Fail early, Fail frequently, Fail big

Microsoft, Twitter rejected me

  • I didn’t give up instead I learn how to make my resume/LinkedIn strong

Roku Inc. rejected me

  • I didn’t give up instead I focus more on grinding Data structures

Intel rejected me

  • I didn’t give up instead I learn which Algorithm for which type of problem

Stripe rejected me

  • I didn’t give up instead I learn how to write bug-free code faster and pass a coding interview

LinkedIn rejected me

  • I didn’t give up instead I learn how to think out loud while solving a hard problem

FedEx, Nike rejected me

  • I didn’t give up instead I learn how to answer a behavioral question well

Uber rejected me

  • I didn’t give up instead I learn how to design a high scale distributed system

Tesla rejected me

  • I didn’t give up instead I learn how to design an end-to-end machine learning system

Meta offered me

  • because I cracked all of #coding #design #job #success #datastructures their interviews: Ph screen, 2 coding rounds, system design, ML design, and Behavioral

Then I rejected a non-MAANG offer and gave up interviewing with other MAANGs

  • Because I already got my dream job at Meta as a Software Engineer, ML

“Fail early, fail frequently, fail big”
Big success comes with big failure
Sometimes you need to hear 100 NOs just for 1 YES!
Rejections are not failures until you give up
All the rejections shaped me up into what I’m today
Keep cracking DS/Algo, Apply, Interview, Fail, Repeat…
Soon your “ONE DAY” will be “DAY ONE”!

Abdullah Al Mamun – https://www.linkedin.com/in/newabdullah
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