CS worth it?
18:40 How did you get your first internship?
23:20 What set you apart during the interview process?
27:00 How did you land your consulting project?
28:33 What made you stand out during the Fang Interviews?
35:15 What drove you to start a youtube channel?
#DataScience #KenJee
⭕ Subscribe: youtube.com/c/kenjee1?sub_confirmation=1
🎙 Listen to My Podcast: youtube.com/c/KensNearestNeighborsPodcast
🕸 Check out My Website - kennethjee.com
✍️Sign up for My Newsletter - kennethjee.com/newsletter
📚 Books and Products I use - amazon.com/shop/kenjee (affiliate link)
Partners & Affiliates
🌟 365 Data Science - Courses ( 57% Annual Discount): 365datascience.pxf.io/P0jbBY
🌟 Interview Query - interviewquery.com/?ref=kenjee
MORE DATA SCIENCE CONTENT HERE:
🐤My Twitter - twitter.com/KenJee_DS
👔 LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/kenjee
📈 Kaggle - kaggle.com/kenjee
📑 Medium Articles - medium.com/@kenneth.b.jee
💻 Github - github.com/PlayingNumbers
🏀 My Sports Blog -playingnumbers.com
Check These Videos Out Next!
My Leaderboard Project: youtube.com/watch?v=myhoWUrSP7o&ab_channel=KenJee
66 Days of Data: youtube.com/watch?v=qV_AlRwhI3I&ab_channel=KenJee
How I Would Learn Data Science in 2021: youtube.com/watch?v=41Clrh6nv1s&ab_channel=KenJee
My Playlists
Data Science Beginners: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2zq7klxX5ATMsmyRazei7ZXkP1GHt-vs
Project From Scratch: youtube.com/watch?v=MpF9HENQjDo&list=PL2zq7klxX5ASFejJj80ob9ZAnBHdz5O1t&ab_channel=KenJee
Kaggle Projects: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2zq7klxX5AQXzNSLtc_LEKFPh2mAvHIO
