Aditya Dakshinamourtay

Well, I'm not really proud of admitting this, but one of the biggest breakthroughs I've ever had in my life is to get an interview from the greyhound of the skies, Spirit Airlines. I'm not sure if any of you know, but getting a job as an international student here in the U.S. is very hard. In fact, most companies have it in their policy not to hire internationals.

Well, I'm not really proud of admitting this, but one of the biggest breakthroughs I've ever had in my life is to get an interview from the greyhound of the skies, Spirit Airlines. I'm not sure if any of you know, but getting a job as an international student here in the U.S. is very hard. In fact, most companies have it in their policy not to hire internationals.

Well, I'm not really proud of admitting this, but one of the biggest breakthroughs I've ever had in my life is to get an interview from the greyhound of the skies, Spirit Airlines. I'm not sure if any of you know, but getting a job as an international student here in the U.S. is very hard. In fact, most companies have it in their policy not to hire internationals.

And I was painfully made aware of that in my first year here in the U.S. As a student, probably applied for over 100 jobs, zero callbacks. Every recruiter I spoke to would say, good resume, but we don't hire internationals. But in hindsight, it's not really a surprise that Spirit Airlines is the first company to give me an interview, is it?

And I was painfully made aware of that in my first year here in the U.S. As a student, probably applied for over 100 jobs, zero callbacks. Every recruiter I spoke to would say, good resume, but we don't hire internationals. But in hindsight, it's not really a surprise that Spirit Airlines is the first company to give me an interview, is it?

And I was painfully made aware of that in my first year here in the U.S. As a student, probably applied for over 100 jobs, zero callbacks. Every recruiter I spoke to would say, good resume, but we don't hire internationals. But in hindsight, it's not really a surprise that Spirit Airlines is the first company to give me an interview, is it?

They probably tried hiring regular Americans here, and they didn't want to work for them. So they're coming after desperate folk like me. But that didn't matter to me. I came here not just to get a master's, but also to get a job and live and work here. So I was ready for this. This is what I've been waiting for.

They probably tried hiring regular Americans here, and they didn't want to work for them. So they're coming after desperate folk like me. But that didn't matter to me. I came here not just to get a master's, but also to get a job and live and work here. So I was ready for this. This is what I've been waiting for.

They probably tried hiring regular Americans here, and they didn't want to work for them. So they're coming after desperate folk like me. But that didn't matter to me. I came here not just to get a master's, but also to get a job and live and work here. So I was ready for this. This is what I've been waiting for.

And they came through my university, which meant I had a head start over the others by default because I was living up to my Asian student stereotype. I had a 4.0 GPA, and I was the darling of my professors. So they put in a very good word for me. The first round of interviews was on campus. I feel like I did that pretty well. Second round, they invite me down to their headquarters.

And they came through my university, which meant I had a head start over the others by default because I was living up to my Asian student stereotype. I had a 4.0 GPA, and I was the darling of my professors. So they put in a very good word for me. The first round of interviews was on campus. I feel like I did that pretty well. Second round, they invite me down to their headquarters.

And they came through my university, which meant I had a head start over the others by default because I was living up to my Asian student stereotype. I had a 4.0 GPA, and I was the darling of my professors. So they put in a very good word for me. The first round of interviews was on campus. I feel like I did that pretty well. Second round, they invite me down to their headquarters.

Went there, again, feel like I did pretty well there. Two nervous weeks go by, and then I get a call from the recruiter. And she says, hey, you know, thank you for coming down. We feel like you'd be a great addition to the team. We'd like to offer you the job. And as she's saying that, I'm on this side going... And then I calm myself down and I say, oh, I'm so glad to hear that. I'm very excited.

Went there, again, feel like I did pretty well there. Two nervous weeks go by, and then I get a call from the recruiter. And she says, hey, you know, thank you for coming down. We feel like you'd be a great addition to the team. We'd like to offer you the job. And as she's saying that, I'm on this side going... And then I calm myself down and I say, oh, I'm so glad to hear that. I'm very excited.

Went there, again, feel like I did pretty well there. Two nervous weeks go by, and then I get a call from the recruiter. And she says, hey, you know, thank you for coming down. We feel like you'd be a great addition to the team. We'd like to offer you the job. And as she's saying that, I'm on this side going... And then I calm myself down and I say, oh, I'm so glad to hear that. I'm very excited.

And then she tells me what the salary is going to be. And that was less than what they had advertised when they were coming to my university. And I took issue with that. Why is it less? She said, OK, give me a couple of days. Let me talk to the management. She calls me back, and she says, hey, I spoke to the VP. Turns out, I don't think he's going to move.

And then she tells me what the salary is going to be. And that was less than what they had advertised when they were coming to my university. And I took issue with that. Why is it less? She said, OK, give me a couple of days. Let me talk to the management. She calls me back, and she says, hey, I spoke to the VP. Turns out, I don't think he's going to move.

And then she tells me what the salary is going to be. And that was less than what they had advertised when they were coming to my university. And I took issue with that. Why is it less? She said, OK, give me a couple of days. Let me talk to the management. She calls me back, and she says, hey, I spoke to the VP. Turns out, I don't think he's going to move.

And I was like, I said the same thing, but you said you were going to give more. And it was a couple of seconds of silence, and she goes, OK, but are you still interested in the job? I was like, are you kidding me? You're the only one to interview me, let alone give me a job. Of course I'm interested. And then she says, OK, can I send you the offer letter?

And I was like, I said the same thing, but you said you were going to give more. And it was a couple of seconds of silence, and she goes, OK, but are you still interested in the job? I was like, are you kidding me? You're the only one to interview me, let alone give me a job. Of course I'm interested. And then she says, OK, can I send you the offer letter?