I am currently a bachelors student and stuck in the dilemma of job bs masters after graduation... Any insights from the ppl in the industry?

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I am 22yo and just graduated from a tier 3 college with Btech degree. Currently placed in a startup as a Frontend Engineer CTC 7LPA remote. I am confused should I prepare for masters and do that or should I work hard in FE and switch after 1-2 year for better pay. 
And what one should do? Masters in Cs or MBA , I know both are different but still confused.

Confuses about Masters/Job

Frontend Engineer

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Hi!

I'm currently doing my Masters from tier 1 University in India and have 4 years of experience working as a Data Scientist in an MNC.
When I go for a job search for a Data scientist role soon, will my job experience before Masters be considered and given a role according to the seniority?

Experience before Masters

Data scientist

Hi all, we all know how messed up the market is right now. I currently have a work experience of 1.6 years,and I am thinking if I should go for a masters in CS abroad or not. Considering the market scenario abroad I am a bit afraid to take the big leap, but right now I can see the scenario is not much better in India as well, facing difficulty in switching also. I would like to concentrate on one line - masters or job switch. Please guide me.

Need Guidance

Software Engineer

Hi,

I want to work in either US or European countries. Is it possible to land there without doing masters? I am a software engineer and financially it’s hard for me to go for masters. Is it possible that I can apply from here and land a job in any of the companies in other countries?

I have 3.5 years of experience and I am confused whether I should do masters or keep working in tech?

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I am an MBA HR and Finance Graduate, currently working as a Business Development executive for 10 months. 
I am thinking about changing my job from BDE to HR. 
And I am confused about searching for jobs. I also have plans to do a Data analytics course . 

1, Should I continue to do BDE? Does this field have growth ?
2, should I search for a HR job? Does this field have growth for males? 
3, should I go learn Data analytics course? Does this have any opportunity for working abroad? 

It would be great if anyone with experience could mentor or give advice for this dilemma of mine .. thank you in advance.

Confused!!!!

Business Development

I'm working as a software Engineer at a startup with almost 2 YOE. Looking at most of my friends going to usa for masters right after college i felt like I'm making a mistake by not doing the same after listening software engineers earning 100K us dollars there. I thought I'll give myself two years get some work experience and then think about it but honestly I'm still confused if i should switch(which is not proving to be so simple in the current job market) or should I go for masters (again confused here in choosing between usa or Germany or Australia). Will taking almost 40 Lakhs of loan money and doing it be worth it ? Seriously damn confused about what next step to take. When I spoke with the CTO here, he advised it's not worth and you can be earning almost similar money here soon. I'd say FOMO is also a big thing here. As i tell myself let's take the risk, 2 years of study will be done soon and then work for 3-4 years , make big money , repay the loan and get back to India. I'd be having the international exposure, experiencing some above average lifestyle than India , so confused man 

Any grapeviners who might have seen people around them taking this step please suggest me what to do, any advice is greatly appreciated 🙏

Really confused about masters vs switch

Software Developer

I have had the privilege of getting into a Software Developer role straight out of college into an HFT firm. It's been 1 and a half years here.

I feel career paths are very different within HFT and any Web based company.
Here, my day to day job involves writing low latency stuff and also optimizing existing code.
But it always feels like I'm working on basic stuff using simple DS and simple algos. Just that the code writing speed also matters as we want to test the strategy live ASAP. The growth isn't much here so I'd probably switch. My concern also increases because I don't know if I can grow well in this role/ path.

My idea of a web based firm is that as a junior, I'd do the same simple stuff. But as I grow in a role, I'd start working on scaling systems efficiently. I think I would like to explore this and see how I like it.

But also, I like working in finance, pricing the markets, market making with the right strategies. So maybe I also want to be a Quant researcher or a  trader.

I know I'm young and probably overthinking this, you all must have too. I want to try to provide as much value as I can to any firm as I feel at the end of the day, my compensation would anyways be tied to it.
I just want to see how others would navigate this.
I'd probably like to get a masters degree soon. So, I'm also trying to figure out if I should do a masters in some quant field or a standard computer science degree.
So much confusion!

Thanks for any help!

Confused about a career path in HFT or Web.

I graduated from college about 3 months back and have been applying, cold emailing and doing everything but things aren't moving- either there are too many applicants, budget is not right or the role is shit. I have good internship experience with established cos. but still unable to land at a good place where I can grow and learn.

What shall I do? Do you know if someone's hiring? I have also been thinking about doing masters but not so keen.

No job, graduated 3 months back

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Product Owner

Hey everyone, seeking some career advice here. So, I've been grinding away in the risk domain at a big financial services MNC for about 2 years now ( have total experience of 5 years from similar companies), pulling in around 30 lakhs INR. Recently, I got a bit curious about what else is out there, so I started poking around. But here's the kicker – every HR rep I chat with says my pay is cool, but they're eyeing up MBA grads from fancy schools for the budget I'm looking out for. 

Thing is, I know my stuff. I've snagged awards, jumped up the ladder faster. But now I'm starting to sweat about whether my lack of an MBA is gonna bite me in the rear down the line. Plus, with all the chatter about layoffs, I'm low-key freaking about whether my gig here is as solid as I thought. 

Any advice on how to navigate this maze? Should I bite the bullet and go for that MBA, or stick to my guns and trust that my track record speaks for itself? Appreciate any wisdom y'all can drop!

