2.8 LPA → 27 LPA.

Just signed my first switch.

5 years ago, I joined HCLTech as a Manual Tester. Since then, my journey took me through Data Analytics, Data Engineering, and eventually GenAI.

Once I got into GenAI, I started interviewing seriously. There were rejections, lessons, and plenty of learning along the way.

Thanks to everyone who trusted me with opportunities beyond testing.

A lot of late nights, self-doubt, learning, and growth. Worth it.

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This is really great.
Congratulations.
I am also willing to uspkill in same tech.
Can you please guide me ?

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How did you manage to switch

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That's really Motivational, Thanks for sharing..

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Hii I’m also a data analyst fresher and looking for job but I’m not even getting a reply back can you please help me on linkedin

Atleast put something of value in it, this is useless. Maybe try adding how and when your domain changed (what did you do to move from manual tester to GenAI), when did you decided to switch and so on and so forth. That would actaully help people.

It was just a post celebrating a milestone, not a guide.

If I had to summarize the transition, it wasn't some carefully planned roadmap. I was interested in coding and AI, so I kept picking up opportunities whenever they came up. I automated things in my testing role, learned analytics when the work required it, moved into data engineering through another project, and eventually got into GenAI because I was interested in it and asked for the opportunity.

A lot of it was hard work, but there was also good timing, supportive managers, trust, and opportunities that happened to come my way. That's why I don't think there's a single formula that others can directly follow.

The only thing I can say is that I kept learning, kept putting myself forward for new work, and tried to make the most of every opportunity I got.

Nobody had asked about the transition before, which is why it wasn't in the post. The purpose of the post was simply to celebrate the milestone and hopefully show that if I could make the jump, others can too, even if their path looks completely different.

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