1. Mapping Your Skills Into Your Dream Job with Madeline Helmstadter

How do you map your skills and interests to a job you love? What careers exist with a computer science degree outside of software engineering? We tackle these questions and more in today’s interview with Madeline Helmstadter, an incoming product manager at Facebook and recent Georgia Tech graduate. After completing 4 software engineering internships, Madeline pursued a job that better fit her interests: product management. We discuss how she mapped her passions in theater and organization to product management and how she found a job during the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s jump in!

Resources:

• INSPIRED by Marty Cagan
• How Women Rise by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith (quoted but not mentioned by name in episode)
• The Product Podcast by The Product School
• Associate Product Managers Club

Connect with Madeline:
LinkedIn: /mhelmstadter

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