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Cybersecurity in IT vs OT environments

IT security and OT/IoT security activities need different insights and visions. These two scopes need different proficiencies.

Ana Nogal – Meet the Mentor

Hey everyone, I’m thrilled that I’ve joined MentorCruise. I’m an iOS developer and a mom of three beautiful young boys. I love to travel and get to know new cultures and civilisations. I want to be a digital nomad and work wherever my travels take me.

What I learned from the 120+ Interviews

My heart goes out to all those who are affected by the recent round and round of layoffs in the tech industry. However, please sit tight and do not lose hope. There are still plenty of companies that are still hiring.

Practical Guide on How to grow and develop an Amazing A-Team

Imagine you have just landed that Leadership Role. You may be in that role already. This is a not-so-easy guide on how to cultivate, enable and optimize this cohesive, multi-skilled unit for the maximum impact

Self-Awareness is a superpower

Self-Awareness is one of the most important factors in anyone's journey of progression and improvement and that's no different for software developers.

Yoel Frischoff – Meet the Mentor

I am a Product and strategy consultant, working with technology startups and founders. My focus is on strategy formation where I help founders find their value proposition, laying the ground to successful funding rounds.

6 Steps to Making Your Small Business Thrive

We're going to explore the steps you should take as a new or existing small business owner to really tap into your market and thrive.

Chris Hammerschmidt – Meet the Mentor

Chris is a former machine learning research scientist who co-founded a company and now spends a lot of time between software engineering, data science, ML ops, and cross-functional team leadership.

How to effectively mentor in a couple of hours every month

Leverage async communications and magnify the value your mentee gets out of the relationship

Get Promoted to Senior Data Scientist: Your Step By Step Guide

Practical tips on how to position yourself for a promotion to senior data scientist, including experience, networking, and ways to demonstrate your skills.

Regex 101 For Data Scientists

Understanding the basics of regular expressions is essential for any data scientist. In this blog post, we'll cover the fundamentals of regex and how to use them in data science applications.

Maximizing the Benefits of a Mentorship: Best Practices for Both Mentors and Mentees

Mentorship can be a valuable tool for both personal and professional development, providing a chance for mentees to gain valuable insights, guidance, and support from experienced mentors. At the same time, mentors can use the opportunity to share their knowledge, skills, and experience with the next generation of professionals, while also learning and growing themselves.

How to Structure a Mentorship Program

Mentorship programs can be a valuable resource for both mentors and mentees, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth and development. However, it's important to structure your mentorship program effectively to ensure that it meets the needs of both parties and achieves the desired outcomes.

How to ace that UX research portfolio presentation

Great news! You’ve made it through to the interview stage for a UX researcher position at a major technology company.

Shopify Hiring Process

Secured yourself an interview at Shopify and now curious about what the process is like? Well, lucky for you, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we'll go over Shopify’s hiring process from the initial application to what kind of questions you can expect in an interview. Keep reading to learn more!

The Insider's Guide to a Successful First 1:1

New Managers! Grab 5 tips to set yourselves up for a successful first 1:1. It's as simple as listening!

Everything you need to know about OKR Planning

You probably have heard the “OKR” a lot of times. But what is the “OKR”? Is it a must-have? And how to build out a successful OKR? This guide will help you figure out the OKR planning step by step.

The Key to Avoiding Spam Filters

There are many factors which determining whether your emails will be delivered successfully. So you should be ever-vigilant and make deliverability a key part of your ongoing email marketing strategy.

From Chaos to Structure on the Operations Team

Vladimir Baranov, CIO at SCOUT Space Inc, tells of his efforts to restructure the operations team and make them more efficient and delivery-oriented.

Resilient and Performant Data Fetching in NextJS

A tutorial on how to use the best of React Query and NextJS to optimise API calls and rendering data to a view

Patricia Pampanelli – Meet the Mentor

My name is Patricia and I’m a Deep Learning Solutions Architect at NVIDIA.

Let's Talk About Virtual Mentors: The Ultimate Guide

Virtual mentors are becoming increasingly popular, but what are they, and how can they help you take your career to the next level?

The Meta Interview Process and How You Should Prep For It

Meta is recruiting for over 10,000 positions in 2022 alone, making competition fierce and the rigorous interview process isn't for the faint of heart. Made up of different interview discussions, technical aptitude testing and behavioral questions, preparation is key.

The Google Interview Process

Of the many tech companies hiring today, few are as desirable to candidates as Google. The company has established itself as one of the biggest brand names out there by giving people everywhere access to information online.

Exploring UX Research w/ Julien Leforestier

Today we have Julien Leforestier of Spotify as a guest with us. If you’re thinking about any of your favorite products out there in the world, there’s probably a person like Julien behind them.

Why Honesty With Yourself Is The Key To Success?

For many, change can be a scary step, but the truth is that it's often the key to our own success. We are all faced with challenges, and it can be tough when we don't have the help of others in achieving what we want for ourselves - especially when it comes to our careers. This is why honesty with yourself is so important: only you know what is best for you, and by telling yourself the truth about your thoughts and feelings, you can focus on what really matters.

Headcount Planning for Seed Stage Startup

Headcount is one of the biggest expenses of running a startup, so it pays to plan ahead. This guide is designed for pre-seed to late-seed-stage founders, executives, and recruiters alike to simplify their headcount planning process and sharpen their hiring skills.

Sebastian Scheerer – Meet the Mentor

Hey there, I’m Sebastian. Founder and designer of the world's most loved productivity tool „Wunderlist“ (sold to Microsoft in 2015) and Germany‘s first paperless private health insurance company.

Start with a goal

It's very simple, but very easy to forget

SSVC - Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization

Cybersecurity Vulnerability prioritization methodology proposed by CISA