Post by Rajesh Kumar

🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬) After applying, interviewing, and talking with many developers, one thing becomes clear: 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤. A few realities many candidates quietly experience: 🔹“1–2 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝” — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 4+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 Companies ask for React, Node.js, MongoDB, Next.js, AWS, DevOps basics, testing, system design, deployment, UI/UX understanding, and sometimes even mobile development — for an entry-level salary. 🔹𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 Multiple rounds, assignments, machine coding, technical grilling — and sometimes no feedback after weeks. 🔹 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐯𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 Some companies expect production-level ownership but compensation often doesn’t reflect the skill expectations. 🔹 𝐆𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 “HR will get back to you” becomes a sentence many candidates hear but rarely see happen. 🔹𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲? Many talented developers are stuck in the loop of: 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 → 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. That said, not every company is the same. There are good companies, supportive teams, and genuine opportunities too. The point is not to complain — it’s to talk honestly about the challenges and push for better hiring experiences for both companies and candidates. To fellow developers: Keep learning, keep building projects, improve communication, and don’t stop applying. One good opportunity can change everything. What has your hiring experience in Mohali been like? 👇 #MohaliJobs #Hiring #SoftwareDeveloper #MERNStack #ReactJS #NodeJS #WebDevelopment #Careers #TechJobs #DevelopersIndia #JobSearch