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Not getting calls what are the issues, trying since March 2026

Please help me out guys what changes should i make.

Hi!

I'm 23F, with a B.Com in Computer Applications and 2 years of experience in banking operations.

I recently resigned without an offer because I realised operations just aren't for me long term.

I want to get into Business Analysis and eventually Product Management, but I have no experience in SQL or Power BI, and most jobs ask for 5+ years.

I have around 6 months to figure things out. I'm also considering Risk Analyst roles, a master's abroad, or cabin crew if nothing works out.

I'm confused about whether I'm making the right move, how to break into BA, what I should actually do with these 6 months and what realistic alternative career paths I should consider if things don't work out as planned.

Any honest, practical advice would be appreciated.

Hi. I'm 34 with primary experience in copywriting and content writing from India. Last year, a series of layoff started in my company and I ended up joining a family business of a relative for a year. That didn't work for me. So, keeping in mind that copywriting is a dying field because of AI, I decided to get into tech. So I started learning how to be a data analyst on Coursera.

Keep in mind I have no tech background, not even a degree. I have a Diploma in Pharmacy and no money to start my own business. With over a year in the field out of marketing/copywriting, getting back into is way too difficult because everyone's holding on to their job tight, trying not to lose. I decided to jump the ship to a new field.

So given this is a totally new field. How do I go about getting an entry level job in this field in 2026? Somehow, I ended up enjoying learning data analysis and using excel, SQL and BI on a day-to-day basis. I want to take it further. Right now, money is tight and I want to get an entry level job in this with no tech or much education background, what can I do?

Do I need a portfolio? What do I write in my CV? etc. Any help would be appreciated.

My favourite is:

you’ve built dashboards for finance, but ours are for marketing. How would you handle that transition?

I've been applying for Junior Analytics Engineer, Junior Data Engineer, and mid-level Data Analyst roles for quite some time, but I haven't had much luck getting interviews.

I know referrals are one of the most effective ways to get noticed, but I don't have a strong professional network to rely on, so most of my applications are through LinkedIn, email, and online job postings.

Anyway, getting to the point.

I'm aware that my experience might look a bit short on paper, but my roles were fixed-term contracts, and my internships were only 2–3 months long by design. They weren't intended to lead to full-time positions.

I'd appreciate some honest, constructive criticism of my resume. If you were a recruiter or hiring manager, what would make you reject my application or decide not to shortlist me for an interview?

I'm particularly interested in things I'm overlooking, whether that's how I've presented my experience, my technical skills, the projects I've included, the roles I'm targeting, or something else entirely.

Please don't focus on the short duration of my previous roles, as I've already addressed that. I'm looking for feedback on other potential red flags or weaknesses that might be holding me back.

I'd rather know what's actually wrong than hear generic advice about networking or tailoring my resume.

I have been working for 3 years and the project work been given is to make sure the new structure is creating new records for another department.
I am having great difficulty into finding a way to produce this work using Python pyspark because although I have the information on the schema and prototype structure of how it looks like.
I don’t have the actual data as it is in the pipeline of slowly transiting to the new structure.
With all the work learning data science at university and coding I feel that being at that organisation that I still feel I know nothing, it’s concerning for me and I understand change is always frequent but I feel that I am losing control hence feeling it’s a matter of time that i people see my anxiety and weakness.
Can anyone share there experiences and how did you overcome this?