Interview Preparation with Ryan

Ryan has been a good mentor for the duration of our relationship--two months. He is responsive and my one-on-one meetings with him are a highlight of my work week. I would recommend the MentorCruise platform to others. My wife is interested in EdTech Product Management but the choices seemed very limited. Consider gauging the market's interest in having mentors in more sectors like Education.

After I was let go at my most recent job, I felt like I needed help with my PM skills and career. I was looking for someone who, like me, was an engineer turned PM with experience across large and small companies who could guide me through this difficult career phase. When I stumbled upon Ryan, I felt like he could be a great person for me to learn from and I am so grateful that he agreed to help me out. With mentors, I have found that you get as much as you put into the relationship. However with Ryan, I found that you consistently get more than you put in. For instance, without my asking, Ryan asked me to provide a couple of writing samples for him to review outside of our mentorship sessions. His feedback on those was super helpful. This is a constant theme where Ryan actively identifies areas we could work on as opposed to being someone who passively input when asked. Overall, I have found working with Ryan to be super helpful. This community is lucky to have someone so insightful and generous as he is.

Ryan really helped me work through managing up effectively by understanding my specific situation, giving me strategies, and helping me with templates I could use to get the conversation started! He also helped interpret confusing messages I got from management and learn what they mean!