Indian-Origin Engineer Bags Dream Job at Tesla After 300 Applications and 500 Emails

Viral News: An Indian-origin engineer shared his journey on LinkedIn of how he landed a job at Elon Musk’s Tesla. Dhruv Loya sent more than 300 applications, over 500 emails, and went through ten rounds of interviews over a period of five months before finally receiving an offer from his dream company.

“I finally got a job!" Loya, originally from Pune, wrote on LinkedIn.

Loya shared his experience of securing a position at his dream company, Tesla. He sent over 300 applications, more than 500 emails, and went through ten rounds of interviews over five months before receiving an offer.

“I finally got a job!" he wrote. "I’m excited to share the end of a challenging journey and express my deepest gratitude to everyone who believed in me, supported me, and stood by my side."

Now a Technical Support Specialist at Tesla, Loya recounted his five-month hardship in the U.S. before landing a job. “Despite having three internships, a good GPA, and active extracurriculars, I never imagined I would be in a position where I’d be unemployed for five months. I lost my lease, my health insurance, and constantly felt the ticking clock of my visa status, knowing I could be forced to leave the U.S. at any moment."

He revealed that during this period, he stayed with friends, slept on air mattresses, and saved every dollar to remain in the U.S.

“It was all worth it. I’ve secured a full-time position as a Technical Support Specialist at Tesla!" he added.

Loya also shared advice for international students facing the challenging job market. He used tools like Hunter.io for cold emails, LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, Jobright.ai for job searches, and ChatGPT+ to refine his resume and cover letters.

“My advice to anyone facing this struggle is to treat applying to jobs as your 9-5, but make sure to use your evenings and weekends to unwind and do things you enjoy. Just keep manifesting, stay positive, and believe that things will fall into place!" he concluded.