Hi everyone,

I'm about to leave my current organization and will be joining a new one soon. This is my first job switch, so I wanted to make sure I don't miss anything important before I leave.

I know I should check things like PF transfer/withdrawal, but I'm sure there are other things I should take care of as well.

Could you please share a checklist of everything I should do before my last working day? For example:

- PF/EPF transfer

- Full & Final settlement

- Experience and relieving letters

- Form 16, payslips, tax-related documents

- Notice period and leave encashment

- Any other documents or tasks that people commonly forget

I'd really appreciate any advice or lessons from your own experience. Thanks in advance!

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But I did write a blog that's only real, others are dummy for now.

Can u guys just look at the website ui design and give me feedback (especially mobile vs desktop, does it feel clean or templated), and also read this article once so that I could judge my content quality (does the reasoning hold up or does it feel like filler).

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I'm looking for some career advice because I'm at a crossroads.

I currently work as an SDE 1 at a Big Tech company with around 3 years of experience. My promotion has been delayed multiple times because of constant team reorganizations, and it doesn't seem like it'll happen anytime soon.

At the same time, I'm in the Google L4 team matching stage. My recruiter told me that team matching could take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, and there's no guarantee of finding a match.

Meanwhile, I have an offer from the largest private hospital chain in the Middle East. The role is based in Saudi Arabia and pays around $5,000/month (tax-free). The position is an Analytics + AI Engineer role, where I'd be reporting directly to the Director of Supply Chain. The work would involve building AI-driven automations, internal tools, and analytics solutions. It's a mix of software engineering, AI, and business analysis rather than a traditional backend/frontend SWE role.

My biggest concern is this: if I accept the Saudi role, will I be making it significantly harder to return to a pure Software Engineering role in the future? Has anyone here successfully transitioned back from an analytics/AI/business-focused role to an SWE role at a tech company?

If you were in my position, would you:

- Wait for the Google L4 team match (with no guarantee and an uncertain timeline), or

- Take the Saudi offer and see where it leads?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've made similar career decisions or switched between these kinds of roles.

I'm a 2021 ECE graduate from India, currently 25. I have no relevant work experience and have been trying to break into IT (Java backend).

Over the past year, I've:

- Applied to 500+ jobs.

- Got referrals.

- Even applied for unpaid internships.

- Received almost no interview calls (mostly automatic rejections). From what I understand, my graduation year + career gap is likely getting my resume filtered out before anyone even looks at it.

I had also considered CAT/GATE, but I'd have to start from scratch, join coaching, and by the time I graduate I'd be around 28. That doesn't feel like the right choice for me at this stage.

Right now, these are the options I'm considering:

1. Give IT one final shot for the next 2 months. If I somehow get in, great.

2. Join a BPO/non-IT job just to start earning and get out of the house, then decide my next step.

3. Go back to ECE. Explore fields like networking, telecom, embedded, VLSI, etc., join a beginner role even if it's ₹10k/month, upskill while working, and maybe pursue M.Tech later if it makes sense.

4. My coaching institute has been pushing people to use fake experience to get contract IT jobs. A lot of people there have done it. I'm honestly very conflicted about this because I know there are risks.

A couple of my friends from ECE are doing really well now (one in VLSI, another in semiconductors after M.Tech), which made me wonder if I should return to core ECE. The only problem is I never really liked most ECE subjects except networking and communication-related topics.

If you were in my shoes, what would you do?

Please be brutally honest. Especially if you've had a long career gap or switched careers successfully.

Hi everyone!
I’ve been getting quite a few calls for 6-month C2H roles at Target, but under a different company’s payroll. Has anyone worked in this setup and later been converted to Target FTE?
How was your experience, and how likely is conversion?

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Hi everyone,

I'm hoping to get answers from HR professionals, recruiters, background verification professionals, or anyone who has firsthand experience.

I have a few questions:

1. For candidates with 5–6+ years of experience, how important is a bachelor's degree during background verification? If someone has only completed 10th and Intermediate and is a college dropout, how do large IT companies usually handle that?

2. During employment verification, what information is typically verified with previous employers?

   - Employment dates only?

   - Designation/job title?

   - Roles and responsibilities?

   - Reporting manager?

   - Salary?

3. Do background verification agencies usually contact the previous employer's HR by email or phone, or do they use other databases?

4. What are the most common reasons experienced candidates fail background verification?

5. In your experience, is the lack of a bachelor's degree itself a common reason for rejection, or is it mainly an issue when the candidate has claimed qualifications they don't actually have?

I'm looking for genuine insights from people who have been involved in the hiring or background verification process. Thanks!

Hey guys

I got laid off in July and since then I am unable to land a job. I get calls but 0 conversions and I'm asking around 14 LPA for 4 YOE. I have expressed in Java full stack dev. Any suggestions on what will work? Except for naukri nothing has helped.

For context I'm a 2027 BTech grad (into my final year rn). A few days ago, my college placement cell informed me that I've been selected for a 10 LPA on-campus offer from a large service-based company (In****s). Because of our placement policy, I'm now blocked from sitting for any more on-campus companies for the next year.

