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Pretentious

Do founders even reply to cold emails . Have emailed about 30 of them but hardly one o two reverts. Are they too busy or cold emails are out of trend? Reaching out to create openings but of no avail yet. On LinkedIn these founders add lines like my DMs are open or reach at this email address, and even after emails no response. I wonder why !!!

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Sadmonk

Stealth

a year ago

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Series A Startup

a year ago

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by EndianTechSupport_

Stealth

Tech rant

I am a fresher 2023 graduate and have been doing this (applying for jobs) for almost a year, everyone said you have to do internships as it is necessary so did 2 internships one for a year and another for 6 months but apparently no one counts internships as experience even jobs that had 1-3 yoe as requirement and now everyone's hiring 2024 grads as freshers (I tried to look for another internship but there were none during the time of placements). I am now tired of this field, many full stack devs don't know shit outside Javascript world and many of them can't even use tools like git properly and are so cocky of themselves. Saw an SDE on twitter who apparently has 6 years of experience, doesn't even know how to configure multiple SSH and says managing multiple ssh is a downside. A women dev (cause in India you have engineers and female engineers apparently) doesn't know about sidebar cache and calls it a bug and she's in google. and If I try to roast these people with my real name there's a whole cabal of Banglorians who will grab their macbooks inside third wave coffee and start tweeting against me after aggressively drinking their Chocolate mocha frappe. Just go into any random tech twitter space no one seems to be talking about tech it's always about DSA, interviews, LIFE IN BANGLORE, which cafe they visited. I let myself believe tech was my passion and worked hard for but Indian techies and companies are worst, this generation thinks they are better than their predecessor but follow the same politics everywhere even when it comes to Tech communities (who tf does politics in a community that produces open source code wtf). They talk about networking and creating a community all the time but can't even respond to linkedin cold dm and blame the sender by nitpicking about the format 👏👏 and then they'll go on post the screenshot and rant how it's the sender fault to even try to network with them with a message that isn't written from their own blood.

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by Dattebayo

Student

Breaking Barrier : The journey of a CSE grad to UX Designer

Haiyaa! As a final-year Computer Science Engineering (CSE) graduate with a deep-seated passion for UX design, I find myself at a crossroads. Despite my academic background, I've always been towards drawn the creative and problem-solving aspects of UX design. This led me to self-learn and gain practical experience in the field, amounting to a solid 1.03 years of hands-on UX design work. However, the journey to secure a full-time UX design role has been challenging. The reality is that most Indian colleges do not offer design placements, making it difficult for aspiring designers like myself to find opportunities within the campus. The off-campus job market, on the other hand, is highly competitive, making it tough to secure a UX job with a satisfactory CTC. I've tried reaching out to HR professionals from top startups like Cred, Nearbuy, and others via LinkedIn and email, but the response has been lukewarm. Even when my portfolio and resume were well-received, as was the case with a representative from Accenture, the lack of openings for interns and the unavailability of full-time positions or Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) have been roadblocks. Despite these challenges, I remain undeterred. I believe in the power of persistence and the value of the skills I've acquired. I'm confident that the right opportunity is just around the corner, and I'm eager to contribute my UX design skills to a team that values creativity and innovation. If you know of any opportunities or have any advice for navigating this journey, I'd be grateful to hear from you all.