Santosh Mishra’s Inspiring Journey to Microsoft
Santosh Mishra’s Inspiring Journey to Microsoft
I had the incredible opportunity to converse with Santosh Mishra, an SDE at Microsoft and a renowned content creator, about his inspiring journey. 🌟
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In this episode, we dive deep into Santosh's life story, from his early days on a farm with little interest in studies to becoming a successful software engineer. Here are some key highlights:
✅Early Life & Education: Santosh's journey began in a small village, attending a government school with Hindi as the medium of instruction. Despite facing setbacks in cracking government exams, he never gave up.
✅Shifting Dreams: Initially dreaming of becoming a doctor, Santosh's path shifted towards engineering. He faced significant challenges transitioning to English medium education but persevered.
✅Building Confidence in English: Santosh shares valuable tips on improving English skills that helped him gain confidence.
✅Distance Learning: He completed his BCA through distance education while preparing for government exams, highlighting the pros and cons of distance courses in securing jobs.
✅Career Opportunities: We discuss the opportunities available after BCA/MCA in tech companies and the importance of English in coding interviews.
✅Guidance & Success: Santosh emphasizes the importance of guidance in one's career and shares his key to success: focusing on weaknesses rather than seeing success as a binary outcome.
✅Teaching & Career Switch: His journey from teaching to switching jobs, including interview rounds at VMWare and Microsoft, is truly motivating.
✅Preparation & Resources: Santosh cracked 12-13 companies through dedicated preparation and shares the resources he followed.
✅Work-Life Balance: Insights into maintaining a healthy work-life balance and advice for those aiming to switch to top tech companies.
Tune in to hear Santosh's inspiring story and gain valuable insights for your own career journey. 🎧
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