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Reflections on my first season in Tokyo
Sitting up against a tree in Shinjuku Gyoen, looking out at the vibrant red and yellow hues of the autumn trees – I can’t…
Keep readingIn my digital nomad era
During the month of July, I spent some time travelling around South-East Asia whilst working. Fully in my digital nomad era. I’m fortunate to…
Keep readingA new era of colonialism? The dark side of AI
Artificial Intelligence is the thing on everyones lips nowadays. Working in big tech, it is all you hear about. The discourse tends to be…
Keep readingHow to network as an introvert
Originally published 23rd September 2022 Networking is hard work. Especially hard if prolonged social interactions drain your energy. And even more especially hard if…
Keep readingWas my £10,000+ Computer Science Master’s degree worth it?
Originally published 18th September 2022 Let’s rewind back to January 2020 (unknowingly living the last few months of normal life). I was feeling stuck…
Keep readingHow to Tell Stories Through Slides
Originally published 11th September 2022 Creating impactful slideshows is a very important skill for the modern knowledge worker. Especially with the drastic increase in remote working…
Keep readingProduct management in 2 minutes
Originally published 21st July 2022 What is Product Management? Product management is the intersection between Tech, Strategy, and User Experience (UX). All of these elements…
Keep readingHow to Prepare for the Google APM Internship Technical Interview
Originally published 10th June 2022 The technical interview is an inevitable part of the Google APM program hiring process, with it taking place at…
Keep readingI worked at 3 different companies in 3 different roles in 2021
Originally published 20th April 2022 Throughout my working life, I have come to know that changing your job regularly has a negative stigma attached…
Keep readingA Conversation with Victoria Rubanovich
In this edition of PM Teatime, I had the pleasure of speaking with Victoria who is a PM at Amazon! Victoria is passionate about…
Keep readingA Conversation with Olaseni Adeniji
This edition of PM Teatime is with Olaseni Adeniji who is a Product Manager at Microsoft. Olaseni previously did a PM internship at Microsoft…
Keep readingA Conversation with Shyvee Shi
My first PM Teatime is with Shyvee Shi, a Product Manager at LinkedIn and more specifically within LinkedIn Learning. Shyvee is also a highly…
Keep readingMy summer as a Google APM intern
This past summer I had the privilege of interning at Google as an Associate Product Manager Intern at the Google office in London. I’m…
Keep reading3 Tips that Helped me Land an Internship at Google
After reflecting on my journey to Google, I have picked out what I believe are the 3 most impactful things I did that helped…
Keep readingI studied Computer Science and I still suck at coding
There, I said it! It feels strange to actually express this realisation, after having so many internal feelings about it for quite a while…
Keep readingNavigating My Remote Internship at Google
My top 3 lessons learned from doing a completely remote business internship with Google in Summer 2021! Like most internships over the past couple…
Keep readingHow I crafted my Google APM internship resume with no product experience
When I was applying for the Google APM internship position, I did not have any formal product experience. That does not mean you don’t…
Keep readingHow I landed the Google APM Internship
My experience in the Google APM internship recruitment process for 2022! Once I got the email inviting me to take part in the first…
Keep readingNavigating a Career Change
Knowing what you want to do can be really hard. Especially when we have been drilled into us since school days that you have…
Keep readingWhy Consistency is the Key to Success
I read a quote recently that struck a chord – “What is mastery? At the heart of it, mastery is practice. Mastery is staying…
Keep reading3 Inspirational Women in Tech
Role models are so important. Especially when it comes to spaces that may have not been historically very diverse or inclusive. Technology is one…
Keep readingWhat Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
So in one of my previous posts, I explained how I had been managing perfectly well to balance my time between work, study and…
Keep readingHow I Balance Work, Study and Play
Something I have been asked a fair few times is how I manage my time between working full-time, studying for my masters and finding…
Keep readingAn Absolute Beginner’s View on Coding
I have just completed my first module: The Principles of Programming. As a novice, I can tell you that it’s hard. I didn’t think…
Keep reading4 Reasons to Pursue Formal Education in your Free Time
So, you’re thinking of committing yourself to some sort of formal education. Alongside the plethora of other thoughts and considerations in your head (what…
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