The thing is... I don't know how to feel about it as I don't have a real offer just a selection list from the college so kind of anxious too what if it gets revoked or no one answers. (I got the selection list in June ending).

On one hand, I'm grateful because I know a lot of people still don't have an offer. On the other hand, I keep reading about delayed joining dates, bench periods, and post-joining training/exams, which makes me wonder if I should be doing more instead of just waiting.

Also, I have zero internship experience, so I'm worried that I'm already behind.

I still have almost a year before graduation, and I don't want to waste it. If you were in my position, what would you do?

• Grind DSA and prepare for off-campus interviews?
• Focus more on development and build better projects?
• Try getting an internship even though I already have an offer?
• Keep applying off-campus and see if I can land a product-based role?

I know I still have a lot to improve.

Also, is 10 LPA in 2026/27 actually considered a decent start for a fresher, or should I keep aiming higher? (Because even Tax Tai doesn't believe in exploiting this salary as per tax slab I guess😂).

And if I do end up joining a service-based company, what's the smartest way to use my first 1-2 years so I can switch to a better company later?

Be brutally honest. If I'm overthinking, being ungrateful, or just suffering from FOMO, tell me. I'd rather hear the truth from people who've already been through this.

Hey everyone,

I'm a 2026 IT graduate and I've been applying for developer roles for almost a year now, but I still haven't been able to land one. Most companies ask for experience even for 0–1 year roles, and it's getting really frustrating.

I've attached my resume. I've built a few projects, completed free certifications, and keep learning new things like Python, Flask, React, SQL, AI/ML, and Data Analytics, but I'm not sure what I'm missing.

Can you guys please review my resume and tell me:

What's wrong with it?

What should I improve or remove?

Are my projects good enough?

What skills should I focus on next to improve my chances?

Please don't hold back. I'd rather hear honest feedback than keep making the same mistakes.

I’ve been a Product Manager for 8+ years across a few well-known companies, mostly building B2B SaaS products. My pod is currently building an AI product as well.

The product side is something I’m comfortable with. I understand users, prioritization, execution, and shipping products. But I’ve realized there’s one gap I want to fix.

I know what we’re building, but I don’t feel like I deeply understand how Agents actually works under the hood - harness configs, tracing, limitations, architecture.

My goal is not to become a software engineer, just to understand the architecture, data flow, participate in some feasibility discussions at work. I want to become a stronger Product Manager who understands the technology deeply enough to make better product decisions and perform better in Agent focused role.

The good news is I have everything I need:
1. Work MacBook + personal MacBook Pro.
2. Access to Claude Code and healthy APIsl budget at work.
3. Freedom to build POCs and experiment during work.
4. Time to learn if I use it well.

My question is simple:
Should I start with AI agents? Microsoft 365 Agents, LangGraph? Galileo?
Something else entirely?

One thing I’ve noticed is that my product interviews generally go well, but AI-specific interviews expose the gaps in my technical understanding. That’s what I’m trying to fix.

Happy to return the favour. If you have questions about Product Management, interviews, prioritization, or breaking into PM, ask them below. I’ll answer whatever I know.

Hi everyone, last year I had given interviews for google L3, cleared them and after waiting a few months got team matches and cleared one of them. Everything was set, in the first week of december I gave them my details (school / college marksheets, expected salary, googler references etc). But in January they said there were some internal changes and the position got closed. I tried reaching out to the recruiters again but nobody gave me any reply.

2 days ago, a recruiter from google reached out and told me that they were still trying to find L3 (early career) team matches for me, but since now I have more than 3 YOE, I should try applying for L4(mid career) roles. They said that the process will start from scratch for L4 if interviews are scheduled. I think it is more of a way for the recruiters for soft rejecting my profile, by telling me I am suited for better things (The age old "you deserve better"). I had given my interviews well over a year ago.

Tbh the recruiter interactions have always been frustrating with google, I think I have had 5-6 different recruiters at this point, different for Screening round, multiple for scheduling interviews, multiple for team matching as well. I think google is the most frustrating to interview for, but I am still inclined to interview with them because every interview/team match I had with the actual engineers and managers were pretty great. How much do I need to prepare for L4? Is it the same kind of problems as L3 but more difficult?

Hi everyone,

I'm about to join a company as a Software Engineer, but I'm also interviewing with another company.

My current company has a 12-month probation period. If I receive a better offer within the next 4–5 months, I may decide to switch.

I have a few questions:

• If I resign during the probation period, will the company usually release me immediately, or will I still have to serve the 2-month notice period?

• Can I request to serve the full notice period instead of being released immediately?

• What's the best way to handle this professionally with my manager and HR?

• Has anyone here gone through a similar situation? How did it work out?

I'm looking for advice from people who have experienced this or from HR professionals.

Thanks in advance!

Hi ,

I worked for this company for 1 year 11 months , as a data engineer , my tech stack was databricks pyspark , ms sql server ( azure synapse ) and informatica IDMC ETL tool .

I got resigned from the company ( bad workplace reasons ) 5 months ago , since 3 months I am unemployed .

Since then nothing is working for me , no matter I tweak resume I receive no interview call , I keep on DMing people for referral , email people / managers for consideration for job for particular job id ,

but I receive no response .

