Pradeep Kumar Saini, a Bengaluru-based engineer, exemplifies resilience and determination in his professional journey. Despite early setbacks, including failing to crack IIT-JEE and struggling during campus placements, Saini now enjoys a handsome salary package of ₹50 lakh per annum.
Saini, a career coach and YouTuber, shared his inspiring career story on Instagram and revealed the ‘magic mantra’ behind his success—an unexpected tool: Excel sheets.
In his social media post, Saini says he wanted to study at India's most premier engineering college, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). However, his dream was shattered when he failed to secure admission to IIT or even the National Insititute of Technology (NIT) after school.
After completing his engineering degree at Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Technical University, Saini faced further challenges. Despite his qualifications, he struggled during campus placements and failed to get placed with any top tech giants like Wipro, TCS, or Infosys.
Saini eventually began his career as a web developer.
The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a heavy blow to his career, leaving him jobless for over three months. Before the pandemic, he had been working at ShopClues with a salary of ₹8 LPA.
Despite the setbacks, Saini remained determined to keep pushing forward. His perseverance paid off when, after being unemployed for months, he secured a new job with a pay package of ₹50 lakh per annum at Zee.
In his Instagram post, Saini outlined the key factors that contributed to his success. He shared that he used Excel sheets to track every step of his journey, from success to failure.
His success story garnered huge social media attention, where many people praised his consistent efforts.
“Most realistic success,” commented a user on the post.
“Congrats and u deserved. with resilience& consistency can make failure is another chance to grow [sic].”
“Hence, it is proved that college doesn't matter [sic].”
“Koshish karne walo ki haar nhi hoti [sic].”
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