Is it just me, or is the "Indian Institute of Placement" just a 6-hour commercial? 🤡

So, I fell for the trap. I joined the highly advertised 2-day "Career Guidance & AI Workshop" by Umesh Yadav, expecting some actual insights into the job market. Instead, I got an absolute masterclass in high-pressure sales.

Here is a quick Q&A to summarize the entire experience for anyone else thinking of joining:

Q: Did you learn anything about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of tech?

A: Oh, absolutely. I learned that AI is taking over the world, traditional degrees are useless, and we are all doomed. He spent about 20 minutes copying and pasting basic ChatGPT facts to scare us into a panic, and then... nothing. The AI talk vanished faster than a tech startup's funding.

Q: Wow, so what happened during the remaining 6 hours of the workshop?

A: Welcome to the Home Shopping Network! The next six hours were an endless, grueling pitch for his premium paid courses. I’ve seen shorter infomercials for non-stick frying pans. It was just a non-stop loop of student testimonials, screenshots of packages, and high-energy sales talk.

Q: Is he actually a career counselor or just a sales guy?

A: If "career counseling" means aggressively selling you a proprietary bootcamp as the only cure to your existential dread, then sure, he's a counselor. In reality, he operates like a textbook sales closer. The whole workshop is just a funnel designed to trap stressed college students into buying expensive packages under the guise of a "limited-time discount."

Q: So, is the Indian Institute of Placement a total fraud?

A: Legally? No. They do sell actual training modules and resume services. But is it a "fake promise factory" that uses trending buzzwords just to bait you into a 6-hour marketing prison? 100%.

: Save your time. If you want to watch someone pitch a course for 6 hours, just go to YouTube for free. Don't fall for the "AI workshop" trap.

I'm 3.5 yrs exp candidate and currently I have 3 offer from Teksystems, TCS and Google Operations Center where teksystems and TCS has offered me 17 lpa but google has offered only 14 lpa but 2.7 lakh one time bonus , so now I'm worried which one to choose because teksystems is at my hometown (tier 1 city) with hybrid mode and TCS is in Bangalore where they also mentioned that they will do performance based transition to Disney while Google is in Hyderabad but with better work life balance and lots of perks and benefits. Now I'm confused which one to choose as teksystems is in my hometown but I think it's risky as they mainly operates on contractual client based projects but I can live with my family and save a lot and also TCS and Google are better in opportunities but far from my hometown and now I'm choosing a company where I can be for long term

Hello guys! Guys I genuinely need your help.

I have joined a MNC recently (in May) as an Engineer and since then I have been allocated into the project but in the project they are not giving me any work ..even my KT has not been done there and because of which I feel very useless there and I tried reaching to seniors of that project and they just keep saying will fix this and will allot you some work ...it's been 3-4 months sitting ideal...Can someone who has IT experience will guide me what to do...or should I just study my own things and update my tech skills .

I am very tensed bcz of these scenarios.pls guide me

Hello, all. I'm a 2026 EEE graduate from a tier 3 college. I've applied for many companies but no luck. So I'm thinking of taking coaching in any domain. Could anyone please recommend which course/domain should I take coaching in? Which has more openings for freshers? I'm not that good at dsa too. I'm thinking of data analytics or python full stack but I don't have much idea.

I am in engineering and i need some money for my self expenses, How is doing tutions to 11th and 12th students , or what to do ? Will this affect my studies as after college daily i am learning programming and currently i am learning apis ( fast api and rest api ) , plz suggest i am very much confused

Hi everyone,

I am currently in my 3rd sem studying BTech AI at a Top 7 IIIT. My current CGPA is 7.3 (actively trying to improve it). I want to build a solid resume by my 4th sem so I can successfully apply for internships and hopefully secure one during my 5th sem.

My Current Profile:

• Skills: C, C++, Python
• DSA: 150+ questions done on LeetCode with a 1400 contest rating.
• Target Companies: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Adobe, NVIDIA, Uber, Atlassian, Salesforce, Visa, Cisco, PayPal, Intuit, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, IBM.

