I finally did it: 85k - 175k in less than a year

Wow, where do I start? I moved to the US in 2019 and I graduated with my master's. I got a mediocre job that paid $75k in base and TC $85k. I started using blind a year ago and I knew the limit. I didn't even own a car because I wanted to pay off my student debt. I wanted to move into Product Management and I started interviewing in August and interviewed with over 25 companies. The first call from Amazon was for a Program Manager role and although the interview was not bad, I was rejected for the role after 6 rounds. I did on-site interviews with Yahoo, HBO Max, American Express, JP Morgan, Workday, and EY. I could only get the EY and JP Morgan offers and I was rejected after 1-2 rounds from other companies like Wayfair, Shipt, Chewy, Cornerstone On-Demand, Paylocity, Northwestern Mutual, and Cengage Learning to name a few. I was very frustrated at times but I never stopped preparing and practicing my answers. In November a recruiter from Amazon reached out for a Product Manager role that I had applied to and I began the interview process. I worked very hard to prepare for the interviews and spent the entire Christmas holidays preparing and improving on my mistakes. My interview was a breeze and I enjoyed all the 5 interviews on my on-site. I know that people on Blind hate Amazon but Amazon is a company that provides everyone a chance to prove their worth My TC increased from $85k to $175k and the quality of my life is soon going to improve. I felt god awful with every rejection but I never quit preparing and this is the best feeling ever. Finally, looking at Blind every day kept my motivation high during these 5 months and I just can't believe the money I will be receiving YOE <1 TC: $175k EDIT: Thank you everyone for congratulating me and I am overwhelmed with the response I got. All the best and I have posted my interview prep for Amazon here https://www.teamblind.com/post/eNTvbXEp #tech #interview #productmanager #productmanagement

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