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5 articles tagged “salary”.

MMeera Krishnan

Your First Appraisal: How Ratings, Hikes and Feedback Actually Work

The first performance review is where a lot of freshers discover that doing good work and being rated well are not the same process. Here is how appraisal cycles, ratings and hikes are actually decided, how to write a self-appraisal, and what to do when the rating is lower than the feedback you were given.

27 Aug 20269 min read

RRohan Pillai

Your First Tax Return: Form 16, Regimes and What a Fresher Actually Has to Do

Tax was already deducted from every payslip, so most freshers assume there is nothing left to do. Filing a return is a separate obligation, it takes about an hour once you know which documents you need, and skipping it is how people lose refunds they were entitled to. Here is the process, in order.

27 Aug 20269 min read

RRohan Pillai

Your First Payslip: Where the Rest of Your CTC Actually Went

Almost every fresher is briefly convinced their first salary has been calculated wrongly. It usually has not. Here is what happens between the CTC on your offer letter and the amount that reaches your bank account, and what to do with it once it arrives.

25 Aug 20269 min read

KKarthik Subramanian

Before You Sign: How to Read a Fresher Offer Letter — Bonds, Training Pay, and the Real Red Flags

The celebration lasts a day; the clauses last two years. Here is how to read a fresher offer letter properly — what the CTC actually pays, how service bonds and training stipends work, and which terms are worth asking about before you sign.

16 Aug 20268 min read

AAarav Mehta

The Quiet Difference Between a High Starting Package and Actual Career Momentum in the First Three Years

Why many engineering graduates who chase the highest CTC numbers find themselves stuck by year three, and how to evaluate offers for longer-term growth instead.

18 Jul 20266 min read