Job seekers struggle with limited career options after university
19 posts across 7 communities in the last 30 days; 32% from r/careeradvice.
“Understand the game development is incredibly competitive to get into and also has very high burnout. You need to be the best of the best to even have a chance of being looked at and you also need to be willing to work very long hours, with tight deadlines and crunch times…”
“So I want to study software engineering but my mom is heavily against it since she's concerned about automation and the expandability of these roles. ( So am I). I'd love to follow my dreams but we all have to make a living off something and if this path can't provide basic…”
“I am a btech cse student (2027 graduation) I am currently doing an internship but this one is in IOT, embedded side it's not like I hate this or anything it's fine it's just that software feels so dystopian not anything like I imagined it to be. Okay this might sound unrealistic…”
Several individuals express uncertainty about their career paths post-university, exploring alternatives like MBAs or considering fields beyond their initial degrees due to dissatisfaction with entry-level job prospects and work-life balance. They are seeking guidance on navigating these transitions.
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“I'm a recent BTech CSE graduate currently working in tech in Bangalore, earning a little under ₹1 lakh/month. I'm grateful to have landed a job, but the tech job market feels uncertain, especially with AI changing things so quickly. I do not enjoy coding but I just do it , but I also LOVE talking to people, building relationships, understanding problems and contributing to something bigger. I'd love a career that combines tech with communication, clients, business or strateg”
“Hey everyone I’m a BTech CSE 2026 graduate Right now I m not doing any job and thinking of joining MBA but I got hear from my colleague that it’s can led me to only sales job and my main focus is to get good job but not in sales as after BTech I work in sales for few months.So guys I need your suggestions so that I can take my decision. submitted by /u/Informal-Dust-6274 [link] [comments]”
“Here’s a corrected and more natural version of your post that keeps your original feelings and situation while making it easier for people to understand and offer advice. Hey everyone, I’m from a village near Madurai, Tamil Nadu, and I moved to Bangalore two years ago to focus on building my startup. I’m still in the very early stages of my business, with an annual turnover of around ₹70 lakh. For the past two years, I’ve been completely focused on my business, so I honestly don’t know much abou”
“Context: I have graduated from uni with a B.S. in Computer Science about 5 months ago. I didn't do any internships so I have been pretty screwed in trying to find a job. The only thing I did do was self study web development, so I had at least some projects and knowledge to apply for frontend/fullstack/web dev jobs. I have had other interviews, but I didn't study leetcode at all and only started recently, so I am failing all of my OAs. I got an offer to work as a junior web developer, an”
“I’m a BTech CSE 2026 graduated fresher from Pune, and I’m confused about which IT domain to choose and whether I should join an institute or learn through Udemy/self-study. I’m currently considering: - 🐍 Python Full Stack Development - 🧪 Software Testing / QA Automation - 📊 Data Analytics - 📈 Data Science - 🤖 AI/ML For institutes, I’ve come across IT Vedant, Exponent, Advanto, Kiran Academy, VibrantMinds, etc. I’m also open to other institutes in Pune/PCMC/Thane/Mumbai if they are”
“Future is too hard to predict. Follow your heart so that you won't regret”
“Hey so I’m thinking about possibly changing career paths and not sure what a MBA would do and wanted to get insight on people who have done something similar. Bachelors in Engineering (ECE) T10 school Currently in med school about to graduate I wanted to know if someone else did a MBA rather than residency or go into tech and if it was worth it submitted by /u/rockbottom092 [link] [comments]”
“I'm 25years old , discontinued btech due to financial issues, I'm stuck in my life need a suggestion for what to do with my career should I do degree in abroad or should I continue here ... I'm up for suggestions 🙂 submitted by /u/Shark_head1529 [link] [comments]”
“I would really like to know your inputs and organize it accordingly. submitted by /u/blazingdonke [link] [comments]”
“Just curious, what did you think you would be able to do with that degree when you decided to major in that?”
“Guy's I'm in the final year(Background-B.Tech-CSE(AIML)) I haven't study anything about the course and I only know about AI is promoting but not that much expert.My family condition putting pressure on me to earn money ASAP.If you are hiring someone online to work any kind of work do let me know.I can do anything online submitted by /u/imrealrudra [link] [comments]”
“I wouldn’t just because of how easily offshoreable it is. Unless you’re comfortable treating it like a string of high paid temp gigs”
“Hey guys, I'm a BTech graduate who took an extra 2 years to complete my degree. I'm currently working in Bangalore in a non-tech role and have been with a small company for the last 1.5 years for which I'm really grateful. I wanted to reach out to people who have been in a similar situation. I would appreciate it if you could share your career journey, how you progressed, and where you are now. Seeing people who completed their degrees on time also struggle to switch roles or grow in”
“Hello guys, I'm a final year student and I have job offers in my hand, need some help to crack some big companies as i have 8 to 9 months' time before i graduate, please share me some insights to get into mnc's like what are the technologies I need to prepare and what are the must and should know tech stack in today's modern world submitted by /u/OkComplaint6546 [link] [comments]”
“No internships is already career-killing. No projects either? Forget about it. One of these two issues you can still do something about.”
Lol there’s risk in everything. You reduce risk with education.
