Is my finance PhD degree a plus for landing a job in DS?

I'm a PhD candidate in finance and am looking to finish my degree this year. For multiple reasons I have decided to quit academy and want to look for a job in data science. I know there are a couple things I need to pick up so I'm planning on learning python and machine learning and work on my own project.

But I'm concerned about how competitive I will be for the job market after doing these studies. I have …

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