Arunansu Pattanayak

Arunansu Pattanayak – The Tech Career Alchemist – is the #1 authority helping international students and first-generation grads break into Big Tech and transform into industry leaders—despite automation, visa struggles, or economic downturns.
In a world where students are up against AI, outsourcing, and résumé robots, Arun’s approach demystifies hiring strategies that recruiters won’t teach—and gives students the roadmap to rise from applicant to authority in under 18 months.
After graduating from India’s top engineering school and earning a full U.S. scholarship, Arun hit rock bottom post-9/11—jobless, visa-expired, and scrambling to survive. But by teaching himself .NET overnight, he scored a breakthrough job and skyrocketed into tech leadership at Microsoft. Now, he shares that blueprint with students.