Good bye, Toronto.
A farewell to the city where I grew my career as a statistician
I went to the University of Toronto to pursue a Master of Science degree in statistics. After graduating, I grew my career as a statistician here in Toronto.
Now, it is time for me to leave.
I benefited from the advice and assistance of many professionals in Toronto, and I worked hard to give back to the statistics community here.
For over a decade, I spoke to multiple post-secondary institutions to share my career advice: The University of Toronto, York University, Toronto Metropolitan University, Humber College, and The Community Tech.
I delivered presentations about various statistical topics to local seminar groups. Most recently, I spoke about how to find textbooks freely and legally to the Toronto Applied Biostatistics Association. One student saved at least $122 based on my advice.
I judged presentations and spoke on career panels at multiple Annual Meetings of the Statistical Society of Canada.
I volunteered on the advisory committee of the Toronto Machine Learning Summit.
I helped multiple colleagues to find jobs in my professional network here in Toronto.
I mentored many more colleagues to find success in their educational, professional, and business endeavours.
Besides what I have done in Toronto, I have also grown my online presence. I now have over 22,000 followers on LinkedIn, and I have a newsletter on Substack called The Data Copywriter. I am grateful to have met many kind and knowledgeable people through the Internet.
To those who supported my career here in Toronto: Thank you for your help. I hope that my success is rewarding to you.
To my protégés: Please pay my generosity forward and help the next generation of statisticians, data analysts, and data scientists. Soon enough, you will meet someone who is sincere, hard-working, but lacking the wisdom to advance in this tough job market. Remember what I did for you, and do the same thing for that person.
Provide an informational interview.
Make a warm introduction between colleagues who may benefit from the connection.
Tell them about a free resource.
If they have suitable qualifications, a proven track record, and a good attitude, give them a job or an internship.
Your success is my reward. Your generosity is an indirect way for me to leave a lasting impact.
Toronto: I will miss walking in High Park, eating at Greens Vegetarian Restaurant, and shopping at Free Geek.
I will pause writing on Substack and LinkedIn for the next two weeks to manage this transition. When I settle into my home, I will resume my regular posting schedule, and I will announce my new location. Thank you for your patience and readership.