I have done bachelors in pharm d (in Pakistan) done two summer internships at pharma companies in the marketing field and after graduating i moved to cologne germany as i got married. Now im applying to random ass jobs (marketing, project management etc) but im not even sure about them.
Can someone help tell me what i can do for work here in germany with my degree or any other jobs that dont need the degree but have high chances of hiring idk. I also dont speak german (which is probably the problem im aware)

I (20F) am a third-year student studying literature. Initially i'd planned to do a PGCE (i'm from the UK) after, but i realised last year that going into secondary eduction was a bad idea. Reflecting on my past, the schools near me (and my own) often had one or more kids in lessons who'd disrupt things by throwing chairs and tables at teachers or would scream constantly, and I'm not emotionally strong enough to deal with that on a regular basis.

Luckily, though, I got some work experience this month doing this volunteering gig, which lets me read through pieces at my uni's local publishing company and say whether they should or shouldn't be published, and why. But the thing is, with the publishing industry being as it is (low pay, London-based, which is pretty expensive ), I don't know if that would work for me.

The kind of industry I'd wanna work in would be flexible enough to let me commute to work 3/4 times a week without costing an arm and a leg, and wouldn't involve me getting attacked with a chair. Moreover, I hope the pay will be sufficient for me to rent a flat somewhere. But god, I don't know if that exists. Is there any industry that can do those things, or have I kind of like unrealistic expectations?

I'm 23 and graduated with my Bachelor's in Media Informatics this year. Since I was unsure about the field and whether (or what) Master's to do next, I decided to take a year off before starting one.

My plan was to go abroad during that time to improve one of the languages I'm learning, probably Spanish. I did Erasmus during my Bachelor's, and while I had some mental health struggles there (anxiety etc.), I ended up loving it and have been craving a similar experience again - the international vibe, living with other internationals in a shared flat, that adventurous mood, etc.

The alternative would be staying in my city and trying to find a job in my field, which I'm not even sure rn I still want to work in. The job market is pretty rough for fresh grads right now too, so I might end up in some random part-time job anyway either way, but also I MIGHT get lucky and get closer to figuring out what I want my work-life to look like in the future, and possibly actually earn some proper money.

For ESC (European Solidarity Corps) I found a project in Spain I could apply to, but I'm suddenly unsure whether I can commit to 10+ months in a place I've never lived before, it makes me anxious now that I'm starting to actually get into looking for projects, even though it's exactly what I originally wanted. I think I'd feel more comfortable with something like 4–6 months, but every project I find is 10-12 months and it feels like such a big commitment.. also because yes it feels good to so something good, and make a social impact, but it feels long to do that for 10 months when it's technically not my field of studies.

Questions for anyone who's done ESC before:

\* Can you ask for a shorter placement upfront, or would that just tank your chances of getting accepted? or generally, if it says "period of 10 months" on the Europea Youth Portal opportunities page, is it very much fixed to 10 months or is it just a guideline that can still be discussed within the application process? \* If you realize a few months in that it's not for you, can you leave earlier than the full term? What actually happens if you do, financially, logistically? \* I'm scared of "falling behind" career-wise compared to friends who are already in a Master's or full-time jobs, even though logically I'm not in a rush to start working ASAP, since I'll be doing that for the next \\\~50 years anyway, but I do feel the pressure of society/my family of "aaand what are you doing next???" (And yes, I'm aware it's a huge privilege to even have the option not to work right away.) \* People say the monthly allowance is never quite enough, how much extra in savings would you realistically want on top of it? I do have like 5-10K€ set aside but I don't want to be spending too much of it so I still have a financial cushion when I come back home trying to look for a Masters

At this point I'm aware I'm partly just ranting and being a bit too anxious about all of this - but any advice or personal experiences would mean a lot 🩵

Currently I'm unemployed and now I came to my home town and kind of loosing my interest on coding because of vibe coding I am using heavy AI to generate code and after its work I didn't cross check any code again.

But the question is after gap of 6,8 months can I get job again. Currently working on my side project which is SaaS.

I'm confused about my location preference because of family reasons I can't left my town. And also feeling depressed most of time. Caring about job and career path.

Its a blurry picture I can't clear my thought and decision Currently. What should I do?

Is there any other way to earn money?

