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John Goodman

(He/him)

San Diego, CA, USA Β· Software Engineering

Book session

Available times (30 mins)

⭐️Why I mentor

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🌱 Technical career paths

πŸš€ Launching products and measuring success

πŸ€– Prototyping that works

πŸ”­ Product vision and strategy

πŸ’ž Working in cross functional teams

πŸ’° Negotiating a promotion/offer

πŸ›°οΈ Working remotely for the first time

🐣 Becoming a people manager

πŸ—ΊοΈ The technical or people track?

πŸ’¬ Giving and receiving feedback

πŸ“½ Presenting your work

❀️‍πŸ”₯ Building your first team

πŸ† Effective technical leadership

πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ’» Launching side projects

πŸ’« Breaking into tech

πŸ‘€ Dealing with imposter syndrome

🎭 Mock interviewing

πŸ–Œ Resume and portfolio review

🌟 Preparing for the next level

πŸƒ Getting the most out of my internship

Recommendations

Here’s what Merit users have said about John

I had a great and powerful session with John. He is extremely flexible and willing to have honest and straightforward conversations about a range of topics in the tech world. He has a talent for making you feel empowered, even after discussing areas for improvement. John's guidance, experience and insights have been invaluable to me, and I look forward to staying in touch with him!

Federico Skrzypicki
Jul 18th 2023

John was very helpful and patient. He provided concrete advice on how to be a better software engineer. I learned so much from him.

Kathy S

Notemate

Software Engineer I

Jul 18th 2023

John was awesome in being able to provide me with great interview feedback. He sent me a list of tutorials that have helped me.

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Irina Sverzhanovskaya
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VELAMENTIS

Front-End Developer

Jul 18th 2023
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