Hello folks! Mani here. The guy who returned to India and applied exclusively to IT jobs because “that’s where the money is.” Found out quickly that other industries were actually more eager for my international experience. I came back in 2017 focused entirely on tech. Ignored finance, healthcare, education, manufacturing. Limited my options by 80%.…

Hello folks! Mani here. Remember me? The guy who moved back to India thinking work hours would be the same as Silicon Valley. I was so wrong. My first week back in 2017, I packed up my laptop at 5 pm. Everyone stared at me like I had committed a crime. My manager asked if…

Hello folks! Mani here. I returned in 2017. Updated my LinkedIn location to Bangalore. Then waited. And waited. Created world record in professional patience. Achieved precisely zero results. Let me save you from my LinkedIn mistakes. LinkedIn Profile Optimization: The Foundation 🏗️ Your profile needs complete transformation. I made minor tweaks. Created profile that screamed…

Hello folks! Mani here. The guy who thought his Silicon Valley skills would directly transfer to India. Boy was I wrong. I returned in 2017. Applied for the same product manager role I had in the US. Got weird looks. Turns out job markets evolve. Who knew? India’s tech landscape transformed while I was busy…

Hello folks! Mani here. The guy who spent his first month back in India applying exclusively through Monster.com and wondering why no one was calling. I returned in 2017 with outdated knowledge of Indian job portals. Created application strategy using defunct websites. Achieved spectacular failure. Let me save you from my job portal confusion. 1.…

I still remember my first month back in India. Sitting in my new home office in Kochi. Staring at my laptop. Wondering if I’d made the biggest mistake of my life. My US-born son walked in. “Dad, what’s your new job?” I smiled. “I’m going to help companies grow online.” He looked confused. “But where’s…

Hello folks! Mani here. The guy who once sent his sleek one-page Silicon Valley resume to 38 Indian companies and got exactly zero responses. Zero. Not even rejection emails. Just void. I returned in 2017. My resume was winning in the US. In India, it wasn’t even getting me through the door. I had to…

Hello folks! Mani here. The guy who thought his Silicon Valley resume would have Indian recruiters fighting over him. Spoiler alert: They were not fighting. Not even mildly interested initially. I returned in 2017. My job search strategy was “I worked at Google, I’ll have offers in days.” My job search reality was “Who are…

Hey there! Mani here. I still remember my first week back at work in Bangalore after years in San Francisco. During a team meeting, I directly pointed out a problem in a project – just like I would in the US. The awkward silence that followed taught me my first lesson about Indian workplace culture!…

Hey there! Mani here. During my time helping NRIs transition back to India, the most common question I get is about salaries. “Will I need to take a huge pay cut?” “What’s the going rate in my industry?” Let me break it down for you, industry by industry, based on the latest market data and…