My Current Plan:

My goal is to finish 2-3 high-quality projects by the end of my 4th sem to build a solid resume and give 2-3 hackathons like FlipKart Grid and anyother which is recommended.

• Projects: What kind of projects should I make so they actually stand out on my resume for these top companies?
• Hackathons: Any tips for hackathons like Flipkart Grid or any other hackathons like them, How should I approach them to maximize my chances of getting noticed or getting a PPI?
• Application Strategy: How and when should I start applying for winter/summer internships at my target companies?

I genuinely have no idea at all about these things and would like some feedback, help and suggestions. I will also try to talk to my professors and get their help. In short I am an average student but I am not afraid of hardwork, i just need someone to guide me so I can achieve my goal of getting a good job in my 4th year

Instagram has made everything so lightly that we consider serious things as meme now and laugh on them 🫩

#Image 1 : Email : ack for application ,Day 1 at 7:36 pm

#Image 2 : Email : Code signal , Day 1 at 7:37 pm

#Image 3 : Email : Code signal completed , Day 6 at 10:34 pm

#Image 4 : Email : Rejection : Day 6, 11:04 pm

I have worked out hell , passed the assessment with all cases passed !

How do we deal with this job market ???

Any thoughts please let me know any strategies u followed to navigate this market ....

Please help me !!!!

Hi everyone, I need some career advice for my younger brother.

He recently secured a 6-month SDE Internship at Amazon (Jan 2027 to July 2027) via a Hackathon. The stipend is fantastic at ₹1 Lakh/month. He is currently in his final year at King's College and will be graduating in July 2027.

The Dilemma:

He already has a Full-Time (FTE) SDE offer from Rocket (formerly Mr. Cooper) paying 7 LPA, and he would have to drop this guaranteed job to take the Amazon internship.

We are hearing a lot of mixed speculations and rumors that Amazon's PPO (Pre-Placement Offer) conversion rates have dropped significantly recently due to headcount issues, with some teams converting less than 50% of their interns.

My questions for this community:

Is it worth risking a guaranteed 7 LPA job for a 6-month internship at Amazon in the current market?

For those currently at Amazon or who interned recently, what is the realistic PPO conversion rate looking like for 2026/2027? Is it purely based on performance, or is headcount playing spoiler?

If he takes the Amazon offer, what specific things should he do from Day 1 to maximize his chances of getting the FTE conversion?

Should he accept the Amazon intern role but secretly keep interviewing off-campus for FTE roles between Jan and July?

Any insights, harsh truths, or advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,

I'm a 2025 grad and currently working at a fairly well-known service-based IT company. My salary is a little above the TCS Ninja package, and this is my first job. It's been around 3 months since I joined after completing training in .NET.

The thing is, I'm kinda lost about what to do next.

I'm currently in a support project, at least that's what it's called. I've barely done any actual work apart from a small Power BI task, which isn't even what I was trained for. The workload is almost nonexistent, and most days I just go to the office, sit around, and pass time at the funzone. 💀

I've spoken to a few seniors in the company, and most of them have pretty much the same story to tell. Things are slow, and I don't see myself learning much if I continue like this.

A little background about me: I graduated from what I'd call a tier 4/5 college. I did some DSA and web development back in college, but honestly, I barely remember anything now. I don't have any major projects to show either, so I know I've got a lot of catching up to do.

I don't want to get too comfortable just because the job is easy and the salary is decent for a fresher. I want to improve my skills, get into development, and eventually switch to a better company with better learning opportunities and career growth.

But I'm not really sure where to start or how to go about it, especially considering my college background and current skill level.

So I'd really appreciate some advice from people who've been in a similar situation or from seniors who've seen how things work in the industry.

A few things I'd love some guidance on:

What skills should I focus on if I want to switch to a product-based company or a better service-based company?

Should I continue with .NET, pick up web development again, or explore something else?

How important are DSA and projects for switching as a fresher with some work experience?

How should I make the best use of my free time at work without getting stuck in this comfort zone?

