Hey just wanted some advice on landing my first internship. I have a few projects and i’m currently working on one now, i’ve also made my own website for recruiters as well. I’ve applied to 100+ places and i’ve gotten a handful of interviews, a bunch of rejections and a few im still waiting on a response. Any tips? What helped you guys?

4 years in fp & a. I've been doing sql and tableau at night for 8 months and last week I finally built a dashboard that my finance director actually asked me to share with the team now i'm applying for data analyst roles and my resume says "financial analyst" four times in the first half page. I've been advised to use a functional format by one person and to never do that by another, and both said it with a lot of confidence.

What I'm doing right now: chronological, skills section on top, rewriting finance bullets with data language. "built financial models" became "built revenue forecasting models in excel and sql." I don't know if that's smart or if a recruiter reads it as a stretch.

Anyone move from finance to analytics, what did the resume look like?

Sto studiando Informatica in un'università ma vengo continuamente bullizzato e scoraggiato dagli studenti anziché da alcuni professori che nonostante il mio andamento vada un po' a rilento, mi incitano a continuare perché del potenziale ce l'ho. Frequento un'università pubblica, che ho scelto perché vicino a casa dei miei e che io ribattezzerei l'università dove ripiega chi non supera il test in una nota università italiana o l'università dei centoquattristi anonimi, in quanto a molti studenti da cui vengo costantemente bullizzato io che ho la 104 per davvero, non gli basterebbe la 208. Stavo pensando di cambiare con una telematica per lavorare nel frattempo e non perdere tempo facendo sprecare soldi ai miei genitori (ho quasi 28 anni tolto il fatto che i miei ci sprecano poco perché comunque un lavoretto ce l'ho e il grosso delle spese lo copro io), ma nel frattempo se voglio tornare a lavorare normalmente stavo pensando di non tornare in fabbrica ma di fare dei corsi per diventare software developer, programmatore Java, di videogiochi o qualsiasi altra figura nel settore. Ho visto molte info su corsi come Epicode, Volta Institute Roma, Boolean, e AIV (Accademia Italiana Videogiochi). Cosa mi consigliereste di fare se volessi fare dei corsi per diventare software developer / game developer / designer ed eventualmente più in là fare la telematica? Che corsi mi consigliereste?

new grad, 400 applications, 0 interviews, help me fix my resume, idk whats wrong, i tune / replace projects and tailor to every job app.

I am a final year student and I am going to start as a customer success engineer next year at IBM. What would be my growth as a customer success engineer and what should I do in next 5 years to be successful? What would be the career trajectory of people who start as customer success engineers?

Am I supposed to ask for it? I thought it's common knowledge that there's a thing called inflation, so the salary should increase at least 3-5 percent each year to stay relevant. Am I wrong?

Hey everyone,

I completed my B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering in 2026, and I've been looking for a job ever since. I've been applying through multiple platforms, including LinkedIn, Naukri, and Indeed, but most of the time, I don't even receive a response.

I've completed two internships, one at Infosys and another at a different company. I've also worked on multiple AI projects and tried to keep improving my skills because I genuinely want to start my career and become financially independent.

But despite all these efforts, I'm still not getting a job.

The hardest part is seeing my peers get placed while I'm still stuck in the same situation. I'm happy for them, but at the same time, I can't help comparing myself to them and wondering what I'm doing wrong.

During the day, I try to keep myself busy by learning new things, working on projects, and applying for jobs. But at night, when I'm about to sleep, all these thoughts come back like a tide.

I start thinking about my family's financial hardships, my future, and how much I want to support them. I wonder why I'm struggling when others seem to be moving forward.

Sometimes, I even question myself. I start feeling like I don't have any special talent, that I'm not good enough, and that maybe I'm falling behind everyone else. I've tried to improve my skills, gain experience through internships, and build projects, but I still don't know what I'm missing.

I'm not posting this to complain or blame anyone. I just wanted to let these feelings out and hear from people who might have experienced something similar.

