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Recent ECE graduate struggling to land a job - What should I do next?

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Asked by Anonymous - Dec 28, 2024Hindi

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Hello sir,I am recent graduate from ECE and it's already been 6 months and I am not able to get a job and now I am confused what to do next please guide me

Ans: Go for an online MBA. At least there will be no gap in your Bio-Data. Parallelly search for job. Always keep your Bio-Data updated and there should not be time gap in your Bio-Data. Best of luck. Just follow me. May God Bless You. Professor..................................:)

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