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Computer science students, new graduates, and software engineers...want to land your dream software engineering job/internship? Click here 👉 https://www.amanmanazir.com/coaching/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video_description&utm_campaign=NinaAppleSWE&video=-BYuU6Q6hWc Nina had an MIT CS degree, a growing online presence, and still called her job hunt the most stressful time of her life. In this episode, Nina breaks down how she survived consulting burnout, navigated rejection after rejection, and ultimately landed a PM role at Apple — and what she'd do differently if she had to do it all again. If you're a software engineer thinking about making the jump to product management, or just stuck in a career that isn't it — this one's for you. 🚀 Get my free Software Engineering Crash Course – https://www.amanmanazir.com/7dayengineer 🎧 Listen to all episodes of the Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/swe-accelerator-podcast/id1742843726?i=1000756776367 https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cJo46plW3UqhHOsmibMCj?si=1669e736ad2e4feb Listen to our new podcast, @TheEntropyShow: https://youtu.be/MDJQXbXPngg?si=vQqITmNzy3fhfcV1 I’m Aman Manazir, a career coach and software engineer. I interned at companies like Amazon, Shopify, and HP in college, and the day I graduated I landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student & software engineer and get your dream job offer. 📄 Get my free resume template - https://www.amanmanazir.com/resume 💌 Free weekly productivity insights/advice - https://www.amanmanazir.com/newsletter 📕 Get all my free Notion templates discussed here - https://www.amanmanazir.com/notion 📝 Sign up for Notion - https://affiliate.notion.so/2nh3pjr6l5l6 📷 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amanmanazir/ 🐦 Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/amanmanazir 👉 Nina's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@nnxwang 👉 Nina's Podcast: https://youtube.com/@hotyoungurbanprofessionalspod?si=Qr-SxYRLux83Iyj_ 00:00 Introduction 02:03 The Most Stressful Job Hunt Of Her Life 04:15 Sneaking Interviews While Fully Employed 07:32 Growing Up With No Real Passions 09:50 The Rhythmic Gymnastics Era 12:26 What Sports Actually Taught Her 13:53 The MIT Career Fair That Changed Everything 17:00 What MIT Culture Is Really Like 19:06 Imposter Syndrome At The World's Best School 20:49 Building Your Own Category Of One 24:30 Why She Chose A Hybrid Major 27:00 Should You Do A Hybrid Major 29:13 Software Engineering Accelerator 31:41 The Consulting vs PM Decision 34:09 The Brutal Truth About Consulting 36:26 When The Client Owns Your Time 38:48 The Two Mice Parable 40:28 So What's Even The Point Of Consulting 43:04 The Prestige Trap 45:59 When She Knew She'd Picked The Wrong Path 47:12 Pivot Now Or Tough It Out 49:20 What Rejection Actually Teaches You 1:01:00 How The Apple Opportunity Appeared 1:03:00 Manufacturing Confidence In Interviews 1:08:50 Product vs Project vs Program Manager 1:13:50 Are You Cut Out to Be a PM 1:20:39 What She'd Tell Her Freshman Self 1:23:39 Outro