I landed a job at Snap without tech experience. Guessing the recruiter's email address was my ticket to breaking through.

Sreeja Apparaju

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• Sreeja Apparaju decided to pursue a tech role after graduating, despite having no tech internships.
• She said a networking trick and the support of her friends helped her land a position at Snap.
• Apparaju shared her top advice for other job seekers.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sreeja Apparaju, a 24-year-old machine learning engineer at Snap living in New York. Business Insider...