Kushal

Most people stop after they land their first job. I stayed in the market.

That mindset made all the difference.

I came to the UK looking for better opportunities in my field. No loan. No backup plan. Just the decision to go all in.

I started applying three months before graduation. I thought I was ahead of the curve. But I learnt quickly the curve doesn’t care unless you know how to play the game.

1,500 applications. 1,498 rejections. 2 interviews. 2 final rounds. 2 offers.

I didn’t have part-time shifts or coursework weighing me down.

What I did have was the mental weight of being ignored nearly 1,498 times.

Silence became normal. Rejections became routine. But quitting was never an option.

Everything changed when I shifted my approach from pushing to pulling.

I stopped blindly applying and started focusing on positioning myself the right way.

That’s when Unimad came in.

Their LinkedIn Optimisation helped turn my profile from a resume dump to a personal marketing page showing who I was and what I could bring.

Opportunities started coming to me, and the ones that did actually made sense for who I was.

You don’t need 50 interviews. You just need the right two.

The first offer gave me a start.

The second gave me alignment with my goals, my values, and my worth.

And that only happened because I kept myself in the game.

Even after winning the first round, I didn’t stop showing up.

• Take control of your life.
• Don’t settle just because something finally worked.
• And always play the long game.

This wasn’t just a job hunt. It was a perspective shift.

I’m not just building a career. I’m building a life that chooses me back.