I'm a Google product manager who mentors 10 people a month. Here's how I pick mentees, based on their messages and attitude.

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Sonakshi Pandey
Pandey worked at Amazon and AWS before moving to Google in 2021.

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I became a data analyst and grew my salary 5x without working in Big Tech. Non-tech companies offer more flexibility and less stress.

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Charlotte Chaze went from making $28,000 to $158,000 in four years after becoming a data analyst.

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The Magnificent 7 companies are worth a combined $14 trillion — here's how much their CEOs make

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Mark Zuckerberg with Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang, Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy, Tim Cook, and Elon Musk are CEOs of the "Magnificent Seven."

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An engineer landed jobs at Google and Microsoft with this 2-page résumé — and describes the section she considers a non-negotiable

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Sonakshi Pandey's resume includes a section on her volunteering and mentorship efforts.

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Warren Buffett is battling a bargain drought — and pared his Apple bet because it's a 'one-trick pony,' expert says

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Warren Buffett.

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5 people share the different ways they landed jobs at Big Tech companies

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I worked at Amazon, Tesla, SAP, Salesforce, and Meta. Here's what I do 24 hours before a big interview.

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Hemant Pandey joined Meta in 2021 after working at other tech firms.

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Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed

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A rainbow over San Francisco Bay.

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The Goldman prodigy behind Silicon Valley's glorious city of the future

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Jan Sramek believes the solution to the housing crisis facing Silicon Valley is to build a new city from scratch  — and that he's the guy to get it done.

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The AI boom reminds this expert of the dot-com bubble — with one dangerous difference

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The AI boom has shades of the dot-com bubble but might be even more dangerous.

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