How She Survived the Toughest Phase of Her UK Career | Ft. Sirisha | Telugu Podcast | AskJai
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How She Survived the Toughest Phase of Her UK Career | Ft. Sirisha | Telugu Podcast | AskJai
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She got 100 rejections IN ONE DAY and still got a UK sponsorship job. This is the untold story of Sirisha, a Mechatronics student who came to the UK in Dec 2018 with NO Post-Study Work Visa, only 4 months to find a job, and went through COVID redundancy, 2 withdrawn offer letters, and visa heartbreaks before finally making it.
If you are an Indian student in the UK worried about jobs, sponsorship, and survival this episode is your reality check + roadmap.
🔥 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS PODCAST:
✅ How to find WHAT skills the UK market actually wants
✅ Why you should NOT wait to be 100% ready before applying
✅ How she applied to 30-50 jobs PER DAY from her phone while travelling 2.5 hours daily
✅ The CV & Cover Letter system that saves hours, multiple CVs for multiple roles
✅ Recruitment Agency vs Direct Company — Why agency is safer for visa jobs
✅ How to handle 100 rejections a day without quitting
✅ Behind-the-scenes of UK Skilled Worker Visa switch & notice period reality
✅ The 3 BIGGEST mistakes every Indian student makes in the UK right now
⏱️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: Why Sirisha Emailed AskJai
02:30 - Why UK? From Research Analyst in India to University
06:00 - The Harsh Reality: No PSW Visa for Jan 2019 Batch
08:30 - 2 Months of Rejections for Part-Time Jobs in Telford
11:30 - Moving to London Alone for a Maths Tutor Job in Brixton
15:00 - How to Find Which Course/Skill to Learn
18:30 - Learning PLC Programming at 4 AM with an Indian Institute + Daily Hustle
23:00 - The Phone Trick: How She Applied During Her 2.5 Hour Commute
26:00 - Her Brother's Role: Accountability Spoon-Feeding
30:00 - 1.5 Months to Build ONE Strong CV + Applying to 30-50 Jobs a Day
35:00 - Rejection is NORMAL — It's Not Always Your CV's Fault
39:00 - How She Prepared for Interviews (Writing Q&A Behind Her CV)
43:00 - First Industrial Placement Interview via Recruitment Agency
47:00 - Got Placement
50:00 - COVID Nightmare: Furlough to Redundancy in June 2020 (After Just 2 Months)
54:00 - Manchester Offer WITHDRAWN Due to Poland Visa Rule
57:00 - Second London Offer WITHDRAWN Due to Sponsorship Eligibility
63:00 - How She Switched Companies on Skilled Worker Visa (CoS, Biometrics & 3-Month Notice)
66:00 - 3 Mistakes Students Must Avoid + Final Advice: NEVER GIVE UP
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