“Oh wow. Yes because “passion” is going to separate you from the hundred of other entry level candidates who you are competing with - poor naive child”
“that seems like the easy way out, settling and just cruising vs trying to reach full potential and push myself. Don't we owe it to ourselves to go after the biggest roles in the biggest companies?”
“My sister is doing BCOM and she wants to learn some thing to earn.What could be the the best in 2026 submitted by /u/kartik_2186 [link] [comments]”
“What's the worst that can happen? If you truly have a great relationship at the company you can always boomerang in a couple of years or if you are confident in your abilities - you can build new connections elsewhere. Career growth all will come with some discomfort but so long as the gains far outweigh the potential loss, why worry about it? In my mid 20s, I moved countries. Because of that, I earn 6-7x as I made less than a decade ago (Salary doubled from moving, grown ~ three times since”
“Understand the game development is incredibly competitive to get into and also has very high burnout. You need to be the best of the best to even have a chance of being looked at and you also need to be willing to work very long hours, with tight deadlines and crunch times. There’s truth to the saying “don’t do what you love for a living, otherwise you’ll hate doing what you love”. Sometimes it’s better do pick a career that is less fun sounding to make money, and then have a passion like game d”
“😔😔 some say game dev are paid good and some say paid less, i don't really want to struggle my living, I want to have enough money to live eat and travel to the fullest, idk where this is gonna take me tho”
“Hi guys, I am currently in 3rd year of btech . I want to give cat for pursuing mba as my pg because of my interests in management kind. I want to know about pros and cons of mba in India . And also tell me about preparation related guidance ( any key points or any mistake that you did and now you want to make others attentive for this ) submitted by /u/I_am_feeling_good555 [link] [comments]”
“Is switching to MBA a good idea? Im an unemployed undergraduate .Or should I do masters in computer science? submitted by /u/VariationLivid3193 [link] [comments]”
“Hi, I thought I would put this out there to see if anyone has any good advice or insights for my current situation. I am going into my fourth year of college and a lot of my decisions so far like my school and major have been based on logic and what makes sense versus my instincts and interests. I just want to make sure I am making my best steps forward for myself! I am a marketing major, I have had two marketing internships where to be honest I didn't do much and I don't know what a mar”
“I am interested in learning about the advice that has helped people, especially that which is not clear-cut when you first start. submitted by /u/Agitated-Term7468 [link] [comments]”
“So I want to study software engineering but my mom is heavily against it since she's concerned about automation and the expandability of these roles. ( So am I). I'd love to follow my dreams but we all have to make a living off something and if this path can't provide basic living no matter how much I'd like to study software engineering. She also recommended that should do this as a hobby not as an viable career option. I just feel so lost and I'm really confused on what I s”
“I am currently in my 4th year of CS Engineering, and I don't have a Plan B. 😕 If I don't get a job, I don't know what I will do. I have a lot of anxiety and multiple questions on my mind. Please help me answer them: What should I do after graduation if I don't get a job? I have an interest in finance, but right now, I am completely burnt out from college. I am done with classes, assignments, attendance, and practicals. I just don't want to do any of that stuff anymore, 😭 an”
“My best piece of advice is to learn how to use and maintain agentic AI and local llms and start your own business. This low point is the other side of the 2022 hiring binge where us companies absolutely loaded the books with higher end it talent especially cybersecurity. By the time we get out of it, the entire landscape will look different. Im building a product for small businesses that is an it department in a box. 5k and a monthly fee and they don’t need geek squad no more. It’s a whole diff”
“I'm a student at IIT and somewhere in the last year I figured out I don't want to do the obvious thing everyone around me is doing. What I actually like is the messy stuff — why a product got built the way it did, what users are quietly annoyed by, how a company decides what to ship next and what to kill. I kept describing this to people and everyone said the same thing: "that's PM." So I started reading, and now I'm months deep with a lot of enthusiasm and almost zero”
“A couple things to contextualize this - I wouldn’t be going into grad school for the sake of getting an entry-level industry job. I can just enter industry with a Bachelor’s; I’d like to go to grad school for the academic environment - I want to do a job I care about somewhat, and a job that keeps me on my toes. It doesn’t have to be my favorite, but it does need to interest me. Otherwise, I quite literally will not do my work. I will say, my peers that interned this past summer were mostly comp”
“Curious how people here actually feel about this. If you have thought about going back to school to move your career forward, what is stopping you? If you already did it, what made you finally go for it? submitted by /u/WingsUp4Life [link] [comments]”
“I am a btech cse student (2027 graduation) I am currently doing an internship but this one is in IOT, embedded side it's not like I hate this or anything it's fine it's just that software feels so dystopian not anything like I imagined it to be. Okay this might sound unrealistic but I want a job with good work life balance and pay but entry level software offers neither so I am thinking maybe I should go for mba and switch careers I will earn more because I will have to work for long”
“Not the usual “work hard” advice. Something you learned the hard way that you think could genuinely help a teenager or young adult. I’m curious what patterns or lessons people only understand after making a few mistakes. submitted by /u/DanielCarterBooks [link] [comments]”
“So basically I am a third year btech student My cg is around 6.5 So basically I am not that much interested in coding and what all stuff i did till now is mostly using ai Most of them are done by using ai and I don't know how to code for most of them i understand the code tho I wanted to explore no code or low code career opportunities Idk what are the opportunities available All I know is consulting in which I am not that much aligned Would be helpful if you could tell what other options av”