As tech products become more prevalent today, the demand for machine learning professionals continues to grow. But the responsibilities and skillsets required of ML professionals still vary drastically from company to company, making the interview process difficult to predict. In this guide, data science leader Susan Shu Chang shows you how to tackle the ML hiring process. Having served as principal data scientist in several companies, Chang has considerable experience as both ML interviewer and interviewee. She'll take you through the highly selective recruitment process by sharing hard-won lessons she's learned along the way. You'll quickly understand how to successfully navigate your way through typical ML interviews. This guide shows you how to: Explore various machine learning roles, including ML engineer, applied scientist, data scientist, and other positions, Assess your interests and skills before deciding which ML role(s) to pursue, Evaluate your current skills and close any gaps that may prevent you from succeeding in the interview process, Acquire the skills necessary for each ML role and craft an application-ready resume, Ace ML interview topics, including coding assessments, statistics and ML theory, and behavioral questions, Prepare for these interviews by studying common ML interview patterns and questions, Get post-interview tips and other valuable resources