Before I tell you about myself, here’s what I do:

I’ve built Sareen Career Coaching to help ambitious tech professionals in the US land $120k–$300k roles at top companies like Google, Meta, and Amazon - without wasting months on endless networking or sending out hundreds of applications.

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In 2019, I moved to Canada as a first-generation immigrant with just a suitcase and a dream.
No family here, or a fancy job waiting. 

So, I did what most newcomers do - picked up hourly gigs, delivered pizzas, and took whatever work I could find.

But I wasn’t ready to settle.

In the summer of 2020, right at the peak of COVID lockdowns when most people couldn’t even land one interview, I got 9 interview calls from top tech companies, startups, and major banks.


That was my breakthrough.
I landed my first real tech job and finally started to feel like I belonged.
Then, on Dec 28th, 2022, I was laid off from my job as a software engineer right before New Year's Eve.

Everything I’d worked for felt shaky again.
Like everyone, I started applying everywhere, chasing every lead, hoping for a break.

All I got were rejections - or, worse, silence.
That’s when I stopped playing by the old rules.

I dug deep into how hiring really works:

 → Learned how to beat the ATS
 → Rebuilt my resume for both algorithms and people
 → Ditched mass applying
 → Put my energy into a real strategy

Within weeks, interviews rolled in. Offers followed.

Friends started asking for help, and they landed jobs as well. 
That’s when I realized this system could help others, too.

Now, I’ve coached 300+ tech professionals, immigrants, and laid-off job seekers, 
and anyone in the US or Canada feeling invisible, helping them land high-paying roles and find their confidence again.

If you’re tired of sending applications into the void, I get it. I can help.

Let’s make your next job search your last.

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My Expertise: Career Coaching | Resume & LinkedIn Revamp | Interview Prep | ATS & Job Search Strategy | Personal Branding

I’ve cracked the ATS every single time I’ve applied for a job. (And I'll share the secret with you.)


The biggest reason your resume doesn’t convert is not a lack of qualifications or achievements.

It’s because the ATS couldn’t “read” your value.

Here's a before vs after resume of one of my clients.

I break down what I help her change to land multiple interviews with the top companies.

❌ OLD RESUME
→ Wordy and vague summary 
→ Skills and tools scattered all over the place 
→ Projects buried too deep 
→ Too much jargon, too little clarity 
→ 2+ pages, cluttered and overwhelming

✅ NEW RESUME
→ 1-page, crisp and focused 
→ Summary shows clear value with metrics (70% optimization, 67% user acceptance) 
→ Skills grouped logically for ATS scan 
→ Projects written like achievements—not just tasks 
→ Uses job-relevant keywords like: “multi-GPU computing,” “transformer,” “YOLO,” “streamlit,” “Docker,” and “fine-tuning LLMs”

So, what actually makes a resume pass the ATS?

It’s these 4 things:

🔹 Be keyword-rich (based on the JD) 
🔹 Have clean formatting (no fancy design, no tables) 
🔹 Show quantifiable outcomes (not just responsibilities) 
🔹 Stay under 2 pages (ideally 1, unless you’re senior)

5 reasons the ATS might reject your resume:

→ PDF formatting with images or charts
→ No job-specific keywords
→ Generic summaries without context or metrics
→ Listing duties instead of results
→ Skills thrown randomly instead of categorized

Your resume isn’t a biography. It’s your marketing tool.
And if the system can’t read it, no human ever will.

If you’re job hunting and not getting interviews, it’s time to change your resume - not your dreams.

P.S. DM me if you are a mid-career professional in the U.S. who's tried everything, and need help landing more interviews, and offers. I've helped 400+ professionals land their dream roles with a styrategy that works.

Sanyam Sareen

ATS Resume Expert | LinkedIn and FAANG+ Specialist | 450+ Clients, $41M in Offers Landed | Chief Career Strategist at Sareen Career Coaching

On the left: That's me when I landed in Canada. I got a job delivering pizzas in -20°C.

On the right: That's me holding my fav pizza after helping 300+ people land jobs at Amazon, Meta, and Netflix.

TBH, it took me a lot of courage to share this part here. Because my roots made me feel awkward about leaving a comfortable life in India and delivering pizzas here.

But that's a part of my journey, and I own it.

