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I got hired at Google and Meta as an average candidate by finding the 'third door.' There's an alternative way into Big Tech.

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Andrew Yeung used four steps to find the third door and launch a successful tech and hospitality career.

The concept involves finding unconventional paths to achieve goals and stand out.

Yeung : "I became almost allergic to conformity, ignoring common wisdom.

Everything changed for me in 2019 when I came across Alex Banayan's book, " The Third Door ".

Andrew Yeung is a former Meta and Google employee who now throws tech parties through Andrew 's Mixers , runs a tech events company called Fibe , and invests at Next Wave NYC .

Yeung sees himself as an average person who isn't particularly gifted or exceptionally smart in a specific area, but he finds some advantages that are uniquely suited to him.

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English

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