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Oct 6, 2026 7 min read Laid Off in India? Notice Pay, Retrenchment Compensation and What You Are Owed What the Industrial Relations Code and the 2026 rules say you are owed after a layoff: notice pay, 15 days' pay per year of service, the re-... Read guide Oct 6, 2026 7 min read Lost Your Job? How Much PF You Can Withdraw Under the EPF Scheme 2026 The EPF Scheme 2026 ended the old two-month rule. Here is how much PF you can take out after losing a job, when the last 25% unlocks, the re... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 5 min read First Job After B.Com, BBA, or BA: Roles to Target and How to Get Shortlisted A practical first-job plan for B.Com, BBA and BA freshers in India: which entry-level roles commonly hire, which skills they test, how to wr... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 5 min read The First Recruiter Call: Answering Current CTC, Expected CTC, Notice Period, and Location What a recruiter screening call is really checking, and how to answer current CTC, expected CTC, notice period and location questions honest... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 5 min read Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Graduate Moving into Software: A Realistic Plan How non-CS engineering graduates can move into software: bridge roles where a core degree helps, what to learn in order, projects that use y... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 5 min read Group Discussion Rounds in Placements: How to Contribute Without Shouting Over Everyone What GD evaluators usually watch for, how to open or enter a noisy discussion, what to do with an unfamiliar topic, how to practise in two w... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 5 min read Preparing for Aptitude Tests as a Fresher: Quant, Logical Reasoning, and Verbal A practical four-to-six-week plan for fresher aptitude tests: diagnose your gaps, build quant speed, learn reasoning question families, impr... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 5 min read Your Company Made a Counter-Offer After You Resigned. Should You Stay? How to decide on a counter-offer after resigning: check whether it fixes the real reason you looked, what changes once you've resigned, what... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 5 min read How to Write a Self-Appraisal Your Manager Can Actually Use Write your self-review as evidence your manager can defend in a rating meeting: gather proof first, describe outcomes not adjectives, handle... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 6 min read Put on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)? How to Read It and What to Do Next A calm plan for the weeks after you're put on a PIP: make the goals specific, keep a written record, decide whether to push back, and prepar... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 6 min read Taking a Side Job While Employed in India: What Your Contract and the Law Allow Can you freelance or take a second job while employed full-time in India? How exclusive-service clauses work, which side work is risky, how... Read guide Oct 1, 2026 7 min read Service Bond in Your Offer Letter: Can You Leave Early, and Will You Have to Pay? What a minimum-service bond in an Indian offer letter really means after the Supreme Court's 2025 Vijaya Bank ruling, what to check before s... Read guide