Microsoft turned me down twice. Here's what I did differently the third time to get the job.

Adit Sheth didn't give up after two rejections. On his third try, armed with a self-improvement plan, he got hired by Microsoft.

Adit Sheth

• Adit Sheth was rejected by Microsoft twice, and he turned the rejections into his biggest motivator.
• The senior software engineer at Microsoft built a self-improvement plan to ace his third application.
• After deliberate prep, he aced seven interviews and landed the role.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Adit Sheth...