Back then, I didn’t have a plan.
No roadmap. No Canadian network. No white-collar job waiting on the other side of immigration.

I had rent to pay, an education loan, and parents back home who asked me every week about job updates.

So I did what most new immigrants do.
Picked up whatever work I could find.
And kept telling myself this is temporary.

But that “temporary” phase taught me things no tech job or MBA ever could.

It taught me how to manage rejection when I didn’t hear back from 70+ job applications. 
– discipline when I used to come back at 1 AM and still wake up early to apply for jobs.
– humility that no work is small, but all work can shape you.

Today, I’ve coached 300+ professionals. And helped people land offers at Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and other places that once felt out of reach for me, too.

The transition didn’t happen because I was smarter. It happened because I kept going when it was easier to give up.

So if you’re in the same space as I was, feeling stuck in a job that doesn’t reflect your potential.

Let me say this clearly:

1. Your first job in a new country doesn’t define your last.
It just builds your capacity for the climb.

2. You don’t need the perfect start.
You just need to keep moving, learning, and showing up even when no one’s watching.

3. Where you begin and where you end up can look nothing alike.
And that’s the beauty of the journey.

If you’re holding a side gig, chasing a degree, or trying to restart your career from scratch. Don’t count yourself out.

Sometimes, the road to success starts with a pizza delivery in the snow.

P.S. Follow Sanyam Sareen if you are a mid-career job seeker in the U.S. I share practical advice that gets you hired for high-paying roles at the top companies.

Amazon offered Puja $175K. She walked away with $210K.
Meta told Ashish they'd pay $245K. He negotiated his way to $270K.

These are not lucky breaks.
They are smart, calm, well-prepped negotiations.

And I’m sharing exactly how my clients negotiate $30K-$50K more on top of the original offer.

I’ve compiled the scenario-based scripts, calculators, and phrases that helped my mid-career clients land high-paying roles and negotiate tens of thousands more, all in one place.

If you’re a mid-career professional in the U.S., and you’ve got an offer coming or one you hope is coming you need to check this.
Before you say yes, read this.

It might be the difference between $185K and $230K.

How to get it:
→ Step 1: Connect with me so I can DM you (only sharing with the first 25 people who are in the U.S.)
→ Step 2: Comment MORE below and I’ll send it your way

Do not leave money on the table by accepting the first offer.

Even 8 years at a top company like Microsoft doesn’t guarantee interviews anymore.

Yesterday, I read a Reddit post from a Sr. Data Engineer with 8 years of U.S. experience who got rejected by Amazon, Meta, and Uber within seconds of sending his application.

And the reason was his resume didn’t use the exact keywords the system was trained to scan for.

He said:
“My resume was written for humans, not the algorithm. I assumed if I said ‘Built ETL,’ they knew I used Python. The AI didn’t.”

Here’s the reality no one prepares you for:

Your resume now goes through 3–5 layers before a human even sees it.
→ ATS filters
→ Keyword density checks
→ Score-based ranking models
→ Recruiter screens
→ Hiring manager skims (if you're lucky)

So before you apply, make sure your resume is doing two things:

1. Speaking to the machine
→ Match exact tool names (not just functions)
→ Mirror language from the job description
→ Avoid vague verbs; the ATS doesn't infer anything

2. Hooking the human
→ Highlight measurable outcomes, not task lists
→ Format for readability in under 7 seconds
→ Tell a clear story of progression and impact

Now your resume should translate your value clearly at every level. Or the ATS won't let your application pass through it.

P.S. Not getting interviews despite a solid track record and experience. I've helped 450+ professionals fit that to land interviews and high-paying roles at Amazon, Google, Meta, and more.

If your resume isn’t working, I can help you fix it, so you get more opportunities. DM me, and let’s fix this before your next application.

Sameera landed a $205,000 offer at Meta. But just weeks before, she felt invisible in the US job market, despite having a PhD in Computer Vision.

Sameera (name changed) courageously left everything behind in India to start fresh in the US on OPT STEM.

But despite her talent and hard work, she felt invisible.
Applications went nowhere. Recruiters didn’t understand her value.
Each rejection chipped away at her confidence.

She wasn’t just fighting the job market. She was fighting the sinking fear that the American dream might not be true for her.

