Student Lands Nvidia Product Role After Rejection
Sylendran Arunagiri, 30, landed a technical product marketing role at Nvidia in December 2024 after an earlier internship rejection and a summer internship at Informatica. He moved to the US in late 2023 to begin a product management master's at Carnegie Mellon, used LinkedIn projects and intern networking to bolster his profile, and faced a 90-day F-1 visa job-search deadline. His experience underscores proactive networking and public projects' value.
Key Points
- 1Lands a technical product marketing role at Nvidia after prior internship rejection
- 2Leverages LinkedIn projects and intern connections to demonstrate AI skills and stand out
- 3Highlights need for proactive networking, public projects, and timing amid F-1 visa 90-day constraint
Scoring Rationale
Practical firsthand career example with actionable tips, but limited generalizability and narrow, single-subject scope and context.
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