PleasedGauge
PleasedGauge
Student

Let me tell my story

During my B.Tech, I balanced my studies with active participation in clubs and committees, and also engaged in sports and exploration. Aspiring for a non-core placement, I didn't participate in hackathons or apply for internships. After graduation, I pursued various paths, including preparing for the CAT exam with only three months of preparation time, but I didn't succeed. I then applied to several companies for data analytics roles but kept making new mistakes in each attempt. In one instance, I was rejected for oversharing my passion for data science in a final interview.

To improve my chances, I optimized my resume and completed significant projects, but these efforts haven't yet yielded the desired results. Realizing the challenges of relying on a single target, I also started preparing for the GATE exam. Reflecting on my journey, I recognize that I should have applied for on-campus opportunities, as off-campus job hunting is challenging and unpredictable, regardless of one's preparation.

Tell me your story? In order to get some hope that we can make it and it's never too late

4mo ago
Paul
Paul
Startup4mo

I started my college with a hope to create a good set of friends & explore alot of stuffs.

I went to every single club, tried my hands at everything. Ofc my GPA suffered, scored around ~5.5. I prepared my family for back, but somehow I passed.

Then covid happened, stuck at home, exploring different communities, stuffs. I focused alot on myself at that time, and hence met really nice set of people from college (still with me, and I'm extremely proud of them, I don't think I would have met them in offline mode at all)

I met one senior, who was doing great career wise. I tag along with him, he guided what to do, what to learn, and etc. I've enjoyed CS.

When I got back to college, I was one of the early people to fetch a Summer Internship (pay was great, I've checked it thrice - I had no idea companies do pay so well)

I went to internship, extremely toxic culture. Unable to offer even my 10% Company didn't offered PPO & I'm glad they didn't.

Went back to college, worked harder. Still unplaced for a long time. Got the job in the last month in a good ed-tech startup, with shiny numbers & hopes.
Enjoyed my internship, gave everything to the company, learned a lot. At the end they revoked our FTE offers.

Remain unplaced for 6 months, got a job in a service based toxic company with shitty work. Worked harder with my day job, to get a good job. Due to extremely unhealthy lifestyle, admitted to hospital, resigned from the company.

Stayed at home again, for 2 months.
Finally landed a job in a Unicorn startup.

Life's been nice lately but ik it's just a phase.

PleasedGauge
PleasedGauge
Student4mo

It's good that someone gave guidance to you in COVID time

Paul
Paul
Startup4mo

Yess. I'm grateful of them, forever

Riyality
Riyality
Stealth4mo

Same story here too: engineering as performed decently similar to you. After b tech, after b tech i was sure to get a job any cost as i did not like tech and got a campus role as a QA did not like it and shifted to project mng, and doi doing decently 3 jobs in a year as i had to leave jobs some personal issue and was Same story here too: engineering as performed decently similar to you. After b tech, after b tech i was sure to get a job any cost as i did not like tech and got a campus role as a QA did not like it and shifted to project mng, and doi doing decently 3 jobs in a year as i had to leave jobs some personal issue and doing decently to be honest do not aspire for a role get into whatever u get except sales as it will be useful while talking in interviews

Do not be idle, let it be any role go for it

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