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ca55idy

I've been in industry 10 years now. I found straight out of uni and into the real world:
1) academia gives you the fundamentals but does not prepare you for the real world.
I was a little luckier in that my OOAP lecturer was actually ex-industry so taught to real world as best he remembered it.
2) every company is different, as you progress through your career learn to understand each companies approach but make sure you only take the best bits with you to your next role.
3) straight out of uni with no industry experience I pretty much had to take the first job offered, the usual line was 'not interested as you have no experience' to which my response is how are you supposed to get experience if no one is willing to give it you.
4) Because every company is different you will get moulded to their way over time. Until you fully understand their approach you'll always have imposter syndrome