You can find the transcript, video and more on atila.ca:
https://atila.ca/blog/tomiwa/from-medical-school-rejection-twice-to-google-and-pinterest-software-engineer-ruth-grace-wong-atila-tv-episode-2
If you would like to help transcribe the full interview, edit videos or help Atila TV in any way, please send an email to tomiwa@atila.ca.
Timestamps
- What were you like in high school? [1:50]
- Why she switched from wanting to studying to CS to wanting to be a doctor in high school? [2:45]
- Advice for people who want to go to medical school? [5:50]
- Learning compassion, empathy and gratitude from volunteering at a Hospice [7:30]
- How did you feel after getting rejected from medical school and what did you plan to do next? [8:30]
- How did you get the Google internship? [8:30]
- How did you get the Pinterest Job? [11:55]
- Software engineer by day, manufacturing engineer and maker by night [14:40]
- Lessons learnt from successful and failed projects? [16:50]
- Working for startup versus big companies versus starting your own company? [18:45]
- Advice for females in tech on taking more opportunities? [22:45]
- How to network and prepare for interviews for a top tech company? [25:45]
- How Ruth plans on raising kids while furthering her career? [28:25]
- What is Ruth currently obsessed with? [30:00]
- General life advice [32:40]
Links
If you would like to help transcribe the full interview, edit videos or help Atila TV in any way, please send an email to tomiwa@atila.ca.
