Need some serious career advice for final year Engineering student

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  Kaustubh Katdare

  It's not quite often that we see a well written question. Thank you for that!
  
  

  Arijit Banerjee

  I'm extremely sorry for this lengthy post

  Don't be. The more you write, the more we understand your situation so that it's easier for us to offer help.
  
  

  Arijit Banerjee

  I'm more into Software Development & if there's anything I can see myself doing for the next 5 years, it's nothing but coding some really cool stuff for a company that pays well.

  You already know where your interests are and that's a big plus. I do not think you need to worry at all. You already have a job offer in hand and you should accept it. Earning money will not only give you a confidence boost; but at the same time; you will be more determined to find the job of your dreams. So use all the things that you think are 'negative' as your fuel to move in the right direction.
  
  You already are in the city with plenty of young companies (startups) that'd be willing to give you a chance based upon your 'skills' than academic qualifications. Here's one action plan you should follow -
  

  • Get up early in the morning, do some exercise and meditation.
  • Gather all your energies and start working your ass off to make yourself awesome in programming language , tool, scripting language of your choice.
  • Continue this even after you join Amazon. Build a portfolio of projects that you can proudly show to recruiters.
  • Say no to WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and all other excuses. If it demands, sleep for 2 hours lesser.
  • Shamelessly pitch to all the HRs, recruiters, CEOs of startups to give you a chance. You can meet these guys at startup events; which happen on daily basis in Bangalore.
  • If the right opportunity strikes, grab it without thinking about money. As long as the salary pays for breakfast, lunch and dinner - you're all good.
  • You've now achieved your first milestone - you're now an industry 'insider'.
  • Develop your skill-set, learn as much as you can for the next 2 years (yes, it's a long time; but totally worth it).
  • By now, your friends will have better salary, awesome facebook profile photos, salary packages and EMIs to match their status. You stay away from loans and EMIs.
  • You only focus on making yourself awesome.
  • You make a switch, command your package with a funded, 'cool' company.
  • Everybody envies you. You sleep well, thinking about how following a good advice changed your life forever.

  All the best!
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  T N S SAI SRINIVAS

  Kaustubh Katdare

  It's not quite often that we see a well written question. Thank you for that!
  
  
  Don't be. The more you write, the more we understand your situation so that it's easier for us to offer help.
  
  
  
  You already know where your interests are and that's a big plus. I do not think you need to worry at all. You already have a job offer in hand and you should accept it. Earning money will not only give you a confidence boost; but at the same time; you will be more determined to find the job of your dreams. So use all the things that you think are 'negative' as your fuel to move in the right direction.
  
  You already are in the city with plenty of young companies (startups) that'd be willing to give you a chance based upon your 'skills' than academic qualifications. Here's one action plan you should follow -
  

  • Get up early in the morning, do some exercise and meditation.
  • Gather all your energies and start working your ass off to make yourself awesome in programming language , tool, scripting language of your choice.
  • Continue this even after you join Amazon. Build a portfolio of projects that you can proudly show to recruiters.
  • Say no to WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and all other excuses. If it demands, sleep for 2 hours lesser.
  • Shamelessly pitch to all the HRs, recruiters, CEOs of startups to give you a chance. You can meet these guys at startup events; which happen on daily basis in Bangalore.
  • If the right opportunity strikes, grab it without thinking about money. As long as the salary pays for breakfast, lunch and dinner - you're all good.
  • You've now achieved your first milestone - you're now an industry 'insider'.
  • Develop your skill-set, learn as much as you can for the next 2 years (yes, it's a long time; but totally worth it).
  • By now, your friends will have better salary, awesome facebook profile photos, salary packages and EMIs to match their status. You stay away from loans and EMIs.
  • You only focus on making yourself awesome.
  • You make a switch, command your package with a funded, 'cool' company.
  • Everybody envies you. You sleep well, thinking about how following a good advice changed your life forever.

  All the best!

  Thank you Arijith for asking question and thank you Kaustub sir for advising , you guys have solved my problem too 😀
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  Arijit Banerjee

  Kaustubh Katdare

  It's not quite often that we see a well written question. Thank you for that!
  
  
  Don't be. The more you write, the more we understand your situation so that it's easier for us to offer help.
  
  
  
  You already know where your interests are and that's a big plus. I do not think you need to worry at all. You already have a job offer in hand and you should accept it. Earning money will not only give you a confidence boost; but at the same time; you will be more determined to find the job of your dreams. So use all the things that you think are 'negative' as your fuel to move in the right direction.
  
  You already are in the city with plenty of young companies (startups) that'd be willing to give you a chance based upon your 'skills' than academic qualifications. Here's one action plan you should follow -
  

  • Get up early in the morning, do some exercise and meditation.
  • Gather all your energies and start working your ass off to make yourself awesome in programming language , tool, scripting language of your choice.
  • Continue this even after you join Amazon. Build a portfolio of projects that you can proudly show to recruiters.
  • Say no to WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and all other excuses. If it demands, sleep for 2 hours lesser.
  • Shamelessly pitch to all the HRs, recruiters, CEOs of startups to give you a chance. You can meet these guys at startup events; which happen on daily basis in Bangalore.
  • If the right opportunity strikes, grab it without thinking about money. As long as the salary pays for breakfast, lunch and dinner - you're all good.
  • You've now achieved your first milestone - you're now an industry 'insider'.
  • Develop your skill-set, learn as much as you can for the next 2 years (yes, it's a long time; but totally worth it).
  • By now, your friends will have better salary, awesome facebook profile photos, salary packages and EMIs to match their status. You stay away from loans and EMIs.
  • You only focus on making yourself awesome.
  • You make a switch, command your package with a funded, 'cool' company.
  • Everybody envies you. You sleep well, thinking about how following a good advice changed your life forever.

  All the best!

  Thank you very much for your answer Mr. Katdare.
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  Niel kshtriya

  Arijit Banerjee- i'm facing the same situation in which I have 3years gap for pursuing my bachelor in (IT)...Right now I m a final year student and desperately seeking for job ....
  My academic performance
  10th-80%
  12th-59%
  Overall average of all three years -50%
  I know basics of languages and i've done core Java training also and now i'm thinking to get certification in hadoop ,so guys is it helpful for me to get job or not?Or what should I do to get good job ?