Abhaya

I didn’t plan this journey the way most people do.

While my brother was applying for his Master’s abroad, I casually asked him to submit my forms too. I wrote an essay, gave him the documents, and honestly… forgot all about it.

A few months later, I opened my inbox and saw emails from universities. Offers. Real ones.

That’s when it hit me this was actually happening.

I told my parents, and they backed me with no hesitation. I packed up and flew to the UK in December 2023.

But getting here was only half the climb.

I started applying two months before graduation.

In hindsight, I wish I’d started earlier. But once I did, I had a plan:

Job applications in the morning, classes and coursework in the afternoon, and restaurant shifts in the evening.

Even when I had no responses, I stuck to the routine. It gave me momentum.

I applied to so many jobs, I lost count.

But here’s what I do remember:

7 interviews 3 final rounds 3 offers

One of them came from Changing Social.

Funny story - the CV I sent them had two different fonts. Not intentional. Just a formatting slip I missed.

After I got the offer, I joked about it with my hiring manager.

He said he noticed.

But also that it felt human. Not AI. Not templated.

Just someone trying, honestly.

And that effort mattered.

The turning point in my job search was Unimad. The platform helped me take that effort further.

I used the CV and Cover Letter builders.

Optimised my LinkedIn with clear, simple steps.

Leaned on Unibot for writing drafts.

If you’re in the middle of job hunt right now, I get it.

It feels endless. Overwhelming. Like nothing is working.

But one step, one routine, one real application at a time, it builds.

It would seem like a massive mountain to climb. But when you reach the summit, every bit of effort feels worth it.