Need guidance
I am from a tier 3 college, going to graduate in 2024. With all these layoffs, recession scene going on I am completely stressed out. My college started pretty late, I am in third year within just 1 year of offline college and 1 year of online. Didn't really get time to learn and explore initially, I haven't done much development neither LeetCode, I feel like I am effed now. What and how should I start getting a grip on things? I have done basic HTML, CSS, know python and basics of JS plus Java, C and C++. I really want some guidance on how to proceed ahead with learning development, I really want a job and get out of my toxic household.
fella
Student
a year ago
Generic advice : start making some good projects, start attending hackathons (notice the word attending, you dont have to nessassrly win but just participate), start contributing to open source amd join tech communities.
To you personally - i wont lie, the path would be tough initially, but if you are dedicated enough you can pull it off. And also there would be some random xyz from tier 1,2,3 earning 20-30 lpa at fresher.
The key point is that it doesnt matter much at staring 3-4 years of your career. Keep your vision long term.
Roasted
Student
a year ago
I am trying to think of it the same way, I am scared to attend hackathons though, I feel like I will always end up disappointing my teammates and end up burdening them with my inability to build anything.
I am trying to make sure I at least get a CHWTIA company and maybe skillup from there, but I feel like even such companies would deny me in the first place.
Toxic household- Don’t remain trapped. Get out right now. Being stuck there, you may not even be able to study anything for Job. First get out, stay with like-minded job preparing guys. There is no quick formula, but try to crack those oncampus or pool campus interviews, just get into any company. Get a job in howsoever small company, and then your life will kickstart. Good luck.
Roasted
Student
a year ago
I can't get out, it's a different mental pain to be at home, I am hoping after my job I'd be able to leave but I won't be able to survive with a tiny salary or be able to move out either.
You underestimate human perseverance. That said, I feel that part about toxic household, because I too have faced that long back. But you must get out on one pretext or the other. If not now, may be after finishing Engineering, you can move out citing one reason or the other even if for just 4-5 months (for job search). And get whatever you can, howsoever small, people in my times had latched on to software jobs paying as low as 6k! (Though it used to increase after 6 months and 1 year). So don’t leave any opportunity. Increase your network, right information at right time is very crucial. Freshers drive too keeps happening, you should know well in time. And try to keep preparing. Good luck.
BadMaiden42
Student
a year ago
If it's of any help, i graduated from a tier 3 college in 2017. I've been in the top level management of my current company for the last 2 years now. I graduated from e&c and landed a non tech role in an MNC. Quit, joined a startup and then now in another and clawed my way up. I took part in a hackathon and won as well despite my background. If i can do it, you can too. Start by building practical applications. Build a better website for your college, tier 3 colleges have shitty websites. Build a platform for your dept. Build an app for your friend or family or apartment. Start small then freelance for free (or low pay) and you'll gain confidence
Roasted
Student
a year ago
I tried to explore a lot of fields, so many of them don't interest me at all, I try to come home and code but it's honestly very hard.
Roasted
Student
a year ago
People don't do much at my college, it's almost as if the entire pandemic batch isn't aware about programming and coding in general
Yeah can feel that. Pandemic batches, even the 2023 batch, got spoiled. They kept staying at home, just took some online trainings of full stack, AI/ML etc, and mentioned those in resume, while hardly knowing anything about those. Ask them to write a program to print prime numbers from 1-n and there only they may get stuck. Only students with genuine interest in coding, would have got such basic knowledge.
I am happy you are talking about it. but don't loose hope. Stick to your efforts with picking up programming, the more you do it the more you don't want to drop your progress, weekends? don't think just do it.
Please eat healthy, sleep well, go for walks. Ask for help whenever possible. This will help your body to deal with the harsh conditions and it won't giveup.
Don't think about what will not happen in future right now your current state will always have influence on it.
