When I installed pop! Os (on my ssd) it was laggy and a little glitchy, it’s like the whole os would just freeze up sometimes. It really got on my nerves. I prefer nobara, it’s so snappy and fast, everything just feels better than windows, and it’s way more customizable. But there is definitely a higher learning curve and some small weird glitches you have to deal with so I wouldn’t recommend it to someone without intermediate knowledge
Use a recruiter, they know how to sift through the bs, if they reach out, respond ASAP. It’s about the only way I’ve found real jobs these days. It’s absolutely abysmal out there.