Transitioning to IT Job from non IT background.

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Is there anyone who did a degree in non IT field but later transitioned to a computer science job. When I say non IT, I mean commerce and Arts.

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[idle nexus]

Literally all of my colleagues came from non IT background.

Also, I never got my engineering degree in TE and I work in IT.

[hoary verge]

How much is your salary

[idle nexus]

8.5 lpa as of now. I'm currently applying for different companies

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How?

Which degree

[idle nexus]

Me Telecommunication.
My friends are from mechanical and bio tech.

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That's still btech right

[idle nexus]

Ya. I know one dude who transitioned from commerce background. He had a very hard time.

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I have a cousin tryna do the same

How did he do it tho

[idle nexus]

With lots of determination.
Also, you need to be a little bit tech savvy and decent in mathematics

Which branch you from?

[unborn trellis]

Me

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Tutorial pls send

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Pls guide me

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I am from IT. Thorough CS breed. Asking for a family member

[idle nexus]

What branch is your family member from?
Also, why switching to IT?

[slate quest]

They are from commerce. And well switching to IT because he didn't fit well in commerce

[cosmic owl]

First step is to find any job that won't be mentally taxing, cause when transitioning they won't be able to get a good it job for atleast 5 6 months minimum.
Now they gotta learn coding, I'd say Java is a good option cause Lotta company's look for Java dev. This is for the basics of coding. Once that is done, they have to which path to take, like web dev, Android dev, data scientist etc.
I'd suggest taking a certification course in udemy, coursera etc on the path they want to go with.

[molten dune]

@still bear

[still bear]

Kya hua

Ha me bhi commerce se IT me switch kiya hu

[idle nexus]

What makes you think he will fit well in IT?

[unborn trellis]

Honestly, its all about cracking interviews

[slate quest]

Do they even consider resumes from non BTech degrees

[unborn trellis]

They do

Unless they are MNCs

or big companies

[slate quest]

So ultimately it boils down to projects and interviews?

[idle nexus]

Best way is to join startup, work a few years and jump ship.

[unborn trellis]

Yes, definitely

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[unborn trellis]

Degrees dont matter as much as it used to

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Is there any intermediary degree or course that u did to help your journey?

[unborn trellis]

any course in the job theyre pursuing will help

Intership is a plus

[slate quest]

I have seen a lot of scams going on nowadays in the name of placement support programs and private courses. How much is there truth to these

[empty vector]

enroll in scaler or one of those online programs from iitm if money is not a concern

[slate quest]

Already tried. They prefer not to take in commerce grads

[still bear]

@slate quest mene mca kar raha hu

Latest MCA ho jata hai to sab jagah eligible ho jata

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Acha acha. Aapne bachelor's kaha se ki thi

Mtlb kisme

[still bear]

Bcom

[empty vector]

ohh really, thats new to know.... I thought they took everyone

[slate quest]

Mai DM me slide maar skti hu?

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Yep

[still bear]

Ji

[molten dune]

if the non-IT background feels like a non-movable obstacle

• get into some small/recently funded Indian (preferably non-Indian tech startups, a lot of them are based in Germany, Poland, and Sweden)
• staying there for 8 months year is easy if your skills are good enough and you know how to learn new things quickly
• now, join a smaller company for another year, get some experience to be put on your resume
• Join some big well-known place?

I don't think background will matter much now, of course, all while this you need to be very good at what you do and excel at your technical skills

added with some good communication style, some corporate lingo bullshitting around sprinkled with lies on resume (I do no recommend but it is what it is) will do the job

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[molten dune]

and of course, I'm not credible enough to be advising on this So up to you to follow anything from it

[molten dune]

and this holds the most value

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Got your point. Thank you for the input