India, Aug. 31 -- A Gurgaon man has opened up about a difficult nine-month period of unemployment, repeated rejections and self-doubt before eventually securing a job at the very company whose entrance test he had failed more than five times.

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Taking to Instagram, Krritin Sahu shared his experience of watching former batchmates progress in their careers while he struggled to find work. In the video, he spoke about how prolonged unemployment can gradually affect a person's confidence and make them question their own abilities.

"The worst part of being jobless isn't being broke, it's slowly starting to believe that you are the problem. I was u...