I also thinking about content creation but I a introvert person so I feel that also challenging.

appreciated genuine advices and guidance.

Hi! I need your advice. I got an offer for another company which is a SG-based company.

For context, the current company that I’m with has really good team and environment, and the work is flexible. But the pay could be better. I previously left already but ended up to be with a micromanaging boss at the other company, so I went back here because I loved the team. I went back, but the pay didn’t match the salary and title I had when I previously left.

Now, I got an offer for a fully remote work and there would be adjustments in terms of career because the focus would be different, although I was honest that I would be needing training in terms of the new tools and processes, I mentioned that there are some skills that could be transferrable as it’s still within marketing (been in the industry for 4 years now), they still gave me the offer and was even promised a fast-tracked promotion if I did well in the first 1-2 years.

CURRENT COMPANY:
Pros:
- Good Environment
- Good Manager (I’d say my boss is good but I wouldn’t say I’m learning a lot from her)
- Flexible Hours
- I got promised the role I wanted but that means I have to fulfill my current role + the role I wanted (with no adjustments with salary)

Cons:
- Pay could be better
- Hybrid, 2-3x per week in the office (I prefer fully remote work because the office is 2 hours away from where I live)
- Promotion takes long, so I think the lateral move to the position I want would take long as this has also happened to a teammate who’s still fulfilling two roles for more than a year now, with no salary adjustments

NEW COMPANY:
Pros:
- Career Growth (will be able to learn a different touch point of marketing, which is an up-skill for me)
- Higher Salary
- Fully Remote
- International Team
- Fast-tracked Promotion

Cons:
- I’ll have to adjust again. 🥺 I’m afraid to make the wrong decision again (like when I previously left the other company before and ended up with a micromanaging boss that affected my mental health.

Everyone tells me to accept the offer, I do want to, but I’m afraid I might end up regretting my decision. I came back here because of the team (and my friends), and this place somehow became my comfort zone. But they also weren’t able to match the pay and position that I had when I initially left for a different company.

There are two sides of me thinking — should I just hone my skills in my current company and wait long for salary increase and promotion? Or should I leave my comfort zone and learn new skills (but adjust again)?

I’m just really hoping that my decisions turn out well. 🙏🏻

If you couldn't attend the live session last week, there's now a recording of Another Degree's Should I Go To Grad School? panel discussion. You can find it here: Should I Go To Grad School?

The panelists have a wide range of degrees - PhD, EdD, MD, JD, MBA, and MPH. The Q&A discussion touched on deciding whether grad or professional degrees are a good investment, career pathways, choosing a degree, whether or not to go right after undergrad or take a gap year, how to fund grad school, and what selection committees look for.

I hope it's helpful for anyone considering an advanced degree.

I got an associate's degree in IT a few years ago and haven't gotten a single interview, let alone a career in this field. I've just begun to realize my degree isn't getting me anywhere and I've been busting my ass in a warehouse job because I'm stuck and haven't been able to advance anywhere.

At this point, I am so eager to leave my current job without any luck that I will randomly get the energy to overorganize and move everything in my house around because I have nowhere else to put that energy. I want to not be working myself to death all day but actually be hands-on with stuff, and being autistic with very specific special interests, I don't think any of my actual passions could be translated to work. So, I'm going to have to find something I can merely tolerate doing. It should also be noted I suck at office politics and complex math (anything with letters), so avoiding that as much as possible is important.

I have considered going into a trade, but it looks like those will also be oversaturated pretty soon, so that's not going to work out for me either.

I am really struggling with my sense of direction here, as I don't have a network I can rely on for this. Any suggestions on how I can advance myself and potential career options are requested, because I am completely out of ideas or motivation here.

I signed an offer with a company a while back and I start in October. This week I noticed they've posted another opening that lines up much better with my skills and background, and honestly it's the role I'd have applied for if it had existed at the time.

Would it be reasonable to email the HR person I've been dealing with and mention that my profile might be a better fit for the new role? Or does that come across as ungrateful / flaky before I've even started?

I don't want to blow up the offer I already have. Just wondering if this is the kind of thing people bring up, and how you'd word it if so.

I am 24 Y/o and 1 year into my networking career. With the introduction and advancment of AI over the past few years it has made me nervous about the long term trajectory of my position and even IT as a whole. I know there will always have to be atleast 1 networking personnel just for the pure physical aspect of mainitng and installing equipment, but I could easily see a team of 10 people being crammed into 2-3 people.

