Re-employment Strategy for Data Scientist

An unemployed MSc Statistics graduate with 3+ YOE as a data scientist is seeking advice on re-employment, specifically considering contacting their old company. This is an opportunity to provide comprehensive job search guidance, including networking, leveraging past connections (like the old company), optimizing their resume/LinkedIn for current data science trends (e.g., GenAI, MLOps, specific cloud platforms), exploring new data science specializations, and preparing for interviews, potentially leading to a better-paying or more suitable role than their previous one. Expected roles: Senior Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Data Analyst Lead.