23 Years Old. Still Not Able To Complete Graduation. Will I Get A Job Anywhere

After completing my 12th, I pursued a B.Tech degree. I achieved a score of 70% in both my 10th and 12th grades. However, during my 2nd year, I faced challenges and ended up failing in all 5 subjects, leading to a Year Back. I retook the subjects as a Re-Student and successfully cleared them. Unfortunately, in my 3rd year, I encountered the same situation with backlogs in all 5 subjects. Once again, I re-enrolled as an Ex-Student. Currently, my results remain undisclosed, and I am uncertain if they will be released. A similar experience occurred to a friend of mine; her results were pending for the same semester, and she also had to address backlogs in 4 subjects, ultimately resulting in her departure from UPTU.

At this juncture, I find myself at a loss. Financial constraints prevent me from furthering my studies, and with my 24th birthday approaching, I am still not a graduate. While my current role as an HR trainee at a recruitment firm does not necessitate a degree, I fear that in the future, a lack of graduation certification will hinder my career progression if I seek new opportunities.

I feel overwhelmed by a sense of despair, besieged by negative thoughts. The uncertainty of my academic situation weighs heavily on me, and I am in urgent need of guidance and support. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

To face challenges in life, you need to strengthen yourselves. You have to keep nourishing your skills every day, irrespective of your qualification. Qualification is needed at the entry level and throughout your life. You need to build your own image in society where people recognize you by your name and not just your qualification. Good luck.

Greetings,

You have identified the setbacks and what you need to work upon. That's your first win! Congratulations!!!

Your situation is gloomy, hence you are definite to feel down and out. Here's my words:

- Before you judge yourself further, think about those who are equally lost and don't even know what's bothering them!
- Give yourself time. Graduation is a step that will happen to you. You are blessed to have a job and a boss who is supportive. Build your professional competencies.
- Working as an HR is a dream for many, look, you already got it! Now plan one step at a time.
- Groom your management skills from your current job.
- Aim for the technical skills in the long term.
- Train and teach yourself, and then try teaching someone. It doesn't matter what level you teach. It will boost your confidence beyond your imagination. You need to build on that, so plan for it.
- Once you are considerably more confident, plan for your degree. Take the accurate guidance for each paper at a time and clear it.
- The industry doesn't just need young people with a degree. It needs trained professionals with strong work ethics. Do you realize this is exactly what your situations are building you for?

There is no end date to strike the gold. So go for it! We are confident you will make far past, beyond what you are estimating yourself now!

Regards,

(Cite Contribution)

Dear Friend,

I have provided the following story for motivational purposes.

A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him, then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. "You are employed," he said. "Give me your email address, and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start."

The man replied, "But I don't have a computer, neither an email." "I'm sorry," said the HR manager. "If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist cannot have the job."

The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes door to door.

In less than two hours, he succeeded in doubling his capital. He repeated the operation three times and returned home with $80.

The man realized that he could survive this way and started going out every day earlier and returning late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.

He started to plan his family's future and decided to have life insurance. He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked for his email.

The man replied, "I don't have an email."

The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet you have succeeded in building an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?!"

The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"

Moral of the story:

1. Internet is not the solution to your life.
2. If you don't have the internet and work hard, you can become a millionaire.

Education is not a barrier in your life. If you have ideas and tactfulness, you can come up in your life and achieve your goals.

Please bear in mind that no work is inferior unless you do it wholeheartedly. You will not feel bored and tired if you do it with passion.

Once you realize in which area you are lacking, please try to rectify yourself and improve in those areas. Otherwise, you can develop in alternative areas where you have an interest to learn, succeed, and achieve.

All the best, Friend.

Dear All,

Well said, Baskar and other fellow members. Education alone is not the stepping stone for the future. You can build your own castles without proper education. What you need is ATTITUDE. Keep on trying. If you are fed up with Engineering studies, just wash it off and start with some other fascinating studies.

S. Sethupathy, Erode

Dear friend,

Welcome to CiteHR.com!

I agree with the inputs from (Cite Contribution) and S. Bhaskar. A life without any adversity or challenges is meaningless and dull. A person faces testing times to the extent of their abilities, and overcoming such drawbacks brings out the best in a person and helps them grow.

Despair and sorrow will only chain you harder to this miserable state of life. Now that you have been able to identify the impediments, start working on them. Take it as a commitment towards yourself and others for whom you can be of service or help. As you keep working at it, you'll discover yourself and your abilities growing to the extent that sooner (and not later) you'll overcome the setbacks in your life and find yourself emerging as a much stronger person.

I am confident that soon you'll be a source of inspiration, strength, and guidance to others who find themselves in a similar situation.

Warm regards.

Tell a person who was born without problems, we have to bravely encounter all the humps/hurdles which are on our way. If you start worrying about the past, you will suffer from insomnia (as you said). Graduation is a certificate of your academic qualification. Not obtaining a certificate does not mean your career is doomed. Failure is the pathway to success. If you study history, you will find that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. But people don't see the failures. Don't lose heart. All the best.

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(Cite Contribution) & Bhaskar Sir,

Sometimes, I too have the feeling that the thread beginner is sharing, as I am in my final year of graduation and many of my friends are already well settled in their own way.

Thanks to (Cite Contribution), Bhaskar Sir, and everyone else.

Dear Tanaya,

We all have people ahead of us, all the time. It does not remain limited to our student life and career but extends beyond that. The paradox lies in perception. Whoever we presume is better than us surely envies something about us! Our concept of benchmarking and measuring ourselves is skewed beyond our very own imaginations!

Wishing you all the best!

Regards,
(Cite Contribution)

Greetings to all.

Glad to read the feedback on this topic. I too agree with the phrase "Education is not at all barriers." Certificates are of least concern. The question is, "What difference can you make if offered a position in any corporation?"

Be prepared and sharpen your axe.

Wishing you all success.