India, Sept. 19 -- An IIM Kozhikode graduate with three years of data analytics experience took to Reddit after receiving zero callbacks despite sending over 250 job applications. Seeking career advice and hiring leads, the candidate highlighted their relentless cold emailing and job portal outreach with no success. The post struck a chord online, prompting experienced professionals to share similar struggles.

"3 YOE + IIM-K MBA, 250+ applications, still not a single callback. Anyone hiring?" an individual wrote, adding, "Background: Engineer, worked 3 years in data analytics, then an MBA at IIM Kozhikode which I just finished. I don't like my current company (Genman). So I've been throwing everything at the wall, that is, cold emailing ...