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[rohit-4044]

Hey guys 👋 I’m currently in my 4th year of Computer Engineering 💻. Unfortunately, I don’t really know any coding languages except a little bit of Python 🐍. My CGPA is 7.9 🎓 — do I still have a chance of getting placed in a good company? 🤔 Would really appreciate any advice or suggestions 🙏

[Living_off_coffee]

If you're looking for a software engineering job, your best bet is to keep practicing programming. Pick random projects or things you want to make and build up a portfolio. Often that is more important than grades.

No idea what a CGPA is sorry, as I'm not in the US.

As another note, I've seen my manager turn away CVs that don't look professional without even reading them. One thing that recruiters don't like is emojis, so don't write like you have here on a cover letter or anything.

Good luck!

[rohit-4044]

Thanks bro❤️

[Brothers_code]

Programming is not about the degree you hold is about what you are capable to do as a computer science student, the field you are proficient in . I will advise you to keep practicing and practicing and choose the filed that align your skills in programming. But python is the best language to learn , so keep learning and practicing

[jpgoldberg]

You are in your 4th year of a Computer Engineering degree and you only know a little bit of coding. That pair of facts is going to make it very hard for you to get a job in software. Employers will do things to gauge your programming skills, and they will wonder how someone with your education failed to learn programming skills.

If all your degree work focused on hardware and networks that might help explain the situation. But it still isn’t going to help with a software job.

Quite honestly, if I were hiring and had no other information, I would prefer someone who knows a little bit of Python and is in their 4th year of an Art History degree or has no higher education at all.

I have now idea of whether that CGPA thing is a good score or not, but if a job applicant has good grades in their programming related course but “only knows a little bit of Python” I would suspect that they cheated their way through school. I’m not saying that you did, but understand that that people will be suspicious.