People who landed job after 3-4 years of career

About me:- B.E. in extc 2018 batch Mumbai University. In 2019 I joined TCS as fresher, stayed there 7 months. Left for IIT Mtech aspiration. Prepared fulltime gate exam 2020, 2022, 2023. Did not worked. 2021 was medical issues and job crunch period for me. In 2024, I have joined an offline IT training institute full stack java. My worry is: after gaining 2+ years experience in small company for the time being, will this 5 year gap still create problems at the time of lateral job switches into FANG?

About me:- B.E. in extc 2018 batch Mumbai University. In 2019 I joined TCS as fresher, stayed there 7 months. Left for IIT Mtech aspiration. Prepared fulltime gate exam 2020, 2022, 2023. Did not worked. 2021 was medical issues and job crunch period for me. In 2024, I have joined an offline IT training institute full stack java. My worry is: after gaining 2+ years experience in small company for the time being, will this 5 year gap still create problems at the time of lateral job switches into high quality companies?

Hello everyone,I am 2021 CS graduate.I was preparing for GATE exam for my mtech.But I couldn't perform well enough to get good college.I will probably get around 4000 rank this year.(I know this not good rank for general category and I won't get my desired college/course)I have very good conceptual understanding of CSE subjects like DS, algorithms, databases,and operating systems.But I haven't done any programming and any practical implementation of these.(I only have good btech project on my resume)I have decided to take upcoming TCS NQT to get my first job in IT field. So my main questions are :- 1)what should be my further direction from here ? 2)Should I take job or give GATE another attempt (along with job)? 3)Also please suggest how can I land my first job after gap of 1.5 years.?

Can anyone suggest me what should I do to get a job after career gap?

I am 26M with close to 3 years of work experience and a MBA from a tier 1 college. I make decent salary, however I am not really enjoying my job. I am also depressed from working very hard the past 5 years with graduation, Covid and job Etc. I just want to take a few months off and focus on my mental/physical health. I also want to prepare for Product roles and try out some business/freelancing ideas I have. My concern is how Career gaps are treated like a stigma in the industry. Like what was the use of working so hard and getting qualifications, if I cannot take a few months in between jobs to focus on myself. Can someone help me get some perspective?

I was working as Data Analyst but some personal I have to leave my job. Its been 3 years now. I want to come back.I have brush up my skills. But most of companies reject when they see the career gap. What I can do which make me good candidate and get a job.

For some context: I have about 4.5 YoE & 3 years directly in product along with Master’s level qualification. Primarily have worked with early stage start ups and have experienced similar challenges in each so avoiding this segment and red flag companies (taking Glassdoor, ambition box reviews as the basis here) But a few people/seniors are suggesting to consider any opportunity with any kind of company as the market is bad. So wanted some perspective on the risk of career gap on resume vs being stuck in a similar company and going through the same job search process maybe 6 months or a year down the line? What would be a better trade off? P.S: Currently I am able to focus on overall up skilling and whatever is needed to clear job interviews and have decent financial security & runway. Any advice/perspectives are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

People who have had career breaks and joined back the work force. Share your stories

Hi all I have 2 years of experience in full stack mobile application development and I planned to take 6 month break to improve my mental health and tech skills. how it will impact my career can I get job after that gap

I have 5+ years of total experience - 3+ years of BA (business analyst) + Sr BA experience and a year of Product Manager 2 experience. Then I started my own venture. I'm thinking about switching back to the product manager role as my firm is not working as per the expectations and product development & growth marketing is something I genuinely enjoy working on. I need some advice from you all - how can I justify my 'employment gap'? What should I tell (or rather hide) about start-up failure? What should be my approach while applying for PM openings? Where should I start? I have graduated from an IIT, how can I leverage that? I know some of these questions would sound noobish, but I really don't have much experience in switching careers. Your help is appreciated 🙂.