2 weeks Ago By Priya Singh
An Indian-origin engineer cracked a job interview for Tesla that had over 300 applicants competing for it. New York-based Dhruv Loya, posted on LinkedIn revealing that he has secured a full-time position of Technical Support Specialist at Tesla after “300+ applications, 500+ cold emails, 10 interviews, 1 offer”. Loya revealed that despite having three internships, a good GPA, and active extracurriculars, he was unemployed for five months.
He lost his lease, health insurance and stated that he “constantly felt the ticking clock of my visa status, knowing I could be forced to leave the U.S. at any moment”.
Because of this situation, he had to move into a friend’s apartment and slept on air mattress. ALSO SEE: Xiaomi’s New Pad 7 Series Debuts Today; Features 11.2-Inch Displays And Powerful Performance Loya shared advice for young professionals looking for jobs should treat applying to jobs as your 9-5.
He added that it is important to utilise evenings and weekends to unwind and do things that they enjoy. He said, “I understand how emotionally draining this process can be.” He listed a few resources that helped him land the job.
He advised, Hunter.io for cold emailing, LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, and Jobright.ai for job searches, and ChatGPT+ to tailor resumes and cover letters.
Lastly, he added, “Just keep manifesting, stay positive, and believe that things will fall into place!” To this, several LinkedIn users appreciated Loya for sharing his story and congratulated him on his new job. Some of them even shared similar experiences that they were going through or had gone through in past. One wrote, “Congrats Dhruv! I’m going through the same here in Australia.
Have only just started and it’s going to be a rough time ahead for me as well. Thank you for the advice and all the very best for your career.” Some of them even expressed their gratitude as his story motivated them personally, one wrote, “Congratulations, Dhruv! Your persistent effort is well paid off by Universe.
Thankyou for sharing and motivating us. Have a successful career ahead brother !!”.
