Career support with Meg

Show me where the job search is getting stuck.

Bring the roles, applications, interview feedback, or career switch that you cannot quite make sense of. We will work out what matters now and what can wait.

Tell me where you are stuck
Meg Patakota seated in a meeting room
I have moved across science, data, analytics, and AI work myself. I know how difficult it can be to explain a path that does not fit neatly into one job title.
Start here

Find the first problem to solve.

Choose what is closest and add only what you know. You will see where I would start before deciding whether to get in touch.

What is happening now?

What feels unclear?

Why this is different

I read the market through real interview patterns.

I keep a private interview and application record with role titles, salary bands, team shapes, office expectations, interview rounds, take-home tasks, and questions that reveal what companies are really looking for. I do not share private details. I use the patterns to ask better questions.

The working record currently covers 102 roles, 96 company contexts, 69 role titles, and 48 detailed interview processes.

A good fit when...

  • A student or recent graduate trying to turn study, projects, or internships into a credible direction.
  • Applying for data, analytics, AI, research-adjacent, product, or operations roles and unsure how to position yourself.
  • Changing direction after some work experience and trying to explain the bridge without sounding scattered.

What you should leave with

  • A clearer target: the role families worth your attention now.
  • A stronger evidence story for applications and conversations.
  • A practical next-week plan, including what to stop spending time on.