How I tripled my salary in 3 years by getting a position in Publicis Sapient Bangalore?

I always dreamt of achieving Rs. 10 LPA salary packages within 3 years of my job. It was a far-fetched dream as most of the IT organizations offered an average salary of Rs. 3-4 LPA in my college in campus placement. When I got selected as a System Engineer for TCS in campus placements, my salary was just Rs. 3.5 LPA.

But now, I have achieved my dream and I am a senior Data Scientist in Publicis Sapient Bangalore with Rs. 10.5 LPA. Now I want to continue working here and boost my career to the next level.

How I did it?

I followed the below steps while chasing my dream:

1. I researched and talked with different college seniors to know what skills will be ‘hot’ in future. The answer I got: Python and Data Science.
2. So, I started learning Python through online tutorials on YouTube. Then I did some paid certifications to get advanced knowledge from Coursera like IBM's Applied Data Science and Deeplearning.ai’s Deep Learning Certification.
3. I participated in hackathons for data scientists like TechGig and trained a lot of Machine Learning models during my free time.
4. I started giving interviews for the Data Scientist position after 2 years of work experience.
5. I had read in a Sapient Bangalore feedback, that the pay scale is flexible for people having the right skills and project fit in Publicis Sapient. This gave me confidence that my dream is achievable. 
6. I was rejected in many interviews based on my salary expectations, but I did not lose confidence. I kept my confidence and attitude up!
7. Finally, I was selected in Publicis Sapient as a Senior Associate Data Scientist. 

 I feel great that I have achieved one career goal. For now, I am focused on working and honing my technical skills. Meanwhile, I keep on participating in webinars, conferences and some hackathons within the organization to keep up to date.

 Did I ever feel tripling salary in 3 years is an impossible goal?

Yeah! Many of my friends thought I was out of my mind. 

According to them, I needed to do MTech from IIT or MBA from IIM to increase my salary faster. But I had a clear picture in my mind. To crack IIT or IIM, I need 1 year of preparation, 2 years of studying. So, it was the same timeline. 

The above is not a Publicis Sapient company review, this is more of how to fast-forward your career timeline. I did mine by getting a job with triple salary. Yours can be quite different!