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πAbout me
I'm a former product manager who's currently working in content marketing at Merit. Despite having left product management, I worked in and around the product space for close to 7 years. I got into tech accidentally by joining a tech startup as a client development associate before moving into research, data, and product.
Product Management
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βοΈWhy I mentor
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π Launching products and measuring success
π Writing docs people will read
π― Setting team goals and metrics
π Product vision and strategy
π» Running effective meetings
π©βπ Being a woman in tech
π½ Presenting your work
π§π½ββοΈ Being self taught
π Dealing with imposter syndrome
π Mock interviewing
π Resume and portfolio review
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Hereβs what Merit users have said about Rachel
Rachel had clearly done a lot of preparation. She asked good thought-provoking, open-ended questions. She listened well and had good follow-up question to keep the conversation going.
Augintel
VP, Product & Engineering Β· 16-50 employees
Merit
Co-Founder Β· 1-15 employees
βοΈ Recent Answers
software engineering
Congrats on graduating! That's a huge accomplishment!
I'm not an engineer myself but I've worked with a lot of them over the years, and it sounds like you have to face a lot of rejection before you find success--it's a full-time job when you're searching!
This article (https://medium.com/merit-publication/interviewing-for-your-first-engineering-job-after-a-bootcamp-ba3067304997) gives a quick rundown of some steps you can take, with advice from some engineering hiring managers. Hope this helps, and best of luck!
