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Network engineering grad, bombed my first interview on OSI layers, never touched a real server where do I start?

Be honest with me. Degree says Network Engineering,i graduated from china. But coursework was mostly general CS + IoT. Not to blame my school i should have known this from the start but i thought my school was teaching me something and it should be from my major. No real hands-on networking, no Cisco labs. Degree itself is on hold pending a language requirement too. Had my first interview recently. They asked if I'd ever worked in a lab or touched a server — hadn't. Then asked if I knew the 7 OSI layers. I didn't. Blanked completely, told them honestly I'd never heard of it. Failed. And i have a job interview tomorrow. Now self-studying CCNA (NetworkChuck), doing Packet Tracer labs on my own (VLANs, basic routing). Applying to banks, a couple ISPs, few other IT shops. Need a job soon, so I need to prioritize right, not study everything. Questions: Beyond OSI layers (already drilling this hard now), what other "should just know this cold" basics get asked at entry-level interviews that I should assume I'm missing? No real server/lab experience — is there a way to fake competence here short of just saying "no," or should I be upfront and pivot to what I have done (Packet Tracer)? How fast can someone realistically go from "didn't know OSI layers" to "interview-ready" if they grind daily?

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u/Sad-Calligrapher3882 — 4 hours ago
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Got silently charged by LinkedIn after canceling my trial. No email, no warning. Broke student here, please help.

I started a free 1-month LinkedIn Premium trial in April and canceled it on May 15th, the last day of the trial. After that I barely used LinkedIn and never received any email about an upcoming renewal or charge. I assumed canceling the trial meant exactly that: canceled.

Fast forward to today, and I've been charged for a full s*bscription with zero warning. No email, no notification, nothing.

I'm a broke university student and I genuinely need every penny right now. I contacted customer support and tried to reach an actual human, but got nowhere.

Has anyone been in this situation and managed to get a refund? Or am I just out of luck here?

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u/Sad-Calligrapher3882 — 1 month ago

Hey, I’m trying to track down this old Android game I played around early 2010s. It was a 2D side-scroller, kind of like Sonic or Mario, where you played as this guy with blue hair that would turn red when he powered up or used certain abilities if i remember correctly it could be wrong. The most distinct thing was the combat, on the right side of the screen, you’d actually click a skill and drag it into other skill icons to chain together combos. I'm pretty sure most of the enemies were robots or some kind of machines. I don't think this game was popular, now i looked for this game for 2 hours and i found nothing. That's why i came to this reddit. Anyone help?

And thank you

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u/Sad-Calligrapher3882 — 2 months ago

Hey, I’m trying to track down this old Android game I played around early 2010s. It was a 2D side-scroller, kind of like Sonic or Mario, where you played as this guy with blue hair that would turn red when he powered up or used certain abilities if i remember correctly it could be wrong. The most distinct thing was the combat, on the right side of the screen, you’d actually click a skill and drag it into other skill icons to chain together combos. I'm pretty sure most of the enemies were robots or some kind of machines. Anyone help?

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u/Sad-Calligrapher3882 — 2 months ago

I've looked everywhere and couldn't find a clear answer, so I figured I'd ask here. Has anyone had experience playing the international version of Path of Exile while living in China? I'm an international student trying to get into some new games and Path of Exile caught my eye, but I'm not sure how accessible it is from here. Any help would be really appreciated!

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u/Sad-Calligrapher3882 — 2 months ago