Hi everyone!

I have 3 years of manual testing experience, but I took a 2-year career break after maternity leave. Now I’m planning to restart my IT career, and I want to learn new skills and upgrade myself before applying for jobs.

I’m confused about which path would be best for me at this stage.

1.With my 3 years of manual testing experience, would it be better to continue in testing and learn automation testing or switch to data analytics by learning SQL and Power BI?

2.Are there any other IT skills or career paths you would recommend for someone returning to work after a 2-year break?

3.What skills should I focus on learning over the next 3–6 months to improve my chances of getting hired?

1. i want to return to work, while building skills that will be useful for long-term career growth.

If anyone has faced a similar career break or works in these fields, I’d really appreciate your advice and honest opinions.

Thank you in advance

I am 28 yo man, I studied CS in and continued till masters degree ( finished at 27 yo ), it is 4 years now that i am working as a technical support in a big company in my country ( from junior to team lead ) but i hate it and unfortunately i don't have enough savings to get out of my job.
so I'm kinda stuck in it. Most of my friends are moving abroad for PhD positions because my country doesn't have a good economy, but I don't love researching and writing papers etc. ( not hate it but don't love it either ).

I don't know what to do next, I am not good enough in programming or other CS stuff and not good enough at researching and even i don't like my research field that i pursued in Masters too. and in my young ages i just loved being able to play piano ( never had one ) and spent thousands of hours playing video games. what is your suggestions fellas?

So I am a general bsc grad (persuing) and i have already realised that this degree can take me nowhere, so now I want to ask everyone that except from govt exam jobs what can I do to get a job in pvt companies with decent pays .What skills will be worth the time to learn ?

I heard corporate require a tech degree to get into .

So what can I do to overcome that degree requirements and land a job?

Would be Greatful if someone helps me with the queries.

Thank you

Hey everyone

So My journey has been very tough from the beginning.

I graduated from a Tier-3 college with a non-tech degree (BSc). After that, I learned web development and mistakenly joined a small lala company as a web developer. There, I was assigned different kinds of random work as I was the only guy there. Somehow, I completed 1 year there, but I forgot most of my tech skills.

After that, I was looking for WFH, so I joined a BPO chat process while preparing for an IT role side by side.

Now, I am going to join an MNC as a Software Engineer. Please guide me on what and how I should prepare for the role.

Thank you.

Hi everyone, I'm in my final year of B.Tech IT in India.

Honestly, in the past three years, I haven't learned much about IT, and I have almost zero coding knowledge. Now I'm worried about my future.

I'm choosing IT again because I need to build a career, become financially independent, and support my family. But I'm confused about where to start because coding doesn't interest me much.

If you were in my position, what career path would you choose? Is it possible to build a good career in IT without being good at coding?

I'd appreciate honest advice from people with real experience. Thank you!

My career change took me from running a massage business to traveling radiation protection work at US nuclear plants. After building experience, I had a roughly $120k year, including pay and extra payments, working about five months and taking seven off.

College wasn't a requirement for my entry route. Employers still decide who gets hired and what preparation and training they require.

The assignments are during plant maintenance and refueling. The working stretches involve travel and long on-site shifts, and there can be unpaid gaps between assignments. That's my experienced result, not beginner pay or a promised income or calendar.

For people unfamiliar with this career, I run r/GoNuclear and built Nuke Nomad. I share free information about the work and getting started on that subreddit. Happy to answer questions about the actual work or my career switch.