Salary and offers
How to answer "What is your expected CTC?"
How to research a fair number, give a range with confidence, and handle follow-up questions about current CTC.
Career advice for job seekers in India
Expected CTC, notice periods, offer letters, counter offers and switching jobs while employed.
Salary and offers
How to ask about salary in an interview
When to raise salary, the exact words to use, and how to ask about variable pay, increments, and benefits.
Salary and offers
How to negotiate your notice period
Practical ways to shorten a long notice period, from leave adjustments to a buyout, and how to talk to your new employer about it.
Salary and offers
When the offer is lower than the advertised salary
Why offers sometimes fall below the posted range, how to respond, and how to negotiate without losing the offer.
Salary and offers
Got a counter offer? How to decide whether to stay
Why employers make counter offers, questions to ask yourself before accepting one, and how to decline politely without burning bridges.
Salary and offers
How to read an offer letter: CTC vs in-hand salary
What each part of a CTC breakdown means, why in-hand pay is lower than CTC divided by twelve, and what to check before you sign.