r/CareerAdvice101

Hi everyone! Please help me out as I am desperately looking for some genuine advice…

I (19F) have just completed my first year of college. I am currently a psychology major, pre-med, and I am hoping to be a Spanish minor. Recently I have been wondering if pre-med isn’t right for me as I worry it won’t align with the life I want to live and the timeline on which I want to live it. However, I have thought about being a doctor since I was 10, and I don’t know what else I would even do. I stated my major and minor above, but I also would like a job where I leave an impact on people, and I have always been passionate about migrant and refugee care and advocacy as well as working with children. Also, a main goal of mine is to travel the world as much as I can. Lastly, while not as important but still considerable, I would like to make a comfortable salary and/or have time to maybe start a family someday. Any advice on anything? I will take any/all suggestions as long as they’re genuine. THANKS EVERYONE!!

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I want to start DSA??

Can anyone advice me that how should I start dsa ? Currently my 2nd year finished and there is a summer break in which college is providing training of ai ml as it will be of 3 hours, rest day of mine is free and there is a 2 - 3 month gap between 2nd and 3rd year so as I already know python libraries and I also completed ml specialization course from Andrew ng now I wanted to start dsa from basic, Is anyone is interested to guide me? I will love to hear responses from you guys....

Hi everyone! I’m planning to apply for jobs in the US and wanted to get feedback on whether this resume/CV format would work well there.

For those familiar with US hiring standards, does this layout look acceptable, or would you recommend any changes? I’d appreciate advice on formatting, ATS-friendliness, or anything that could improve my chances.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m an incoming international student for the MSc Financial Data Science program at Surrey, opting for the 1-year paid industry placement track.

I come from a software engineering background with practical machine learning experience, and my goal is to target quantitative risk, trading analytics, or data engineering roles in London.

However, my yearly tuition fees are coming out to around £16,000. When you add London-area living costs on top of that, my finances are going to be quite tight. I need to know if taking on this financial risk is genuinely worth it.

I'd love some realistic insights from current students or alumni:

• Placement Success: How active is the university in helping students secure placements directly within London's financial district/FinTech firms?
• Financial Offset: What do the average salaries for paid placements look like? Does it realistically cover a significant portion of living expenses?
• Reputation vs. Cost: Given the £16k investment, is the course's market reputation strong enough to compete with London-based universities during the hiring grind?

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Hi, I'm in final year of MSc CS (completed BSc CS before this). Will finish MSc by mid-2027.

My situation:

• Working a part time non-IT job currently for basic income
• Practical coding skills are weak right now — mostly theory from college
• 3-4 free hours daily available

What I want:

• Job security + decent pay
• A backup if one plan fails

My confusion:

1. I'm eligible for IBPS/SBI SO IT Officer after MSc CS. But I can only apply in 2027-28. Should this be my main goal?
2. Should I build skills, get a junior IT job first as backup, and prepare for SO IT simultaneously while working?
3. Is SO IT worth targeting over SBI/IBPS PO? I've read SO IT selection rate is around 3-5% vs PO which is 0.08-0.65%. Does CS background actually help in SO IT?
4. Is preparing for SO IT manageable while working full time?
5. Or just forget govt exams and go full private IT career?

Anyone who has cleared SO IT while working or been in similar situation — please give honest advice. No sugarcoating needed.

My father has a medical issue( a kind of blood cancer).

I wanted to work from home and try to visit the office if needed.

I am working from home since 3 months.

My manager said everyone has a problem and we should manage the thing.

The engineering head ( sit in UK) is more like working from office person.

I have sent the medical documents already to the manager. Talked to HR as we have remote policy in the office on the manager discretion.

Location: India

Look for genuine suggestions.

PS : A bunch of employees who are under different guys work remotely without any interference.

Hi guys,

I'm a Junior Frontend Engineer (Angular) with around 2 YOE.

Last week, I got laid off from a startup. I had already started applying for jobs back in November 2025 when I began noticing red flags due to team restructuring, but so far I’ve barely received any responses apart from 2 screening calls.

I’m applying through multiple platforms including LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed, Instahyre, Cutshort, Wellfound, and company career pages. I also checked my resume ATS score across different platforms to make sure that wasn’t the issue, and it consistently scores above 85.

One thing I’ve noticed is that the Angular job market seems much smaller compared to React. At this point, I’m confused about whether I should:

• Continue focusing mainly on Angular and keep applying, or

• Spend the next couple of months learning React, build a few projects, and apply for jobs in parallel.

Would really appreciate suggestions from people who’ve been in a similar situation or are currently hiring/frontend devs themselves.

P.S. If this isn’t the right sub for this post, please suggest better ones where I can ask this.

As a 21 yr old from bcom background with 7.39 cgpa

I don't wanna do mba

Right now what are the skills in demand?

What are the skills I should acquire?

Within 6 months I wanna land on a job Or start some freelancing work remotely and move to some big cities so start my career so how do I get started?