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Title: Job opportunity - data scientists, software developers and economists Post by: grahame on January 02, 2020, 23:45:16 From The BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50978329)
Quote The PM's senior adviser has called for changes to how government works, saying there are "profound problems" with how decisions are made. In a blog post, Dominic Cummings said the civil service lacked people with "deep expertise in specific fields". He added that Brexit would require "large changes" in how policy decisions are made. But a civil servants' union said the recruitment of experts had been hampered by "pay restraint". In an unusual move, Mr Cummings also called for people keen to work in Downing Street to get in touch with him via a private Gmail address. The former Vote Leave campaign director said he wanted to hear from "weirdos and misfits with odd skills", some to work as special advisers and "perhaps some as officials". He said No 10 was keen to recruit "unusual" data scientists, software developers and economists to improve the performance of government. Mr Cummings added that the Conservatives' 80-seat majority meant ministers would try to solve political problems without worrying about "short-term unpopularity". Source - ((here)) (https://dominiccummings.com/2020/01/02/two-hands-are-a-lot-were-hiring-data-scientists-project-managers-policy-experts-assorted-weirdos/) - with a lot more specifics and details than the BBC covers. There is something to be said - looking purely at the transport side - for one or two of us lunatics to ask if we can partner in running the asylum, but I fear we would already be straight-jacketed by a web of stipulations, and rejected out of hand because of lack of education up to master's degree level and a list of other pre-requisites. Not sure where he got the idea that SQL is an analytic language, but PostGREs is a data tool - always considered PostGREs to be an implementation of SQL. Title: Re: Job opportunity - data scientists, software developers and economists Post by: CyclingSid on January 03, 2020, 07:08:03 I think I am ruled out of most of his list, except the last one. And I am not sure I need weirdo and misfit as an official designation.
Title: Re: Job opportunity - data scientists, software developers and economists Post by: TaplowGreen on January 03, 2020, 07:14:39 I think he is subliminally reaching out to the (soon to be ex) Shadow Cabinet ;D
Title: Re: Job opportunity - data scientists, software developers and economists Post by: Timmer on January 03, 2020, 19:19:20 I think he is subliminally reaching out to the (soon to be ex) Shadow Cabinet ;D I’m trying to think if any of them are actually worth hiring? Keir Starmer perhaps but he’s going for the Leadership of the Labour Party.Title: Re: Job opportunity - data scientists, software developers and economists Post by: Red Squirrel on January 04, 2020, 00:33:55 Some members may find this little quiz amusing. Or frightening:
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