Hi everyone,
I really need some career advice because I feel completely stuck.
I started my career at Accenture. After joining a project, I was assigned the role of Business Analyst in the Banking domain. Unfortunately, things became very difficult for me.
One of my biggest weaknesses has always been English speaking. While I can read and write reasonably well, I struggle with spoken English and expressing my thoughts confidently. Since the Business Analyst role required constant communication with clients and team members, I found it very challenging.
To make things harder, I was working on FullKeys in a new banking project. Neither I nor my senior had much knowledge because the project was new. Whenever banking-related issues came up, I didn't know how to resolve them, and there wasn't much guidance available. Over time, I became frustrated, lost confidence, and eventually resigned.
It has now been four months, and I haven't received many interview calls. I interviewed with TCS and Infosys, but I struggled because of my spoken English. To be honest, my experience at Accenture made me lose a lot of confidence in speaking English. My family is also worried about my career.
Recently, I started learning Data Science. Before that, I had been studying Backend Development.
I would really appreciate some guidance:
Should I continue applying for jobs while improving my skills?
Should I buy any paid courses, or are free resources enough?
What skills are companies currently looking for in freshers or candidates with less than one year of experience?
Should I focus on Backend Development or continue with Data Science?
Should I look for internships? If yes, where can I find genuine internship opportunities?
How can I rebuild my confidence in spoken English while preparing for interviews?
I would be grateful for any advice from people who have gone through a similar situation or who are involved in hiring.
Thank you for reading.
Top comments (2)
Hey Sarthak. Hope you are well. I am on a similar boat and I hope these answers would help you!
Yes! If anything, that is the recommended route.
Free resources are enough in my opinion. I don't believe in paid courses because it's usually the same throughout. The only way to improve your skills is by actually doing it. For example, If I want to become a full-stack engineer, I would build a full stack project and go from there. Learning by doing, not by simply listening.
Depends on what you are doing. I would assume you are doing backend? Regardless, it would be contributions to open source, projects that made an impact, etc. Since you are on dev.to, it is a great opportunity to share your projects and get feedback!
The questions lies "What do you enjoy more?".
Depends on your experience? I would like to see your resume and portfolio if you have it!
Keep on practicing. It's the only way to improve your skills. I would recommend finding a person to have a mock interview and practice from there.
Hope this helps! Let me know if anything else :D
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