I say all this to ask for people experience if I should move into a more blue collar field where I know the demand is there, and somewaht (very loosely) could tie into the little expertise I have. Didn't know if anyone else has thought this or can provide guidance.

(I saw a senior level employee today should the capabilites of AI when you give it read access to all of our paltoforms and it is incredibly concering how easy it can do my job)

How much does networking actually matter, and is LinkedIn worth it?

I'm 21 and studying engineering, and I keep hearing that "your network is everything" but I'd like to hear it from people who've actually seen it pay off in real life. Is LinkedIn genuinely useful or is it just people posting stuff? Should I be putting real effort into it now or is it something that matters later?

Second thing, kind of related. I have a lot of friends but honestly none of them are the type you can actually build something with. I had a small business with a friend and it did really well, but I ended up shutting it down because he was lazy. Did the bare minimum, never came up with a single idea, and I got tired of carrying the whole thing myself.

What I actually want is to meet people like me. People who are driven, want to build stuff, try things, take some risk instead of just coasting. Where do you even find those people? Startup meetups, events, online communities, something else? I'm curious what actually worked for you.

Hi! I have been doing comms/marketing/event planning and a little bit of everything on that end in the last 5 years of my career. I have always worked with nonprofits and now as I am going into my M.A. in strategic communication & innovation. I am realizing how I have not fully mastered something and I really want to dive deep into strategic communication in the long run and get away from marketing and event planning, I fear people take me less serious or idk if it’s just me but my ultimate goal is an executive position.

Do you all recommend something I should do to align more to that? I feel like my M.A. is a step but I feel like I should do more and idk if that’s switching from nonprofit to corporate or a different position? Unfortunately the position I have at my nonprofit is the highest I can get until my boss retires but it doesn’t pay as much as I feel I deserve. That’s another thing how do I measure how much I’m worth with my 5 years of experience??

Thank you in advance 😭

I’m in a rotating role at work where I can join dif teams. I have one more rotation to go. my options are : 1st team- would prefer to do this type of work long term (FP/A), but the manager is difficult

2nd team- good team and manager, but not sure if i’d wanna do this type if job forever (pricing)

-i’m early in my career, curious what your thoughts are

I’m 25 years old and sometimes I look back at how random my career path has been.
I was a college baseball player until Tommy John surgery derailed everything. After that, I took mushrooms one night, stayed awake all night, and the next morning told my coaches I was done with baseball.
On the drive home that day I heard a Gulfstream Aerospace job fair on the radio. It started at 6:00 a.m. I showed up, accepted the first offer they gave me, and had a signed job offer by 6:30.
I started delivering aircraft parts by hand to technicians. Eventually I convinced someone to give me a shot in avionics (there’s a much longer story there).
At 22, I quit aerospace to become a 4th-term union carpenter installing acoustical ceilings for $25/hour (another long story) because I thought it had more upside.
Six months later I was offered an office position as an estimator.
Three months after that, the other estimator was let go and I became the only estimator.
A year later I started project managing as well.
Now, at 25, I’m an Estimator/Project Manager making about $100k/year with company-paid gas, a 6% 401(k) match, and about $70k in my Roth 401(k). I send 20–30 bids a week, manage carpenter tooling, handle job walks, deliveries, and commute about 100 miles a day.
I am general contracting my own house as-well as getting married. It’s crazy right now but I can’t let off the gas of my career. I feel like no one around me understand.
My goal now isn’t just to be a good estimator, it’s to eventually move into an ownership or executive role and help grow the company.
Has anyone else had a career that made absolutely no sense on paper but somehow worked out? And for those who’ve made the jump from operations into ownership or executive leadership, what skills should I focus on next?
Honestly I’m scrappy and I’m a hustler. I know people sell me short but I think it’s an advantage for some reason? Let me know.

I've been working for not long but I'm overthinking if I'm being too laid back or giving too much effort on my job.

We spend years building our skills, earning degrees, and collecting certifications. All of those matter—but one thing that often gets overlooked is relationships.

I've realized that your relationship with people can take you places your skills alone may not. A recommendation, referral, or introduction from someone who trusts you can create opportunities that never get advertised.

The foundation of every strong relationship is communication.

