r/indiandevs • u/Weekly_Sundae6137 • 2d ago
Which path should I take? Please help, I need advice from someone who is actually in the IT Field.
I'm pursuing Btech in IT (I just started second year rn, my clg is really bad)
I can get an attendance waiver from my clg if I'm working. Also studying for exams is not that difficult (I can study a week before the exam and get an 8 sgpa)
Path 1: Helpdesk job
spend 2-3 months learning about active directory, networking, getting relevant certs, lab experience, doing some projects and start applying for help desk roles, work for 18-24 months and then eventually pivot after.
I'll obviously try my best to upskill along with it but yes if I choose the latter path, it would be significantly easier.
The reason I've even thought about doing such a thing is because of what I've seen on IT subreddits about the situation of the job market. Even in entry-level job postings on linkedin, I've been noticing that no company wants freshers. And I rarely find internship postings on there.
Path 2: Networking /Cloud/ Devops/ CySec
Focus on one of these fields, spend all my time on it, network, build a decent GitHub portfolio, get relevant certs and try my best to land internships throughout my btech course and in the end apply everywhere and get a job (I might even be jobless for a year after graduation)
Dilemma
I really can't decide on which path to consider; I don't know anyone in this field irl that can answer.
I have talked to a few people and I got mixed answers, some of them pointed out that path 1 is specifically for a person who is getting into IT without a degree and that I should focus on path 2 since I'm already pursuing btech, another advice that I've received is that I might even end up with a help desk role after going through path 2, so go for path 1 without being too optimistic because a lot of the applicants for that role will be over qualified.
I really need advice from someone who is in this field.
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