👋 Hi there! I’m Rina, a Product Designer at Meta. Previously, I worked on Alexa at Amazon. Before transitioning into the tech industry, I studied Architecture at Cornell University.
For the past few years, I've mentored 60+ people through career transitions, interviewing skills, and helped mentees receive offers at Google, Meta, Wealthsimple, and more.
Whether you are a student, UX bootcamp graduate, career switcher, or new professional, we can work together to come up with a plan specific to your goals. My mentorship style involves active listening, encouragement, and pragmatic, tactical feedback.
As a career switcher, I know how stressful it is to transition your career. While it feels like you're starting over from scratch, there are many ways you can leverage and market your existing skillset. By understanding your unique background, I can give guidance on ways you can stand out.
As someone who has received offers at top tech companies (Google, Meta, Amazon, Uber, Pinterest, Cashapp, Square, Snap and more), I can help you break into the tech industry and teach you frameworks that work. I have experience as a screener and design interviewer and can give you tips on how to best represent yourself to the hiring team.
As your mentor, I can help you with the following:
→ Transition your career to Product Design
→ Review your Portfolio & CV
→ Guide you through the Product Design Interview process
→ Prepare you for whiteboards/app critiques
→ Understand salary & market expectations
→ Mock UX Interviews
→ Break into a top tech company
Ultimately, the time we set aside is for you, we can tailor our meetings to what is helpful for you at any given time. Can’t wait to meet!
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Availability: Saturday Mornings (Please inquire as this may change)
Timezone: Pacific Time
5 out of 5 stars
Rina has been an amazing mentor — providing me with a great deal of nuanced insights rooted in an extensive understanding of up-to-date, real-world practices and tools! I cannot be more grateful for her detailed review of my portfolio and the actionable feedback that has ultimately made me a much stronger product designer and storyteller. She has also been incredibly empathetic about navigating career transitions — helping me find the highlights and translatable skills in my unique journey, which gave me much-needed clarity and confidence. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone wanting guidance on breaking into design in tech or looking to level up their design skills and product thinking!
Standard Plan • 6 months
5 out of 5 stars
Rina is a great mentor! She helped me achieve my mentoring goals — including landing the role I wanted. She genuinely cares about supporting mentees based on their individual needs and design styles. She's patient, knowledgeable, flexible, and structured. I highly recommend her!
Lite Plan • 6 months
5 out of 5 stars
Rina was incredibly helpful in preparing me for the whiteboard challenge. She gave me clear, constructive feedback and helped me structure my solution in a more effective way. She also shared a simple and useful framework for approaching the exercise. I really appreciated how open and supportive she was — I felt comfortable asking anything.
Standard Plan
Notify me when Rina has new spots
We will send you a quick email if Rina has new open spots for mentorship, and only in that case!
Book a free intro call with Rina
Connect with Rina in a quick call (usually under 30 minutes)
One-off sessions with Rina
One-off sessions are a great option if you're looking for specific advice on a certain topic.
An open forum on what you'd like to talk about in 30 minutes. Examples include: - Chatting about the interview process - General tips on …
Are you getting ready for an onsite UX interview? In this 1 hour session I can give a mock UX interview of 1 of the …
As someone who has aced app critique interviews at top tech companies (Meta, Pinterest, Block, etc) I can help guide you through this process and …
An open forum on what you'd like to talk about in 60 minutes. Examples include: - Chatting about the interview process - General tips on …
Go through your past work case study presentation and I will give you feedback!
As someone who has aced whiteboard interviews at top tech companies (Google, Meta etc), I can help guide you through this process and make sure …
What's included in the trial?
Every trial is a little different–here's what Rina says about their trial:
We'll meet for a quick call (usually under 30 minutes) where we:
- Break the ice and introduce ourselves
- Discuss your goals and how I can support you
- Coordinate logistics like time zones, meeting frequency, and communication methods
