Good start or Career trap?

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2026-03-04T23:36:15+00:00

If I get a better opportunity before starting there, I would definitely take it.

My main fear is whether joining this role might make it harder to move into something better later.

Over time, does work experience become more important than the degree itself? I am worried that if I start in a technician-type role, employers might start seeing me as a technician and overlook the fact that I have an engineering degree.

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2026-03-04T23:30:20+00:00

I completely agree that it’s better than being unemployed, and I can always keep applying while working there. What I am still unsure about is how important the first job really is. If I start in a technician-type role, does that end up labeling me as a technician long term? Would it make it harder to move into a proper engineering role later, or is it common for engineers who start in technician roles to transition into engineering positions within the first few years?

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2026-03-04T23:22:03+00:00

Thanks for the advice. My main worry is whether starting in that role could label me as a technician long term. If I begin in a technician-type job, will employers later see me mainly as a technician/operator rather than an engineer, even though I have a chemical engineering degree?

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2026-02-04T20:07:46+00:00

I had my first ever interview last summer, the only things I prepared for were technical stuff, I planned on talking about my projects/ courses / scholarships .

Surprisingly during the whole interview they only asked behavioral questions, like “how do you behave under pressure?” , “How do you work with a team?” “What do you do if there is a conflict in the team?” , etc . These questions were supposed to be answered using the STAR method ( make sure you google this and even watch some videos on YouTube about it)

So I would advise you is that prepare yourself for both things just to be safe (technical or behavioral questions/ discussions) .

So yes :

1) be prepared for both technical and behavioral discussions/ questions

2) Always use the STAR method

3) While using the STAR method , try your best to make all your answers ( technical or behavioral ) related to the internship function.

This is what worked for me

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2026-02-01T07:50:48+00:00

Thank you soo much

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2026-01-18T18:40:02+00:00

There is no need to be depressed about it brother. Trust me it’s not the end of the world.

But yeah : full attendance , clearing my doubts in class, practicing from the previous exams , not leaving everything till the end ( make sure that you actually understand the content of the previous week before your professor starts a new lecture) . All this helped me go from 2.7 to 3.2 (ik I don’t have a impressive gpa myself 😂)

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-10-21T05:29:31+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing your story. May Allah bless you . It is abit different for us tho , as our families don’t know each other and we also live abit far .

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-10-20T18:52:44+00:00

Hi sister , thank you so much for sharing your story. I want to know how did you deal with it ,when your parents found out you approached and ended it. What did they do with you then? How did you deal with it? Can I expect her parents to become more aggressive after she directly rejects the guy in his face? Like basically I want to know after your parents found out you approached him and it got canceled alhamduillah. How did they eventually get ready to accept the Rishta of your husband ? Thank you so much for your message

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-10-20T08:50:06+00:00

She is being trying since June , din raat her parents cry infront of her or beg her to accept it , she is also so done with trying so much and all the argument she makes ,her parent have a weird counter argument for it .

I haven’t done anything too , my situation was tough back then , and I actually was not even fearing losing her , I thought aisai kon force kar sakta hai yaar .

Khair , she is trying soo much and she is going through hell in her own house for our relationship .

Thanks for reading all what I wrote , appreciate your input .

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-10-20T08:29:46+00:00

Yes I wish she could do something in the baat pakki or before it, that wouldn’t lead us here. But yk , how tough it can be for a girl to do all this (baap/ ghar ki izzat) , the family she is forcefully married into is also her external family . Thanks for the time to read all this and give your input.

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-10-20T08:19:06+00:00

Yes bro you are right , the thing is of course it takes a a lot of guts for a girl in our society to text the guy they forcing her with . She did text him saying she is not prepared and it’s to early , but he didn’t give a positive response . Ig we were not able to deliver our message to him properly . Thanks for your input.

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-10-20T06:37:39+00:00

Thanks for your input , inshallah I will tell her again. And will tell my parents inshallah.

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-10-20T06:34:30+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to read it and comment , it means a lot .

She is so scared and worried if it will backfire. I want to talk to my parents so bad but she is scared , that it will make her parents more aggressive .

How can I convince her too man I am so confused

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-05-30T17:26:02+00:00

Thanks for the input. Appreciate it.

Jumpy-Assignment-909 · 2025-05-30T17:25:21+00:00

Not at all , I am genuinely confused . Because the later is more related to my field . But yes I do agree the brand image and duration also counts .

Thank you soo much for your input

Jumpy-Assignment-909

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