Laid-off Techie Lands 50% Hike Job in a Month: Overcame Rejections, Upskilled

• A tech professional, laid off in mid-December, secured a new job with a 50% salary hike within a month.
• He shared his roadmap on Reddit, detailing how he quickly upskilled and overcame repeated rejections.
• Despite two years as a data engineer, he lacked hands-on experience with key tools like Python, SQL, AWS, and Kafka, prompting intense learning post-layoff.
• He dedicated himself to daily learning and job applications, using rejections to identify and fix skill gaps.
• Maintaining an Excel sheet for interview tracking and reviewing challenging questions were key strategies for improvement.