I have a decade of experience and a masters degree. Devoted the best parts of my life to 50-60 hour weeks in tech. Im about to go work at an Amazon warehouse. Tech is basically over now.
Can you elaborate? Are you taking this decision willingly or are being forced to because you can't clear interviews?
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#82Get back to college. In coming recession around the corner 2024 to 2026 extremely likely. You go into college and get shielded. Study hard and score well. Get all the pro certs you can. Do master if possible. Specialize only on AI+Blockchain (using Java+Python+Rust+C). You will thank me later.
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Just try to get at least one paying side job where you can charge a reasonable hourly rate" Ay, there's the rub.
Not an employment, just a freelancer arrangement.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Based on the doomer tone, it was probably the latter.
Lol gotta get interviews to fail them
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#87You say you're from India but don't say where you're at now. Since you used term CV instead of resume, maybe still in India or maybe a European country? If the job market where you're at is largely expecting a University degree regardless of experience level then I would say at 27 go back and get your University degree. It is not a step backwards to get the University degree it will teach you valuable things that you…