The Economic Times

Microsoft rejected her, Meta rejected her but Google said YES: Techie shares career lessons she learnt after months of unemployment

A Gurugram-based software engineer, Priyanka Giri, has gone viral after sharing how she landed a job at Google following four months of unemployment and rejections from Microsoft and Meta. In a candid video, she pushed back against the belief that getting into top tech firms is nearly impossible, urging jobseekers not to self-reject before even trying. While acknowledging that luck plays a role, she stressed that consistent effort and applying without hesitation are key.