An engineer of Indian origin aced a job interview for Tesla in a race against more than 300 applicants. New York-based Dhruv Loya posted on LinkedIn revealing that he landed a full-time tech support specialist position at Tesla after “300+ applications, 500+ cold emails, 10 interviews, 1 offer.”
remained unemployed for five months
Loya revealed that despite having three internships, a good GPA, and active extracurricular activities, he remained unemployed for five months. He lost his lease, his health insurance and said he “constantly felt like the clock was ticking on my visa status, knowing I could be forced to leave the United States at any moment.” Due to this condition, he had to move to a friend’s apartment and sleep on an air mattress.
He gave this suggestion to the fighters.
Loya shared advice for young professionals looking for jobs who should consider applying for jobs as their 9 to 5 job. He said it’s important to take advantage of evenings and weekends to relax and do things you enjoy. “I understand how emotionally draining this process can be,” she said. He listed some resources that helped him get a job. He recommends Hunter.io for cold emailing, LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, and Jobright.ai for job searching, and ChatGPT+ for preparing resumes and cover letters. Finally, he said, “Keep showing up, be positive, and believe that things will work out!”
People were very appreciative of it on social media.
Given this, many LinkedIn users thanked Loya for sharing his story and congratulated him on his new job. Some of them also shared similar experiences that they were going through or had gone through in the past. One wrote: “Congratulations Dhruv! The same thing happens to me in Australia too. I’ve just started and the times ahead are going to be difficult for me too. Thanks for the advice and good luck with your career.” Some of them even expressed gratitude that his story inspired them personally, with one of them writing, “Congratulations Dhruv! The Universe has richly rewarded your persistent efforts. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us. Have a successful career ahead brother!!
