Getting a job as an NLP engineer: Building kick-ass portfolio of projects for your resume

Sep 27, 2022

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Hi all,

This week we are doing a detailed breakdown of steps to build a strong portfolio of natural language processing (NLP) projects to land that sweet high-paying NLP engineer job. This is a third post in the series of Getting a job as an NLP engineer so I suggest you check out the first two posts.

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Gm all, This week we are doing a first detailed breakdown of steps to land a high-paying natural language processing (NLP) engineer job. See a post from last week on a high-level overview of the topic.👇 The theme of this week is mentorship. I was very lucky to be supported and advised by a strong network of mentors since my first day in the field more than five years ago. Looking back, the advice and guidance of my mentors saved me countless hours that could have been lost following un-promising paths and opened up professional opportunities that I could not even imagine before…

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Building a strong portfolio

Realize that the first step towards building a strong portfolio of projects for your resume is… sitting down, writing code, getting your hands dirty, and delivering results with your project. Unfortunately, there is no other way around it and you need to get your hands dirty to build your portfolio.

The skills that you gain while experimenting with machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) models are valued by your prospective employer. Your understanding of specifics of the your projects and your willingness to deliver on them are the ultimate signal for your employer that you will get work done.

I am here to guide you on the path to delivering a strong NLP portfolio quickly.

Getting a job as an NLP engineer: Building kick-ass portfolio of projects for your resume

Building a strong portfolio

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