Career guides

Sep 29, 2026 6 min read Full and Final Settlement Delayed After Leaving? Your Rights, Gratuity, and How to Escalate What the Code on Wages now says about paying dues after resignation, how gratuity works under the Code on Social Security, what an F&F usual... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 5 min read How to Check if a Foreign Job Offer and Visa Sponsorship Are Genuine Before you resign or pay anyone: verify the employer independently, check sponsorship on official immigration sites (UK sponsor register, US... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 5 min read Keep Reaching the Final Round but Not Getting the Offer? A Diagnosis Checklist Repeated final-round rejections point to something specific. How to work out whether it's project depth, generic behavioural answers, level... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 6 min read Changed Jobs Mid-Year? Form 16 (Now Form 130), Two Employers, and Filing Your Tax Correctly Why two employers often means extra tax at filing time, and how to avoid it: telling your new employer via Form 122 (formerly 12B), checking... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 6 min read Applied to 100+ Jobs and No Interview Calls? A Step-by-Step Diagnosis Stop mass-applying and find the leak: check your targeting, test whether an ATS can read your resume, see what a human notices in 15 seconds... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 6 min read Fake Job Offers and Recruitment Scams: How to Verify a Recruiter and What to Do If Targeted How to spot a fake job offer, verify a recruiter through independent channels, check numbers and URLs on the National Cybercrime Reporting P... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 7 min read CTC vs In-Hand Salary: How to Read Your Salary Breakup Before You Accept Why your in-hand is lower than CTC, explained component by component: PF on both sides, gratuity you may never receive, the new wage definit... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 6 min read Relieving Letter or Experience Letter Not Given? How to Handle Background Verification Old employer won't issue a relieving or experience letter and BGV is waiting? Which official records usually prove employment (EPFO service... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 6 min read Offer Revoked or Joining Date Postponed After You Resigned: What to Do Next Resigned, then the new offer was withdrawn or pushed back? A calm first-48-hours plan: get it in writing, talk to your current employer, han... Read guide Sep 29, 2026 7 min read How to Transfer Your PF (EPF) When You Change Jobs: UAN, Exit Date, and Common Errors A step-by-step way to move your EPF balance to your new employer: what EPFO changed in 2025, checking KYC and service history, marking your... Read guide Sep 27, 2026 3 min read Cold Email or LinkedIn DM to a Hiring Manager That Doesn't Get Ignored How early- and mid-career candidates can write a short cold note to a hiring manager—what to include, what to skip, and how to follow up wit... Read guide Sep 27, 2026 3 min read How to Ask Your Current Manager for a Salary Hike (Internal, No Outside Offer) A practical script and prep checklist for early- and mid-career tech employees in India who want a raise from their current manager—without... Read guide