Is it better to start applying after 6–12 months, or should I prepare and switch as soon as I'm ready?

I'm not expecting some overnight success or anything. I just want to build a proper roadmap and start making progress instead of wasting time.

If anyone has been through something similar, I'd love to hear how you handled it and what you'd do differently if you were in my position.

Feel free to DM me as well if you're comfortable sharing advice privately. I'd genuinely appreciate it.

Thanks!

im passed out on april 2026 . i have knowledge in sdlc and build websites but i dont have stuff to clear python,java in campus interview .
recently done the research work for mvp on pvt ltd startup . they listed me as critical resources but i cant depend that because they are waiting for their funds and investment .

i need to take a job but im not clear to choose the domain and dont have over skill .

i get advised by cousin my sister in middle east . she told if you have interset you can go network,cybersecurity engineer . there are high demanding for network and good paying . development jobs are almost replaced on her company . so she told dont try development learn networks and get experience and ccna in india and then we can easily get more offer .

anyone from network side guide me to get job and how was the job market for fresher . or any other job for fresher in tech side (non coding )

I am an asst. professor in Computer Science Department at a private college with salary 7LPA. I want to switch to corporate. I have purchased coding ninjas data analytics bootcamp. How much can I expect from that.
Are there any other ways I can get a job in some MNC for around 12LPA.

my qualifications:

BTech in AI and Data science from tier 3 college. Previous research internship at a government research org. Couple of DL projects during UG.

I graduated a year ago and have been working as a Full stack dev at a startup for almost a year now.

I want to transition into research, due to personal interest plus long term career goals.

Ideally i want to work with professors from top tier institutions like IISc, IIT or IISER. I would like to work on impactful projects that eventually lead to publications.

I understand that a candidate from a swe background may be treated with skepticism. I have been trying to delve into research on my own for the past month, by looking into interesting research questions and reading related papers.

I want to also try replicating some of it at home so I can confidently explain my interests or show my involvement during an interview.

I want to know what is the best way of landing an RA position, please give me pointers. Does cold emailing work? Is there a hiring season or do profs hire based on project requirements?

I’m a fresher who joined TCS about a month ago as a Digital candidate. I recently completed around 1 week of ILP training, where we covered the basics of Java, SQL, and Unix.

Now I’ve been assigned to a Niche practice, and from what I’ve been told, I may be working with tools/technologies like Blue Yonder, o9, or Kinaxis, which are related to Supply Chain Management.

The thing is, I’m hearing these names for the first time in my life. 😅

Before joining TCS, most of my experience was around actual coding and development. I’ve worked with Java and Python, and I’ve also done projects using MERN stack, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. So I was expecting my career to continue more toward software development/backend/full-stack/AI.

Now I’m a little confused about this allocation.

I’d like to hear from people who have actually worked with Blue Yonder, o9, Kinaxis, or Supply Chain technology:

Is this a good technology/domain to start a career with as a fresher?

How technically strong is the work compared to normal Java/backend development?

Will working on these platforms give me good opportunities to switch companies later?

Can I eventually move into Java/backend, cloud, full-stack, data/AI, or other software engineering roles?

How much actual coding/development is involved?

Are these technologies valuable outside TCS, or are they mostly domain-specific?

If you were in my position, what would you learn alongside the project to keep your career options open?

For someone coming from a coding/ML background, should I see this as a good opportunity to learn something new, or should I be concerned about moving away from core software development?

I’m not expecting a generic “TCS is good/bad” answer. I’m specifically looking for insights from people who have worked with these technologies or have experience hiring people from this domain.

Any honest advice about the long-term career prospects, skills I should build, and possible exit opportunities after 2–3 years would be really helpful.

Hi everyone,

I'm a 2026 graduate. I didn't get placed through campus placements, and despite applying to numerous companies off-campus, I couldn't get shortlisted. Eventually, I managed to secure a job as an SDE at a small service-based startup with a package of 3.6 LPA. I wasn't happy with the offer, but considering the current job market, I decided to accept it.

