Transition from Academia to Corporate Life: Pros and Cons

As someone who has worked both in academia and in the industry, I will share my observations with you.

Academia makes you old. The sector keeps you fresh.

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I have been working as a Data Scientist in a corporate company for about 1.5 years. Before that, I worked in academia for about 5 years.

The idea of transitioning to corporate life was intimidating at first because I had to step out of my comfort zone and work in a completely different world.

— But we can’t grow without taking risks. —

My Master’s and PhD are on artificial intelligence. I work with artificial intelligence models where I work.

Although the algorithm established on a study starts in a similar way, the progress and the final is really different.

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