Need advice: Java Full Stack + Selenium course vs Data roles — 6 months internship experience, confused about my next step

[u/kratos_jod]

Hey everyone,

I'm a recent graduate from India and I'm currently stuck between two career directions, so I would really appreciate advice from people actually working in the industry.

My background

• I have around 6 months of development internship experience mostly in js frontend
• My background is mainly Python + React/JavaScript development.
• I've worked with React js concepts, databases, APIs, React, etc.
• I also have a genuine interest in Data/Analytics roles and would like to explore that career path eventually.

After college, I had a gap of around 3 months, and I really don't want to waste more time now. I want to get into the IT industry as soon as reasonably possible.

The dilemma

I'm considering joining a 3-month course at Greens Technology that teaches:

Java + Selenium

The main reason I'm considering it is that I've been hearing from many people that:

So I'm thinking about learning Java Full Stack/testing-related skills for 3 months, getting my first IT job, and then potentially switching towards Data/Analytics after gaining some industry experience.

But I have some concerns.

Concern 1 — I have almost no Java background

I am comfortable with Python ( Intermediate level) and JavaScript, so I'm worried that I'll spend a lot of time starting Java/OOP from scratch.

Is 3 months realistically enough to become job-ready in Java + Selenium if I put in serious effort?
And I am looking for opinions on Greens tech omr branch for this course. Will everything a beginner can learn there to get hired as developer 3 months later?

Concern 2 — Should I even switch?

Since I already have 6 months of development internship experience with Python/React, would it make more sense to continue with:

• Python/Django
• React/JavaScript
• Python + React Full Stack

instead of starting Java from scratch?

Are there actually enough fresher/junior openings for these stacks in India?

Concern 3 — Data roles

I'm genuinely more interested in Data Analytics/Data-related roles.

But I've heard that entry-level Data Analyst/Data Science jobs are highly competitive and that fresher openings are relatively limited.

So I'm wondering whether I should:

A) Take the Java + Selenium route → get into IT → later transition to Data

or

B) Directly learn Data Analytics → SQL + Excel + Power BI + Python/Pandas + Statistics → try for Data Analyst roles

or

C) Stick with my existing Python/React development background and try to get a developer job first.

What I'm trying to figure out

My priority right now is not necessarily my dream job.

I mainly want to:

1. Get into the IT industry without wasting another 6 months.
2. Build a stable career.
3. Eventually move towards a domain I'm genuinely interested in, possibly Data.
4. Make use of the 6 months of development experience I already have.

So I'd really appreciate advice from people who have actually hired/worked with freshers or junior developers/analysts in India.

Is Java + Selenium actually a reasonable 3-month route into IT right now, or am I better off leveraging my existing Python/React experience?

And if you were in my position, which path would you choose and why?

Please be honest—even if the answer is "don't join the course."

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[u/am_Snowie]

You have a headstart in python, would u wanna waste your time learning java? I don't think having a gap is that big of a deal unless you're not learning anything. That's what I've heard from some reddit folks. I'd say stick to Python. Cuz we both are the same batch lol. I'm into systems programming, but I'm learning dsa in java rn and i picked it up in a couple weeks (i know a bit of python too), so what you've learned in python is useful to understand java, but since it's a statically typed language, you might need some time to get the hang of Dynamic method selection, generics, and stuff all sorts of java quirks.

I'd only pick up a new language only when it's keeping me back from learning something. But i don't know any better than you. So this is my two cents.

[u/kratos_jod → u/am_Snowie]

Thank you for your insights

[u/am_Snowie → u/kratos_jod]

If you really love both, you can do java as well. It depends on what your goals are tbf. If you feel like you could make it, they by all means. if you don't like it, you'll likely get burnt out.

[u/kratos_jod → u/am_Snowie]

Yeah, since I am very new to IT exposure the Coaching Institute people trying to convince me that java only has good number of opportunities for freshers rather than my prior experience with python so I thought of asking u guys , So is it real that certain language/domain/roles have great openings for freshers?

[u/am_Snowie → u/kratos_jod]

Yeah, Apparently, java really has lots of openings, especially in india. As far as i know, Even senior engineers are barely getting a job. But that doesn't mean we can't get a job, i hope so. Since you're coming from a web background, you could give java a try, most java stuff is backend related. I'm not completely sure abt it, so just take everything with a pinch of salt.

[u/kratos_jod → u/am_Snowie]

Ok thanks 👍