Don't settle for less!

I wanted to share my journey where I ended up joining Microsoft after 1 year of preparation and struggle.

I was working at a big MNC (tier 2) for over 3 years on the same project solving similar issues and was feeling stuck. My dream was to join a tier1 level company at that time. It was during this time that I wanted to make a career switch so I started studying at the start of 2024. I applied to a number of companies, applied for over 200+ positions and received an interview call for 6 of them.

Whatever be the thing I couldn't clear the rounds of most of the companies and was feeling rejected. At this point of time I cleared interview of a mid sized startup for data engineering role. I accepted solely because I wanted to leave my current company despite the fact that I wasn't getting a lot of hike. I was happy but not satisfied!

I joined the company and within a few months i realised that this is not something I want. I started preparing again, this time with more will and grit. I understood why i failed the earlier interviews and what I was missing. This gave me the confidence to appear well in my next set of interview.

This confidence and hard work helped me get into Microsoft. So if you are struggling in your current job or are not feeling it's right just keep working hard 💪 DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS!