Get hired

Building is the main thing. These habits get it seen.

Skills get you through interviews. Your network and your profiles get you into them. None of this takes long, as long as you start early and stay consistent.

When to apply

Earlier than you think

The roadmaps show a job signal at the right stages. Here's the whole picture.

Right now (any year)Start LinkedIn and DSA habits today. They compound slowly, so the earlier the better.
After 'Learn by building'Apply for internships, especially at startups. You have deployed work to show.
After 'Company-style builds'Apply broadly: internships, full-time roles, off-campus drives, GCCs.
After your meaningful projectLead every application and interview with it. This is your story.
LinkedIn · start today

15 minutes a day builds a network

Aim for at least 3,000 connections within a year. It's a byproduct of the daily habit, not a target to stress about. Ten a day gets you there. Start today.

Your path to 3,000

At 10 a day you reach 3,000 in about 10 months. Today's 10 are the green dots.

Each dot is 20 connections.

Today's 15 minutes

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Weekly: Post one build log from your journal: what you built, what broke, what you learned. Short, honest, with a screenshot.

DSA and problem solving

Know what's necessary and what's a booster

Necessary

What's actually necessary: solid medium-level DSA and problem solving. You should be able to solve a typical medium in 30–40 minutes and explain your approach out loud. That's what interviews test.

LeetCode400+ problems by end of 4th yearPattern-based (NeetCode roadmap), not random. Consistency beats bursts.Codeforces1200+ rating (Pupil)Contests train speed and thinking under pressure.CodeChef3★Recognised by many Indian recruiters and campus filters.

These numbers can help your resume get shortlisted at MNCs and big tech, where online assessments filter thousands of applicants. They aren't required: many startups and product teams care more about what you've shipped. Treat them as boosters, not gates.

The habit

1–2 problems a day, every day, pattern by pattern. Revisit problems you failed after 3 days and again after a week.

A good pattern-by-pattern order: NeetCode roadmap →
Where to apply

Use several channels at once

LinkedIn Jobs ↗The biggest pool. Set alerts for your role plus 'intern' / 'fresher' / '0–1 years'.Wellfound ↗Startup jobs, often with founders reading applications directly.Y Combinator: Work at a Startup ↗YC companies, many remote-friendly and open to strong freshers.Internshala ↗High volume of Indian internships. Filter hard for real engineering work.Instahyre / Cutshort / Hirist ↗Indian tech hiring platforms where recruiters reach out to profiles.Unstop ↗Hackathons, coding competitions and hiring challenges, a fast route to interviews.
Company career pagesGCCs and product companies post here first. Make a list of 30 targets and check weekly.
ReferralsOne of the highest-converting channels. This is why your network matters.
How to apply

Five habits that turn applications into interviews

  • Tailor the top 3 resume lines to each role. Use the job post's words where they're true for you.
  • Lead with projects with numbers: 'used by 40 students', 'cut report time from 3 h to 10 min'.
  • Send a short note to someone on the team (not just HR): what you built that's relevant, plus one specific question.
  • Apply within 48 hours of a posting. Early applications get read.
  • Track every application in a sheet: date, role, contact, status, follow-up date.