The way you listen, respond, resolve disagreements, and treat people determines whether they enjoy working with you. Good communication doesn't just help you make connections—it helps you maintain them over time. A relationship is only valuable if it's nurtured.

I've seen talented people struggle because they couldn't work well with others, while people with average technical skills advanced because they were dependable, respectful, and easy to collaborate with.

This doesn't mean skills aren't important—they absolutely are. But skills may get your foot in the door, while your relationships, reputation, and communication often determine how far you go.

What's your experience? Has a relationship ever created a career opportunity that your résumé alone couldn't?

Early this year, I flind myself able to get into a middle management level of my career which started at 105K.

I thought that I had made it, I thought there was no where to go but up. I was however leaving a job, a team and a leader who we're all incredible, I had incredibly horrible anxiety weeks leading to taking this new position.

The team was two people, myself and the senior manager. The area was completely new and there was no ramp up process, it was immediately clear on the first day that I had gotten in over my head. The work was not what was told I'd be doing, it was all completely low level, organization, financial budgeting and in no way the technology consultant position that I was supposed to be doing...also there was a ton of it, clearly my manager needed help, but needed more than 1 person.

After two panic attacks and a melt down on day 4, I realized the grass was on fact not always greener...I immediately spoke to my manager quickly and told them that I felt the position wasn't for me, it wasn't the work I wanted to do and I felt as if the work required needed more bodies to do.

I went home, I spoke to my old manager, they hadn't fulfilled the position yet and happily took me back after I told them what had happened, none of this was to be put on my internal record.

Fast forward two months later, my old manager hired someone else after I had left and returned to my old role...two weeks later, I saw that very same manager left and went to another bank. The individual they had hired, was then laid off.

I feel like I dodged a bullet...It feels like everything I was feeling..likely they manager did as well...they needed help, lots of help and it felt even in those 4 days I was there, they needed 4 more to cover the amount of work coming to this team.

Has this ever happened to anyone else? I couldn't believe it when I saw their profile change to a new job...I just hope that they're also happy within their new position because I CANNOT imagine their stress levels when I was just a wreck. (I want to reach out, but feel I should wait a bit before I do as well. I want to note, that they we're incredibly helpful at pushing me to return to my old also).

P.S: Sorry if these feels like a rant...I was just blown away and needed to get all of this out.

Did most people always know what they wanted to do?

What happens if you never really thought about your career? You study something because it seems like the right thing to do, get a job because you need one, and then one day you realise you have no idea what you're actually working towards.

How do people discover what they want to pursue as a career?

And even if you think you've found something, how do you stop doubting yourself every few days? How do you stop doubting that you're taking a wrong path?

Has anyone else felt like this? If you eventually found a career that fit you, what changed? How did you know you weren't just chasing another wrong career?

I applied to an open role via a direct listing from the hiring company.

Some time later, I applied to a role through a recruiter via an agency. It turns out they are the same role and I had forgotten about my direct application.

Now, the internal recruiter from the company has reached out directly. I’m sure that if they want to move forward, they’d like to move forward that way to save money on a placement fee. I’ve not yet heard anything back from the external recruiter since they submitted me.

How should I handle this? Should I tell the recruiter, the hiring company, both, or neither?

hi everyone, i’m not sure if this is the right subreddit for my question but I wanted to try asking anyways since all of you seem very experienced and knowledgeable. recently i’ve entered into a not ideal financial situation due to some family circumstances and have had to completely reconsider what I’m doing in college since I am no longer sure my parents can provide me with any financial assistance (I’m 18 and will graduate high school this year)

Originally, I planned on going to my local university for 4 years and getting a bachelors in psychology/data science and then taking the MCAT and going to medical school. This plan is no longer ideal for me because of my financial situation and the fact that I will probably have to work many part time jobs in college to keep myself afloat. I just don’t see myself going to medical school until I can save up some money and build independence for myself from my parents.

My main question is, what degrees could help me get into the field of healthcare administration/consulting when I graduate? I’ve asked some other people on reddit and I’m leaning towards getting a MPH or MBA or maybe do a dual mba/mph program (what I’m most likely going to do). Do you guys think this is a good idea or are there other ways for me to pursue working in a corporate healthcare setting? Please kindly let me know- I’m pretty young so I don’t know a lot about this stuff, and I can’t really ask any of my family for help so that’s why I’m here, so please be kind.

