India, April 13 -- An Indian tech professional recently shared his long and difficult journey to landing a job at Microsoft in Ireland, revealing the reality behind months of uncertainty, rejection and perseverance.

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Taking to Instagram, the man identified as Deergh Kataria posted about finally joining Microsoft after submitting more than 850 job applications and attending 13 interviews. His post quickly drew attention online as he opened up about the struggles he faced over the past year and a half.

In the caption, Kataria reflected on how surreal the moment felt. He wrote, "850+ applications and 13 interviews la...