Companies are used to welcoming new graduates. And at the same time, you are also earning some money and no longer being dependent on your student loan (DUO 😉)įurthermore, the uncertainty about knowledge is nothing to worry about: everyone once had their first job. However, it is also very exciting! I couldn’t wait to finally apply the skills that I have learned and I am enthusiastic about real-life projects! It enables you to see what you are capable of and your added value for problems that are out there. You wonder if you are ready and if the knowledge you gained during your studies is enough.

Searching for your first job and leaving the lecture rooms behind feels like a big step. I felt like Bright Cape met all these requirements, reasons why I decided to join this company. I would love to acquire technical knowledge from my colleagues. I also wanted to work for a company where data science is seen as one of the main competences. So, to already focus on one specific technique that is being used within a company sounded too short-sighted to me. This way I could discover what really suits me. I mostly felt the drive to learn more and get familiar with data science in practice. I didn’t want to zoom in on one specific field just yet. My graduation project helped me realize that I am eager to work on different projects in different industries. I just got out of school and pretty much all the data science knowledge I had was via university experience. It quickly became clear to me that I first had to decide on the kind of company I wanted to work at was it a company where I, as a data scientist, would assist the department in their daily executed analysis that supports their product or service? Or a consultancy company where every project might ask for different techniques? The latter allows for experiencing a wide range of data science applications in practice.Īs a recent graduate, I really didn’t know yet what I would find the most interesting and fun technique to use on a daily basis. So, I made the switch, and eventually, in January 2021, I finally had the master of my uttermost interest in the pocket, Data Science! The puzzle-like language was something I really enjoyed during the electives, together with the efficient solutions that the covered algorithms offered. Back then, IE did not really include programming. I followed computer and data science electives and experienced them to be more “modern” than the IE courses. This idea was in the back of my mind since the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the Tilburg University (TiU) started with the joint Data Science bachelor while in my third year. Next to my graduation project, I was just finishing some last courses, meaning I had time left for educational but fun extracurricular activities! Something I can recommend to anyone.Īdditionally, I had to follow half a year of pre-master before I could switch from Industrial Engineering (IE) to Data Science. My fourth study year felt like a good moment to join the part-time board of my student futsal association (E.S.Z.V.V.

From the start, I joined a student association and sorority. And not unimportant: I was really enjoying the side activities that are part of an active student life. After all, I was just turning 18 when I started studying in 2014. Because you can also receive your diploma within 5 years at a university of technology, right!? However, I wasn’t in a hurry. I already felt close to being a so-called ‘eternal student’ (“eeuwige student”). After almost 7 years the moment was there.

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