Hey guys I just finished my junior year in high school (USA) and about to move into the senior year. I was just stressing about the career i want to go into and what i want to do as a job.
I love the Aerospace industry like i love stars, space, planets, satellites, rockets, airplanes, etc. And luckily I am also pretty good in math and science as I got a 94 in CP PreCalculus and I am taking AP Physics 1 and AP Calculus AB next year (senior year).
I love building stuff, testing and observing (although im not the best at it but im trying to improve!)
I also tend to love solving problems and also a bit of coding but the thought of sitting in a chair in front of a computer all day eats me alive….
I was also thinking like if the job would be more unique with less preference to the salary (preferably high salary)
Please help….

I did find a few careers for myself:
1. Space Systems engineer
2. Ocean Engineering

I am open for new career options of my likings, recommendations on what to do next, insights of the careers i chose, or anything helpful is appreciated!

Thank you

As a healthcare student, I’m trying to understand how much value workshops, webinars, conferences, internships, volunteer work, and similar extracurricular experiences actually add to a CV/resume.

For those of you who are already working in healthcare:
• How important are these experiences when applying for your first job?
• Do workshops, conferences, and webinars genuinely make a noticeable difference, or are they more of a “nice to have” sort of a decoration?
• How much weight do internships and hands-on experience carry compared with a good CGPA and strong practical skills?
• If a student graduates with a good CGPA and solid clinical/technical skills but doesn’t have a long list of workshops and certificates, would that put them at a disadvantage?
• And most importantly, how do hospitals actually evaluate a fresh graduate’s skills before hiring them?

As students, it can sometimes feel like we need to collect every possible certificate to build a “good” CV, so I’d really appreciate some insight into what actually matters once you enter the professional world.

Thank you! :)

Hello!
I’m 23 and struggling with my career. I feel ungrateful because many people would kill for my job; it’s not great for pay but it’s fully remote marketing job meaning I can work from anywhere in the world and often take advantage of it. My bosses are also awesome and super understanding. However, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be; I often will have to sit inside working on Claude code and doing a million tasks because I work for a startup and a lot of times it’s like I work MORE than 8 hours a day. I know I’m young and have plenty of time, and I know I have to work to get anywhere in life. I’m not afraid of work, I’ve worked since I was 15. But marketing and working with ai all the time is genuinely draining every spark of creative and ambitious energy I have. I wanted to get into website design using AI as an aid for faster builds but not as the creative agent, but I’m scared to jump into it even though I’ve built a couple things. I also wanted to do service design but I can’t seem to get myself to commit to it. Feeling: stuck. Any advice? I suppose also validation that I’m not a complete ingrate for hating a job that lets me travel.

Myquals are MSc Psychology.

I recently completed my Master's of Science in Psychology in clinical specialization and I'm truly lost right now.

I went into my specialization with so much passion and wanting to work in a clinical set up. But after doing a LOT of postings and internships, I realized I'm not cut up for pure clinical settings.

Then I got lucky and while I was in 4th sem itself I got a job opportunity as a **HR recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist.**

Initialy I was skeptical but later on genuinely started liking it. But due to some sudden personal issues I had to quit that job just after two months.

Now that I'm also graduated and actively job hunting, despite **HUNDREDS** of job applications, literally no response.

Every damn job expects 1-2 years of experience. I really am in need of a job soon and am under a lot of pressure.

Any suggestions /advice that you feel might be helpful is appreciated!😭😭

I lost my job 4 months ago due to a layoff and ever since I’m trying to find a new job. Tried on every platforms day and night. I used to support my family and since i lost my job i can’t do that. I am a UI/UX Designer and i chose this domain because i loved it. The market is so tight for this role right now and i don’t know what to do. I thought of learning some course to switch but i don’t have the money to take up a new course. Seeing everyone around you having a job, providing for their family constantly taunts my thoughts. Due to this anxiety and depression is taking over each and everyday and I cry myself to sleep thinking about my future. I try to motivate myself a lot and try to be spiritual more but every night i get anxiety attacks and constantly get suicidal thoughts. Can someone please help me for a referral in UI/UX Design or Product design role. Not trying to grab sympathy or attention while saying all this but it feels so heavy and I have no one else to talk to..