That’s when we went back to the basics.
We rebuilt her professional story, not just as a list of skills, but as a narrative that both recruiters and the ATS could understand.

We turned her achievements into impact.
We highlighted her journey in a way that made her stand out.
And most importantly, we gave her back a sense of control.

The result?
Within 30 days of sending her new applications, her phone started ringing.
3 interviews. 2 offers.

And a life-changing role as a Research Data Scientist at Meta in New York.
Total compensation: $205,000.
- Base pay: $145,000.
- Bonus: $20,000.
- Stock: $40,000.

When she called me after accepting the offer, she said something I’ll never forget: “You gave me back a sense of control.”

Her story is proof that even in the hardest chapters of your job search, transformation is possible.

If you’re a highly skilled professional feeling stuck, invisible, or overwhelmed by rejections, remember this:

You don’t need to apply harder. You need a strategy that works.
And that’s what I do for my clients.

So, if you’re ready to take control of your career again, my inbox is open. Or you can also check the first comment, and someone from our team will reach out to you.

🔁 Repost this post to save it for the future and to help others as well.

PS: DM me if you are targeting senior-level roles in the U.S. I've helped 450+ professionals land their dream roles in the top companies.

I never thought the guy who landed in Canada on a student visa would one day help 450+ people land offers at Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and more.

Back then, I was just trying to survive grad school.
Worried about part-time jobs, paying rent, and figuring out how to make this “dream” work.

But piece by piece, it started to make sense.
→ The way you tell your story matters.
→ The way you apply matters even more.
→ And the job search isn’t just about effort, it’s about strategy.

Here's what my 2025 looked like:
- 450+ clients supported
- 502 offers landed
- 90.7% success rate

And countless conversations with people who just needed someone to say: “Let’s figure this out.”

I don’t take this lightly.
It’s not just work, it’s a reminder of how far we can go when we stop waiting and start moving.

If 2025 didn’t go as planned, don’t beat yourself up.
But don’t carry the same approach into 2026.

If you’re ready to make 2026 the year you finally land that high-paying role DM me “READY” and let’s build your strategy together.

Please don’t set job search goals this year.


Every January, I watch smart, capable mid-career professionals do the same thing.

- They promise to apply more.
- Reach out more.
- Stay consistent this time.

It feels responsible. It feels like progress.

But by February, many of them are right back where they started.
Not because they lacked effort. Because effort was never the problem.

Applying to more roles does not fix unclear positioning.
Tweaking a resume does not fix how you’re being read.
Consistency does not help if you’re consistently optimizing the wrong thing.

I’ve seen people do everything “right” and still feel invisible in the market.
Not because the market is broken.
Because they never stopped to ask what they were actually optimizing for.

Without clarity, goals just push you faster in whatever direction you were already heading.

That’s why this week’s edition of The Job Search Playbook is not about motivation or resolutions.

Subscribe to The Job Search Playbook for more real-life stories and motivation to land your $150K+ offer as a mid-career professional.

January has a strange energy. Every year, I see smart, capable people open a fresh notebook or a new Notion page and write things like: Apply to 10 jo

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The moment you say yes to that job offer, you lose $30K–$50K.


It rarely happens in a negotiation call.
It happens in the first 10 seconds after you hear the number.

After weeks or months of interviews, rejections, and uncertainty, an offer feels like oxygen. Your shoulders drop. Your mind goes quiet. You want it to be over.

So you accept quickly.

You skip the pause.
You skip the questions.
You skip the chance to understand the band and what’s flexible.

Most people tell themselves:
“I don’t want to risk it.”
“I’m just grateful to have something.”
“I’ll catch up after I join.”

That catch-up usually never comes.

The gap becomes your baseline.
Raises stack on top of that baseline.
Your internal level and comp band get anchored early.

A year later, people realize they left real money on the table, and it quietly shapes the next few years of their career.

This week’s edition of The Job Search Playbook is about that exact moment. 

The psychology behind why smart people accept early, and what to do so that relief doesn’t make a permanent decision for you.

If you’re interviewing right now or expecting an offer soon, read it before you say yes too fast.

P.S. I've helped 450+ mid-career professionals land high-paying offers at top companies. DM me if you're struggling to land interviews, and offers.

It usually happens at the best possible moment. The recruiter calls. They share the number. You finally breathe. After weeks or months of uncertainty,

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