u/Cursed-Luck

Previous post for reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/Btechtards/s/TFatUam5oY

The day I made this post I got a response from one of the companies I applied for. Completed all rounds and finally got the internship.

The company is a US based startup. I was looking for a company where I could get a good ppo. But I am still really happy because of such high pay. The company is in a very early stage, so not sure about fto or ppo.

Ps: I am from tier 3 like many people here, don't lose hope guys. If you have worked hard then you will get something that you deserve sooner or later. This is the highest pay ever someone has gotten from my college. Can't share any more details. Thank you everyone who was supportive 🖤 !

Here is my background:

I have 2 internships- one at a startup and one at a service company

I have 1 open source contribution to one of the largest MNCs codebase and also multiple contributions on open source programs

I have an advanced backend project and one project with a couple thousands of users

I am a Leetcode Guardian, 1000+ problems solved total

Hackathon win

Leadership experience

Public module with multiple downloads

One minor freelance work

9+ cg 6th sem (tier 3)

And despite all this I am not getting shortlisted. I have been applying and dming people for the past four months and haven't gotten shortlisted anywhere. Not even freaking OA. Only one person replied to my dm and referred me but still didn't get the oa. And no, my resume isn't bad. I have spent way way too much making my resume with good ats score.

Idk what's going on. Like I would be ok if I didn't clear interviews or anything but after all this not even OA?! That's whats so sad. The cs job market is cooked.

I am not applying for startups. I am applying for SDE internships. I am trying for companies where there is a possibility of a good ppo (i am ok around 14 lpa).

Ps: if anyone has any suggestions please share. Would really appreciate any help!