Abstract:

Over the last few years, there has been an unprecedented growth in the interest of organizations in big data and analysis. The demand for certified data science and big data specialists is becoming more and more intense. For business executives, it is clear that providing human capital with better analytical skills to handle big data will allow for more efficient and effective solutions and will increase overall company productivity. This is the main factor that guides the manager in defining the Skills and Knowledge needed in a good data specialist.

Recent researches has shown that there is a clear mismatch between the needs of the industry for data science specialists and the knowledge and skills offered by higher education institutions. It turns out that most of the universities do not prepare the specialists for the needs of the business. Based on a profile created by the data specialist, this article defines the set of skills that today's graduates do not possess, but should have.

Keywords:

Data science, big data, data scientist, data science skills.