Mercury in vedic astrology

Represents

ability to think logically, ability to comprehend things, communication skills, writing skills, singing ability, intelligence,

Personality Traits

logical thinking, ability to comprehend things, singing ability, writing ability, engineers, Intelligence, ability to do something useful with your knowledge, communication skills, Journalists, mathematicians, good at math, good at computer programming

Prominent Positions : Positions for Prominent Mercury

mercury in virgo or gemini, mercury in third house, mercury with ketu, mercury with jupiter,  moon in gemini,

Examples

Singers : Lata Mangeshkar (Exalted Mercury in Virgo), Avril Lavigne (Exalted Mercury in Virgo)

Computer Programmers : Bill Gates (exalted mercury in virgo in third house)