Confused on if I should get an MBA

Consultant

As a fresher I am confused on what Carrier path to take. I have 2 internship experience one was in data science and another one in ML Engeneering. So iam confused on what should I pursue. 
How many paths are there available like Software dev/ data analyst?
Can one switch paths later after gaining some experience?
Which job role will be good in few year?

Can you guys shed some light on these queries?

Confused as a Fresher

Machine Learning Engineer

Background : I am a product designer with a few  years of experience in the industry. I already have a B.Des degree and I'm seeing that the standard route for people with my background is to do a masters in design. 

From my time working I've seen that people who are good designers irrespective of whether they have some sort of design degree or not are doing well. Which makes me unsure whether I should take up masters or not. This might be a very biased take since the sample size is very small.

All in all, I wanted to understand if a masters degree holds a high valuation like in other industries.

Confused about doing masters in design

Product Designer

I recently graduated from my college, with a non-tech job in hand. I have a keen interest in analytics and insights and actively looking for jobs on different portals. But, what I am getting in return is rejections from every company in which I apply. 

I am demotivated and confused about my career choice, I want to know that I should continue to search for opportunities in  analytics domain or I should learn think about changing my domain by learning new skills?

Please help? It would really help me take a sound decision.

Thanks.

A confused recent graduate

Hi everyone,

A bit about me: I'm a 25-year-old female with a CTC of 4.5 LPA and around 2 years of experience. I was forced to resign from my first company, and currently, I don't have any job offers. Job hunting has been very challenging for me.

Due to my negative first experience, I'm scared and skeptical about joining another company. Additionally, I don't expect a significant salary hike with a switch right now.

I seek advice on pursuing a master's degree. Should I prepare for it? Is it worth it? Will it lead to a better package? I'm really confused between pursuing a master's and looking for another job. Any help, advice, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Seeking Advice on Master's vs Job Search

after reading the comments I am more confused coz I’m very stubborned with one decision that SDE is not the work I want to do , I really wanna get in ML based jobs like Data Science or AI Engineer or Data Analyst… I know market is not good for data Engineers now but I wanna settle in Other foreign countries for my livelihood and so wanna get in to this field but then a question arises , should I do my masters or work in a company for 1-2 years to gain experience and then search for foreign companies, can someone help me really need one

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business/finance major, graduated in 2019, been working for 3yrs and 10 months, have doubled my salary since I started my career in 2019.
Exploring options- masters in India only as abroad is expensive and doesn't make any sense in today's market. 
Have seen the fintech space closely boom as a 20y.o fresh out of college, and since then I've worked across sme financing, education financing, b2b credit card payments and now again back to education financing for a traditional nbfc. 
My roles have varied from strategy and operations, to investor relations/nbfc treasury to product management (current role)
I wanted some advice/opinion from the community whether to continue on my career path or switch to masters- take a break of 18 months study from a great school and get back in the industry.
Also, if I explore the later one then apart from the isbs and IIMs of the world are there even good 1 year mba programs in india?

MBA for someone with a  non tech BG

Product Manager

Hi,
I am just confused about what to do next.
Right now I am a fresher working at a service based company as a junior software engineer with a salary of 4LPA. Should I be working and shifting companies with work experience or do my Masters after about 2 years of work experience.
I would love to get some advice from you folks
Thanks.

Grow myself up the corporate ladder through experience or do Masters

I have “hustled” (whatever that means, most times I feel like a fraud) my way to a 60 LPA (no ESOPs and non engineering background) after 5 years. I’ve also realised that the job market has become pretty flat and degrees (ofc there are exceptions) don’t really matter once you have a foot in the door in the “ecosystem”.

However, I feel considerably lost (more existential maybe) and have been contemplating an MBA abroad for quite sometime. BUT, I don’t want to take money from my parents and I don’t want to exhaust my savings on one degree. 

I’m not thoroughly “excited” about networking or just partying for two years and don’t feel very strongly about moving abroad either. 

I think a foreign MBA just feels like an escape at the moment. However, I don’t know how it’ll solve anything to be honest, since I’ll still have to deal with the larger questions around purpose, what I stand for etc etc.

Any thoughts?

Confused about a foreign MBA, leaning on a NO

Investor

Are MCAs in general worth it after BCA? 

Specifically are MCAs from NITs worth it? Do they get same packages as that of CSE students? What is the average MCA package at NITs?

I currently have a job (>1 yr industry exp) I am learning a lot on the job (tech and non-tech). My TL and managers are happy w me in general. I'm also learning other stuff (MERN stack) at the moment.

I've been contemplating about this for a while.

I. Factors that personally discourage me from pursuing an MCA:

a. MCA is usually 2 years (3 years at NITs)
b. Syllabus is more or less the same when compared to BCA. A few extra courses/electives maybe added.
c. Opportunity cost - I will be missing out on 2 or 3 years of salaried income.
d. How would the ROI (return on investment) look like?
f. I'll have to prepare for entrance exams (NITs) along with my job.
e. I may be able to match college placement packages by being in the industry for 2-3 years. Afaik average package is 4-8 LPA after MCA at non-NIT colleges.

II. Factors that make me want to pursue an MCA:

a. My extended family and relatives will shut up. (No pressure as such from my parents)
b. Might look good on resume to future employers.
c. I may not be able to match the college placement packages despite being in the industry for 2-3 years (depends on my personal commitment to skilling up and the market ofc)

Any inputs would highly be appreciated and would help me analyse better! 

Thanks :)

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