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Data scientist cover letter example: results first
A cover letter for data scientist jobs that leads with what you achieved, not with what you were responsible for. Copy it, replace the parts in [brackets] and use the words of the posting you answer.
- Open data scientist jobs today
- 373
- Can be done from home
- 25%
- Median advertised pay
- $221K
Dear Hiring Manager, I am applying for the Data Scientist position at [Company]. I have [number] years of experience as a data scientist, most recently at [Current company], where my focus is statistics, experiment design, machine learning. Two results from that work: - Built a churn model in Python that finds 62% of leaving customers a month ahead; the retention team kept $900K of revenue with it - Designed and read 25 A/B tests; 9 shipped and raised revenue per visitor by 6% [One or two sentences on why this company: a product you use, a goal from the posting, a problem you can help with.] I would bring the same focus on measurable results, and hands-on experience with Python, SQL and Machine Learning, which the posting asks for. I would welcome the chance to talk about how I can help. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, [Your name]
Questions about a data scientist cover letter
- What should a data scientist cover letter include?
- Three things: the role you are applying for, one or two results from your data scientist work with numbers, and one specific reason you want this company. Name the skills the posting names; for this work the most frequent today are Python, SQL, Machine Learning.
- Do data scientist jobs ask for a cover letter?
- None of the 46 open data scientist postings with a full description here mention a cover letter in their text (counted today). The application form often has a separate field for one: when it does, a short letter still helps.
- How long should a data scientist cover letter be?
- Three short paragraphs, under 250 words: a screen without scrolling. Recruiters read the first lines and the results; everything else is skipped.