From Nigeria to Landing my first Data Science Internship in the USA

In this episode of Tech Stories with Prosper, I host a special guest, Aniekan. She is originally from Nigeria and currently a Computer Science masters student at the University of Denver. She shares her story about how she got started with Data Science and ultimately landing her first internship with Microsoft in the USA.

I hope her story inspires you as you begin your journey of transitioning into Data Science/Tech.

Please connect with Aniekan on the following platforms:
Linkedln:   / aniekan-inyang  
Blog: https://aniekan.blog/

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Timeline:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Getting Started with DS in Nigeria
04:08 Moving to the US to pursue MS in Comp. Science
07:55 Internship search and offer with Microsoft
13:46 Advice on breaking into DS/Tech