Writing this has been on my to-do for a couple years now, but I never really got to it. I’ve been getting a few LinkedIn messages every week asking if Adaface is hiring for any tech roles. That pushed this back up in my to-do.

Companies are flooded with resumes, that look just the same. Nobody’s favourite part of the day is looking through 100 resumes and picking.

Looking for a job doesn’t have to be that painful. Here’s how I learnt to get a foot in the door:

2.5 years ago, my first startup bombed. I was 23, had an undergrad degree in electrical engineering 🤦‍♀️, and had spent a year and a half trying to build a company which I later realized would never become what I was hoping for it to become. Once I moved on, I was looking for an opportunity to work at a tech startup in a product/ tech role.

I spent a lot of time researching all the startups that were hiring in Bangalore, shortlisted the ones that were working on problems I was excited about, and after having read everything about every single one, narrowed it down to this 1 particular company.

This was so exciting, I had found the dream job. And, I was the ideal candidate. I was pretty much exactly what they were looking for. So I hit apply. And waited. Very excited.

What happened next blew my mind.

Nothing. Nothing happened.

1 hour, 1 day, 2 days, 1 week, 2 weeks.

Nothing.