hey, so im doing a software engineering degree in a i guess..upper mid rank uni - going into second year
but i am not sure if i want to do software development anymore - well, not like coding..like the standard path of front/back end or fullstack.. i was thinking of going to do either something completely different like big4 audit (or related), or something like data analytics
in terms of work experience.. i do tutoring for my sister and some other people, so i guess this has given me communication, patience?, organisation skills and such
but my main worry is seeing some posts and stuff online of people going YEARS without getting a related / any??!! job, and im kinda scared of getting myself in that situation
i was going to be looking at placement opportunities this year, and was thinking of either commuting to nearer cities to me like birmingham (like 1hr ish), or if i only get something in london then id probably find a flat or something..or maybe commute by train because I can still get work done. But i heard that placements are also super competitive, but thats whatever, i dont mind, its just the thought of "what if i dont manage to get a placement?" that keeps playing on my mind..
..in terms of projects i can show, i have one where i analysed earthquake data to show the location of it and size..and a university coursework of a loan management system in java, and im working on a game in python like space invaders..
but for some reason, i feel like thos wont be enough?? maybe my projects are too simple and om not good enough? (major imposter syndrome may e i know lol), but this kinda makes me feel like im doomed after if i dont get a placement
also, i dont know if my 'work experience' would be good enough for graduate employers in schemes - like if i dont do a internship ive kinda made it seem to myself that i am basically screwed..and i dont know if a graduate job or entry level admin job for example, would hire someone with a (potentially unrelated degres), based off tutoring experience, and a skill based cv?
so yea, for a few months now ive kind of been panicking about this (maybe for no reason?) and its kinda got me in a not great state
so i guess this post is mainly just a way to write how i feel, so i at least stop thinking about it so much, but if i had to ask, i guess my question is, are my prospects potentially that bad? or am i making this a bigger deal than it really is?