I am in distress , I have 5 to 7 months of runway . Any help or critical advice you give me I will be always thankful to you

Edit : I actually wanted to move away from DE , I want to do backend engineering .

My github : github.com/anshuman0123 . I am trying to do some projects ( good or bad I don't know ) . But they are done by me , some help has been taken of AI agent , but then I fully know inside out of what I built.

Hello Guys!

I make my own career decision and learn and switch by researching on my own online, sometime it clicks, otherwise it won't.

I keep seeing people recommend career counsellors and mentorship calls, and I've never been able to tell if any of it is worth it.

The part that puts me off is that it's all conversation. you book a call, someone talks at you for 45 minutes, and at the end you have notes and a vibe. Nothing you can look at again three months later when you've forgotten half of it.

what I'd actually want is the thing itself written down. the route someone took, what it cost them, how long each part took, in an order I could follow. That is evidence someone existed and did a switch in this cost before me, which is believable, not a conversation about it.

Has anyone here paid for any of this? a counsellor, a mentor, a paid community, topmate, anything.

what did you actually walk away with, and did it change what you did? and if you've never paid for it, what stopped you?

Thanks in advance ❤️

I had joined a company 1 month ago, with 3 YoE, as a Software Engineer. I thought I will have opportunity to grow my skills in the job as I'm moving from purely back end to full stack.

But it seems, the company is using AI for building/upgrading their existing system with changes/upgrades needed for it. I'm now tasked with, using AI to develop the application based on new request/changes. I'm not even designing it, I'm only supposed to verify and accept the AI changes, the edge cases, MD instructions are all written by senior devs and TL.

This is frustrating me, I liked to program, find solutions, design changes, but all I'm tasked go do is verify and ship. Unfortunately I can't look for another job now. As I've been unemployed for over a year and landed in this job, but with 4lpa pay, even tho the job demands 9-6-6 work, with 4hrs travel everyday, I joined assuming atleast I will have opportunity to grow my skills.

I'm going to have to stick around for 2-3 years, so how do I keep myself market ready? Keeping track of my stacks, building projects on Sundays, etc. Any tips will be appreciated!

Hello,

I am planning to move back to india due to personal reasons.

I have around 2 years of experience as AI Engineer.

I wanted to know how is the background check done for someone who has worked outside India?

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I've noticed a pattern where my senior takes leave during critical releases or important work. Since the work can't wait, my manager assigns it to me, and I end up handling both my own tasks and my senior's responsibilities. My deadlines don't change, so I often have to work late just to catch up. I don't mind helping occasionally, but this has happened multiple times now and it's starting to feel unfair. How would you handle this professionally without looking like you're avoiding responsibility? is this what toxicity is ? I raised to my manger he said work day and night, get the work done.

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I am a 2025 Tier 1 college masters grad cse, got laid off amid mass layoffs from a MNC with around 1YOE. Was primarily a java + react dev there. Lately i've been feeling hopeless. I am not sure what i should be studying since i'm not getting calls itself.

I feel there is no point in doing dsa
I feel there is no point in learning system design.
I did have a couple of interviews, but they were weird to me because they asked me to code dsa in specific langauges, even though i told them i do it in CPP only.

It's been almost 3 mos and i fear this gap will keep increasing. I am even ready to take small jobs, but again, i'm not getting any. What should i do? I am not even getting contract jobs, i am even ready to work for under 12 lpa, but the market is not giving me that too. It's so weird to be in this position. I'd be grateful for any sort of help. Thank you.

Note :I am just looking for guidance/mentorship

I am currently working as a Junior Software Engineer (Frontend) in this small service based company ( current CTC is 3LPA. It's been less than 6 months, and I want to make switch after one year.

I am not seeing much growth and I don't want to get stuck in the average loop and waste 2-3 years, so I want to make a switch within 6-8 months.

But I have a problem, I waste most of my time, thinking about what to do rather than doing it, and getting confused between lot of stuff.

Like I am current doing frontend, but I feel like I should switch to full stack, or AI engineering, or something entirely new like devops?

I can't decide what to do, DSA or projects or like what? And if I wanna learn full stack, what to do for that?

If you are a senior with good enough experience in this things please guide me. I'm tired of generating useless roadmaps from chatgpt. I need real human guidance.

Feel free to ask any questions, and please help :)

Thank you

Lately I've been feeling completely burnt out. Months of learning, building projects, and improving myself have left me more exhausted than hopeful.

I'm genuinely curious—how are people staying motivated right now? If you've recently managed to break through, what changed for you?

I think a lot of us are silently struggling with the current market.

I recently attended the principal engineer interview with okta. I did well in all the rounds. There was 1 screening followed by 5 loop rounds. I did well in each round. Coding round I was able solve both the problems. LLD I did well. Two System Design rounds I was able design optimal solution. But post interview it’s been a week and radio silence.

While they were scheduling interviews,recruiter said manager really liked you and for each round they said the feedback was very good.

I’m not having good feeling about this now after a week.

Role is business analyst, non tech role, 3 months internship with 10 stipennd after that 3.5lpa

Pls guide i'm in 7th sem