However, after joining, I realised that the work environment is completely different from what I expected.

It's a work-from-home job with official timings of 10 AM to 7 PM, but I regularly end up working until 7:30 PM or even later.

Working from home has made things even worse. Generally, people working from offices get occasional tea breaks, have casual conversations with colleagues, and get some time to relax. But here, there's practically no break throughout the day. From the moment I start working until the end of the day, I'm continuously sitting in my chair and working. We are even expected to provide updates every hour. There's no proper break or breathing space and getting backpain also in this young age only

On top of that, there's no AI tool access provided by the company, and we have to use our personal laptops for all the work.

The company expects us to complete every task as quickly as possible using AI. Even before finishing one task, I'm assigned another task or sometimes an entirely different project. The expectation is to complete everything immediately.

Before joining this company, I used to code daily, understand concepts, regularly solve DSA problems, and genuinely enjoy learning new things. But after joining, I haven't even written a single line of code independently. I'm almost entirely dependent on AI for development.

I genuinely want to understand the code AI generates, why a particular approach is used, and how everything works internally. But there's absolutely no time for that. The moment I finish one task, another one is assigned. There's no time to analyse the code, understand the implementation, or learn anything.

The work environment is another major issue.

The founder is quite young and, from my experience, doesn't have much technical knowledge. He seems to think that anything can be implemented easily using AI and expects extremely tight deadlines. We are often expected to implement things from scratch without proper technical guidance.

The requirements and communication are also very unclear. Initially, when we discuss an approach, he agrees without properly reviewing it. Later, when we implement it, he questions why we followed that approach and scolds us. There's no proper clarity about what needs to be implemented or why.

Even worse, we rarely get holidays. Saturdays are half-working days, and we sometimes get calls during weekends for small tasks, including personal work related to the founder.

There's literally no mental peace. Even during weekends, I can't go anywhere peacefully because I keep worrying that I might receive a call asking me to complete something.

At this point, I feel like I'm doing labour work rather than developing software. Even after working so much, there's almost zero learning or career growth. It's just continuous prompting, completing tasks, and moving on to the next one.

My biggest concern is that I'm sacrificing my learning and technical growth for this job.

I have very little time to practise DSA, improve my development skills, or learn anything new. I feel like I'm getting stuck in a loop where I'm working continuously but not actually growing as a developer.

I'm really confused about what to do next.

I have a few questions:

1. Should I start looking for another job immediately, or should I complete at least one year here before switching?
2. What skills should I focus on learning to switch jobs as quickly as possible? My current tech stack is MERN and React Native. Should I continue focusing on these or explore something else?

I understand that the current job market is difficult, especially for freshers, and I'm grateful that I at least have a job. But I don't want to spend an entire year in an environment where I'm neither learning nor having any work-life balance.

I would really appreciate advice from people who have been in similar situations or have experience switching jobs early in their careers.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I’m currently a 4th-year B.Tech student, and honestly, I’m starting to feel a little worried about my placement situation. I don’t feel very confident about getting placed through my college, especially considering how competitive the current placement season is.

I have around 6 months left, and I really want to use this time properly instead of wasting it or jumping between too many technologies without actually becoming good at anything.

I’m mainly looking for advice from people who have already gone through the placement process or have managed to get placed off-campus from a Tier-2/Tier-3 college.

What should I realistically focus on during these next 6 months?

- DSA and problem-solving

- Aptitude and logical reasoning

- Core CS subjects

- Development/projects

- Resume and LinkedIn

- Off-campus applications and referrals

- Coding platforms and assessments

- Interview preparation

Also, how should I balance preparation for on-campus and off-campus opportunities? Should I focus more on applying to companies directly, networking for referrals, participating in hackathons, or preparing for coding assessments?

I’m not expecting a shortcut or a guaranteed job. I just want a practical roadmap that can help me maximize my chances of getting placed within the next 6 months.

If you’ve been in a similar situation, I’d genuinely appreciate any advice, resources, or a roadmap you can share.

Thank you!