India, Dec. 27 -- An Indian engineer who moved to the United States in search of bigger opportunities has shared how persistence, networking and the right referral helped him secure his first role at Microsoft. Speaking to Business Insider, Rishab Jolly traced his journey from working in India to becoming a senior product manager at one of the world's biggest technology companies.

Before moving to the US in 2015, Jolly studied engineering and computer science in India and worked as a software quality tester and engineer. "I was always interested in the business side of technology," he told Business Insider. To bridge that gap, he left his job to pursue an MBA at the University of Arizona, hoping to add business acumen to his technical ba...