5 Data Science Portfolios to Aspire for For three consecutive years, data science has been ranked as the number one job in the U.S. In fact, it has been reported that over the period of next five years, there will be a significant increase in the global demand of data scientists which will create 11.5 million job openings by 2026. Indian companies are also largely adopting data analytics and data-based decision making, and as a result, there has been a steady increase in the demand of data scientists over the last year with India contributing to 6% of data science job openings worldwide. The number of available data science jobs in India increased by 42% in 2015, 52% in 2016, and almost doubled in 2017. Currently, close to 97,000 positions related to analytics and data science are vacant, out of which 97% of openings are full-time while 3% are contractual/part-time roles. The Dearth of ‘Qualified’ Data Science Professionals From healthcare to bank...