SqueakyPretzel
SqueakyPretzel

Tips to shift career paths.

I entered the workforce in 2021 and have been working on a not-so-in-demand technology called pl/sql and that too on a niche implementation. I've been trying very hard to shift to other companies to no avail. If I take up something else to master, to be honest, everybody is asking for professional experience - so is it really worth it?

I have done a couple of projects but nobody's noticing wherever I apply - for example: a few data engineer projects on aws, airflow, kafka, etc. So I thought I should start applying for non tech roles like business analyst, APM, UX, etc with some hackathon experiences and sql work on my job. I learnt figma, balsamiq, etc. made some mockups and HLDs. Did 100s of courses and got certifications - no use. Then I thought I should get into core programming, so I learnt python (even tried solidity for some time) and did a few projects on python albeit beginner level. Then I thought since I've got a little bit of exposure in python let's do some data analytics. Did a few projects on power BI and tableau and lots of related courses. Out of frustration I told manager that I want to do something else, he was kind enough to refer me into an internal company initiative, but it does nothing unfortunately. My friends said resign and fake your experience (which I was fearful of) so I put my naukri joining to available immediately and still didn't get a single call. Then tried some linkedin optimization stuff. Asked for 100s of referrals in many many companies. Nothing worked out.

So, now I want suggestions from the top tier, creme-de-la-creme of Indian workforce and want to know what do they have to say about it.

15mo ago
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