Data science mentorship: How can I get to work on interesting projects?

I’ve been in data science for 10+ years. I offered to give some mentorship advice to someone and thought it might be valuable for others. Here’s their question:

> all my work experience up to this point is at small companies, and I'm struggling a bit to land a role at a larger firm.

> I was told in all three of the previous companies I worked at that "we're a small company! That means you have the freedom to …

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