The story of a man who never stopped trying and eventually landed a job at his dream organization Google inspires people online. Tyler Cohen applied not once or twice at the tech giant, but a whopping 39 times. He has shared the screenshot of all his email communications with Google, the latest being on July 19 when he got the job. Mr. Cohen lives in San Francisco and worked as an Associate Manager – Strategy & Ops at DoorDash before being offered a position by Google.
“There’s a fine line between perseverance and madness. I’m still trying to figure out which one I have. 39 rejections, 1 acceptance,” he said in the short LinkedIn post, which is now going viral.
The man has added creative hashtags such as #acceptedoffer, #application etc. The post has been liked by nearly 35,000 people and nearly 800 users have commented on it.
The screenshot of his trail emails to and from Google shows that he first applied on August 25, 2019 but was rejected. He did not give up and reapplied – twice – for a position in September 2019. Mr Cohen was rejected both times. The screenshot further shows an eight-month gap from September 2019. Mr. Cohen resumed his application in June 2020 during the Covid pandemic, but was rejected each time until July 19, 2022 when he was selected by the tech giant.
Users have been impressed with Mr. Cohen’s achievement and posted several congratulations. Some users even shared their own experiences.
“Mine was 120+ rejections from Amazon until I finally got a position,” said one user. “I have 83 applications, 52 rejections and 1 waiting to hear back (last round). It’s brutal here,” added another.
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