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AnalysisThe Job Hunt, Quantified · CareersI Filed 49 Data Job Applications in Two Weeks. The Funnel Was the Hard Part.
49 filed applications, 27 distinct portals, 5 fast rejections. What my own September job ledger reveals about junior data hiring in fall 2026.
Ibrahim Denis Fofanah·Oct 1, 2026·7 min
- AnalysisCareers · The Data Job Market
The Data Scientist Role Is Splitting Into Three Jobs. Here's Which One to Become.
The classic data-scientist bundle is unbundling into the analyst, the ML engineer, and the AI engineer. BLS still projects 34% growth, but the generalist entry seat is the one shrinking. Here is how to pick your one.
Ibrahim Denis Fofanah·Sep 25, 2026·7 min
AnalysisCareers · AI ResearchOpenAI Uses 3.1 Agent-Workdays for Every Human Day. The Bottleneck Moved.
OpenAI reports 3.1 agent-workdays for every human research day. That does not mean 3.1× productivity, it means the scarce work has shifted toward judgment.
Ibrahim Denis Fofanah·Sep 25, 2026·13 min
AnalysisCareers Analysis · Jobs OutlookData Science Is Growing 34.6%. The Entry Door Is Still Getting Narrower.
BLS projects data-scientist employment to grow 34.6% through 2035. That does not mean the first job is easier to get: AI is changing junior work and raising the value of judgment, verification and context.
Ibrahim Denis Fofanah·Sep 18, 2026·7 min
- AnalysisCareers & Skills · Hiring
Why AI Keeps Rejecting Your Resume, and Why It Is Probably Not Your Resume
Career advice says fix your resume. A peer-reviewed audit of embedding-based resume rankers suggests the rejection is a property of the retrieval system. What is real, what is cargo cult, and what to do.
Ibrahim Denis Fofanah·Jul 18, 2026·7 min
- AnalysisCareer · Data Analyst
Excel or Python First? What Data Analyst Job Postings Actually Say
SQL appears in 80%+ of data analyst postings, Excel in 60%, Python in 50%. Here's the learning order that matches the market, and the trap that costs beginners a year.
Ibrahim Denis Fofanah·Jul 12, 2026·5 min