Mistakes when hiring data scientists

There are basically four options to hire a data scientist:

(1) Local hire, full time employment

(2) Using a freelance platform such as https://www.toptal.com/ or upwork.com

(3) Outsourcing the project to an external company specialized in data science projects

(4) Hiring remote through one of the thousands of software development Outsourcing shops

The below table compares the pros and cons of the different options for finding data science talent:

Option	Pros	Cons
Local hire	Easy communication and interaction	Very expensive, takes time, hiring errors are costly
Freelance platforms	Cheapest option	No quality control or skill validation, you waste time on vetting. Impossible to build a long-term team.
Outsourcing the project	Work done by experts	Most expensive option and you can lose control over the process
Remote Development Shops	Potentially Lower cost and better availability than local hire	Good for general software development but are not experts in Data Science. Can lead to costly mistakes and overruns.

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• We have a network of hundreds of Data Scientists, available for work

• Remote team - lower cost and wide access to talent

• Our Talent is continuously mentored and developed. Happy talent means fantastic work done for our clients.

• Hands on expert management team helping you and the team design the project and steer it to success

• Full transparency and direct contact between you and the talent, so the project progress and expense is tightly controlled

• All administration is handled by us

In summary, our unique solution helps you avoid the common mistakes when hiring data scientists, common pitfalls around cost, recruiting, skill verification, project management, communication, time and budget overrun. These problems exist across all existing options.

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