Tag: Question&Answer
-
How to Land a Job If You Have 90 Days Notice Period – Complete Guide
A practical guide to navigating the 90-day notice period and landing your next tech job in a competitive market. You need a job before you can resign. But if you have a 90-day notice period, many companies don’t want to hire you until you’ve resigned. So what are you supposed to do? If you’re a…
-
Why Do Some Companies Still Prefer an IIT Degree When Hiring Engineers?
Understanding hiring signals, uncertainty, and why companies make decisions that candidates often disagree with. TL;DR Why This Question? A few days ago, I shared a senior engineering role that listed an IIT degree as a preferred qualification. Most of the discussion that followed wasn’t about the role itself, but about a single question: Why do…
-
Why Having a LinkedIn Profile is Important when you are Job Hunting
A few days back I posted a screenshot of a candidate who, instead of sharing their LinkedIn url, had just typed the word “Linkedin” in the field. That screenshot went a little viral. A bunch of people showed up in the comments asking why we even need LinkedIn in the first place. Fair question. So…
-
Why LinkedIn feels so weird and how that can help you get Hired
Hi there, Let’s be real. LinkedIn is weird. It’s the only platform where: You come here to check jobs, and suddenly you’re reading “I cried in the elevator after a bad one-on-one. Here’s what it taught me about leadership.” It’s part resume, part therapy, part TED Talk.It’s weird. It’s chaotic. But it works. Why LinkedIn…
-
Why You’re Not Hearing Back from Recruiters as a Fresher (And How to Fix It)
Most fresher applications don’t even make it past the first filter. This article shows you how to get noticed and actually land interviews. If you’re a fresher applying to jobs and hearing nothing back, not even a rejection, you’re not alone. You might be thinking:– “I’ve applied to 100+ jobs.”– “My resume is decent.”– “I’ve…
-
Why product based companies avoid hiring candidates from services based companies (and how you can make a switch)?
What’s stopping your application at product based companies and what you can start doing today to stand out. If you’ve worked in a services company and are now applying to product startups, you’ve probably wondered this:“Why don’t product companies shortlist my profile?” You’ve built good stuff. You’ve shipped projects for large clients. You’ve worked under…