Looking for book/material recommendations:
I’m starting a new job as a data engineer in the web analytics and user interactions space. I want to hit the ground running with a solid understanding of the space, how things are measured, the types of problems I’m going to run into that have already been solved, etc. My background is typical technical DE candidate (python, cloud, sql, spark) but in unrelated domains and mostly batch data warehouse type environments. Thanks in advance!
One time I was excited that a candidate had AWS Glue on his resume so I called it out in the interview. He asked, "What is Glue?"
What is there to know about glue? I've used it a few times and it doesn't seem that complex (?).
For example what would your interview question be in regards to glue?
Typical consulting. Watched one YouTube video, becomes SME
Whatever you put on your resume you should be able to back up if they tested you on the spot. So if you’re learning enough from the crash courses go ahead. If not, keep learning
If it's on your resume I would expect you to be conversant on the technology and how to use it. if you didnt know something you indicated on the resume then it would shorten the interview considerably.
I think you could specify a skill level. I'm probably expert with r/SQL/Athena/Tableau and a few other things I use constantly. Intermediate Python. Beginner in Julia.
A fun game to play is trying to identify if a candidate put an R package or a Pokémon on their resume