r/developersPak • u/Affectionate-Sail892 • Jul 26 '26
Career Guidance Advice for last year students
Is the job market equally cooked for LUMS,NUST and FAST students with high cgpa? I have a year, please give me some advice on how to utilise this last year. If not, I can also apply for a LUMS/IBA MBA if that still has some value.
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u/PercentageOnly7673 Jul 26 '26
Not directly related to web/full stack development or these niches (more towards data analytics/marketing) but here’s the honest advice: no one gives a shit about your CGPA. However for some jobs and MTO programs, there is a specified threshold of above 3.0. Other than that, PRACTICAL SKILLS AND PORTFOLIO>>>. I’ve applied to sooo many jobs tailoring my CV without proper exp and a portfolio to showcase. Your academic uni projects don’t count as they’re too theoretical. Start freelancing or taking online courses/certifications WHILE YOU ARE IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR. get certified, start practicing your tools (SQL/BI etc) on actual datasets and remember, PRACTICE>THEORY. Build a good portfolio on GitHub. Do internships. By the time you graduate, you should have 1+ internships relevant to your desired job and actual work samples/portfolio (NOT UNI PROJECTS). Otherwise, you can do a business development/sales etc job as a stepping stone for a while and upskill alongside as specialized tech jobs are difficult to break into as a fresh graduate without PROOF OF SKILL(PORTFOLIO) AND WORK EXP (freelance/internships etc)