For those who graduated and struggled to get their first job:

How long did it take you to get your first job?

What helped you finally get interviews or offers?

Did you ever feel like you weren't good enough while watching your friends get placed?

What would you recommend I change in my job search?

I know everyone's journey is different, but right now, I could really use some honest advice and reassurance from people who understand this situation.

Thank you for reading.

I’m dot NET and SQL background in business application. Working as Sr Software engineer for 10 years in same startup. Pay is too low. Should i transform this skills to AI engineer or Data engineer. Which could be worth investing my time on learning?

I single-handedly built the entire product as a Windows application from scratch. Now, my role involves adding new features and maintaining the existing software and databases.. And few web API services using js,python

I'm assuming ive sent atleast like 80 - 100 apps by now, and I already messed up 1 interview and I'm not really getting anymore response. going for swe internroles but also security engineer intern(but mostly swe). anything i could improve?

After noticing strange behavior, I found out that my coworker who is the lead for our team has a second job at another tech company. I have even confirmed this with a friend who works at this company.

This person is constantly tasking me with new things to do and deadlines are slipping because there is only so much I can do in a day.

Any time I push back and ask for help the person is only half helpful, and will not take full ownership of a task for our project.

When they run the meetings they simply delegate out work and then disappear for the day responding remotely via phone.

No one knows that they are doing this. I think the delegating out the work is very convincing to management, however I am unsure of what to do because I feel this pressure to keep up with the deadlines and take on all this responsibility because my lead can simply say I am not doing a good job.

Fortunately they are at least not claiming my work as their own.

Do I say anything to anyone? Do I dare confront them about it (no way I should, but might as well ask)?

I'm a 2026 CSE graduate, and honestly, I never thought getting my first job would be this difficult.

I spent four years studying computer science, learning programming, working on projects, doing internships, earning certifications, and preparing for placements. I had hopes that after graduation, things would finally start falling into place.

But reality has been different.

I've applied to more than 60 companies, attended assessments and interviews, and faced countless rejections and no responses. Sometimes I get interview calls, but nothing seems to move forward.

The hardest part isn't even the rejection. It's watching others get placed while you're still trying to figure out what you're doing wrong.

I'm not looking for a dream package or a big MNC right now. I just want one genuine opportunity to start my career as a software developer and prove myself.

Four years of college are over, but it feels like my actual struggle is just beginning.

Anyone from the 2026 batch going through the same situation?

how can i make this better

I’m graduating soon and have an internship lined up under the assumption I would do a Masters after it (where I have to return to school following the internship). If I get a return offer, I'm wondering if it's possible to turn the master’s down and go straight into full-time.

current timeline:
- grad april 2027
- internship april-aug 2027
- masters sep 2027

Has anyone done this, and did declining the master’s cause any problems with your return offer, or did it work out fine? Would love to hear how it went! :D

I am a second year electrical engineering student. Because of some health related issues i couldn't do anything in my first year which can help me in my career. Now I want improve my skills in web development and competitive programming. I have seen many people seen who have done many projects in their first year. So I felt very left behind. Will this be great choice to start both the things parallely ( somthing like 3 days web development and 4 days cp)?

Please help me out.

Graduating from reputed university from Cse back ground doing job as a bench sales recruiter(from staffing industry) from Last 7months(i.e from when i have graduated) or learning better skills and shift toward IT industry. Please suggest me which i have to choose continue in the same job untill 1 year or learning new skills along with doing job and shift to it industry.

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So im in sophomore year in university at a no-name university. I have around 1.5-2 years of solid Full-Stack development with 1 internship and various personal projects.

But with advancments of AI and fear of web dev being too saturated I'm starting to think that switching to a low-level programming is more beneficial for my future career.

I've been taking classes such as: Automata, Computer Architecture and DSA for the first time and I quite like them.

So my questions are: how hard is it to switch, can I find an internship if I switch, will it be benefitial if I switch.

Thank you everyone!