DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ He worked at four Big Tech companies. Here's how he went from $200,000 post-MBA at Meta to much more at Google.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He has since worked at Meta, Visa, and PayPal and is currently a senior product manager at Google. Related storiesHe switched companies because he was looking for a role in product management, his goal even before business school. GoogleDuring the recruitment process at Google, Lin said he applied to other companies for two reasons. Advertisement"This time, when I ended up sharing a competing offer, I actually took my PayPal offer," he said. AdvertisementBusiness Insider has verified his offer letters, employment history, and Google compensation.

Persons: —, Yu Lin, Lin, Meta Lin, Visa Lin, PayPal Lin Organizations: Service, Business, University of Southern, Meta, Visa, PayPal, Google, Yahoo, Nvidia Locations: University of Southern California, Taiwan, Park , California, Sunnyvale , California

☆ 5 Things I Do Leading up to a Big Tech Interview.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementHere are six things I do leading up to a big technical interview:1. However, I did have technical interview rounds focused on system design questions. I would go through them one to two weeks before the interview and try to answer them. Read my own notesIn the last 24 hours before a big interview, I stop doing any mock interviews or looking at new technical questions to prevent feeling even more anxious.

Persons: —, Yung, Yu Lin, Read Organizations: Service, Google, Yahoo, Meta, Visa, PayPal, Business Locations: Sunnyvale , California, Taiwan

☆ He's sworn by the same résumé format for the past 9 years. In 2022, it landed him a $350,000 job at Google — check it out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2018, he joined Visa as a data platform product manager. Over the next five years, Lin worked at PayPal and then Google, where he is a senior product manager. Related storiesThis is the résumé that landed Lin his roles at Meta, Visa, and PayPal, and, in 2022, a $350,000 annual pay package at Google. "Tier one is about 20 to 30 different positions that I really, really want," Lin said. Lin is now a senior product manager at Google's San Francisco office.

Persons: —, Yun, Yu Lin, Lin, Yung, I'm, it's, résumé Organizations: Service, Yahoo, Business, University of Southern, Meta, Visa, PayPal, Google, Surplus Technology, Google's San Locations: Taiwan, University of Southern California, Google's San Francisco

☆ This résumé got a product manager a $350,000 job at Google and his past roles at Meta, Visa, and PayPal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He shifted to work as a software engineer at Yahoo in 2011, where he first saw a product manager in action and was inspired to take up the role down the line. In 2018, he joined Visa as a data platform product manager. Over the next five years, Lin worked at PayPal and then Google, where he is a senior product manager. Related storiesThis is the résumé that landed Lin his roles at Meta, Visa, and PayPal, and, in 2022, a $350,000 annual pay package at Google. Lin is now a senior product manager at Google's San Francisco office.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Nasa Hataoka had a strong start and Amy Yang had a hot finish, finishing with a share of the lead in the CME Group Tour Championship with 18 holes left and $2 million on the line. Hataoka set the pace early with five birdies in her first 11 holes and finished with a 65. I think the best is to just concentrate on my round and just keep that out of my mind and just do my golf.”Alison Lee, who came into the LPGA finale with a Ladies European Tour win and two runner-up finishes on the LPGA Tour, tried to keep pace. Hataoka has six LPGA titles, all within the last five years, and the 24-year-old from Japan rode a hot putter to give herself a chance. Nelly Korda tried to stay close, making her first hole-in-one on the LPGA Tour at the par-3 eighth.

Persons: Nasa Hataoka, Amy Yang, Yang, Hataoka, ”, ” Hataoka, ” Alison Lee, “, Lee, ” Xiyu Lin, Ruoning Yin, Minjee Lee, ” Yin, ” Tiburon, Jin Young Ko, Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu, Brooke Henderson, Atthaya Thitikul, ” Korda, “ It’s, Celine Boutier, Boutier, ___ Organizations: Nasa, European, LPGA Tour, LPGA, Tiburon Golf, Women's, Hataoka, PGA, ” Locations: NAPLES, Fla, Tiburon, America, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Canada

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Alison Lee birdied four of her last five holes Friday to extend a hot streak that stretches from Saudi Arabia to South Korea to Florida. Her 8-under 64 gave her a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. The 28-year-old Californian has never won in her nine years on the LPGA Tour, but no one brought as much momentum. Xiyu Lin, who like Lee is trying to win for the first time on the LPGA Tour, had a 66 and was another shot behind. 1 amateur a decade ago and then struggled on the LPGA Tour and her confidence took a beating.

Persons: — Alison Lee birdied, Nasa Hataoka, Hataoka atoned, Lee, Annika, ” Lee, Hataoka, Ruoning Yin, Minjee Lee, Amy Yang, Xiyu Lin, “, ” It's, Fred Couples, Couples, “ He’s, He’s, ”, Lilia Vu, Celine Boutier, ___ Organizations: Nasa, LPGA, BMW Ladies, Aramco, Ladies European, Tiburon Golf, Globe, LPGA Tour Locations: NAPLES, Fla, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Florida, China, New York

AFTER THREE YEARS of upheaval and change, many women are realizing their old wardrobes are no longer a good fit—both literally and figuratively—for their post-pandemic selves. Here, two writers of different generations seek guidance on suiting up for their next chapters. The Woman in her 40s: Baze MpinjaA couple of months ago, I went to a sample sale for the first time since the pandemic began. For instance: While most of my fellow crazed shoppers were throwing elbows to snag sky-high pumps, I only had eyes for kitten heels. Apparently, after years of working from home in cozy socks or sneakers, I’m no longer interested in suffering for chic footwear—even if I can get it at a deep discount.

☆ Fact Check-Vaccine-effectiveness study does not show ‘negative immunity’ or harm to the immune system
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

“The statement that ‘the vaccine destroys any protection a person has from natural immunity’ is unfounded,” Lin told Reuters in an email. The combination of prior infection with vaccination offered slightly better protection than vaccination alone or infection alone, the study also showed. Two of four curves (lines) in panel A, representing vaccine effectiveness among children who received their shots in late 2021, continue a downward path past the bottom of the graph. Similarly, in panel B, lines depicting waning vaccine effectiveness over time in previously-infected and -uninfected children continue past the bottom of the graph. “Our study shows that the vaccine was effective against infection for 4 months, although the effectiveness waned over time,” Lin explained.

Search resuls for: "Yu Lin"

8 mentions found