[ Interview prep · for engineers in India ]
You're good. But, You're underpaid. Let's fix the gap.
Most engineers don't lose offers because they lack skill. They lose because they can't show it in 45 minutes. We rebuild how you present your work, prepare you for real interview formats, and stay with you until you accept a bigger offer.
01 · The real gap
Hiring has two layers. You keep losing at the second one.
Layer one · sourcing
Companies post jobs and filter by years of experience and keywords. You pass this. You get the call.
Layer two · conversion
The interview tests depth, communication, and problem-solving under pressure. Your resume undersells your work. Your project story comes out vague. Your system design wanders. The offer goes to someone who interviews better, not someone who works better.
Generic platforms teach generic content to huge cohorts. That works if you're starting from zero. It does nothing for an engineer with 2–6 years of real production work who needs to turn their background into interview wins. We work at the second layer.
02 · The framework
The SHIFT Method
Five phases that take you from "I do good work but can't show it" to "offer accepted, above my target." It starts with a ₹199 call and a written report.
The diagnostic call · ₹199
A 30-minute call. You leave with a written report on exactly where your gap is between real skill and how it reads in an interview, and what to fix. You decide if it's worth going on. We decide if you fit our tracks. ₹199 to find out where you really stand.
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S
Surface
A skill benchmark plus a complete information audit: real numbers, decisions, the part you owned. We set an honest target salary, not a guess.
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H
Hone
Resume variants tuned to startup, MNC, GCC, or specialist roles, with every bullet rebuilt to show a result, a number, and the method. A 30-second pitch and a deep dive for every project. STAR stories for behavioral rounds. Every claim defendable.
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I
Interrogate
For every skill on your resume, the questions a recruiter actually asks, at your depth. DSA and system-design drills with a remediation loop that closes weak spots before the gate.
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F
Fire-test
At least two full mock rounds, technical and behavioral, scored against a readiness rubric. Feedback is specific, not "add more detail." This is a gate, not a formality.
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Take it
Company-specific prep when interest is real, a debrief loop after every round, and negotiation. This is where the salary jump is captured. You negotiate from preparation, not gratitude.
03 · Proof
The jumps are real.
Built and run by senior engineers across JS/TS, .NET, and data. Before we coached anyone else, we ran this method on engineers we knew personally and took them through their own switches.
~120%
"I knew my work but couldn't show it in 45 minutes. PrepHike rebuilt how I presented it and drilled every round with me. I switched at close to double my package."
~100%
"The prep was built around my real projects, not generic advice. I walked into each round knowing exactly what it would test. I doubled my package on the switch."
For context, the typical Indian tech switch lands at a 20 to 40% hike. Preparation is what changes the size of the jump.
04 · Pricing
A staircase to a bigger offer.
You pay in small steps as you climb. The real fee only lands when you do, and it is always a slice of what you actually earn. If it does not work out, half your join fee comes back.
Step 01
₹199
The call + your report
A 30-minute call and a written report on where you're underpaid and what to fix.
Step 02
₹2,000
2-week prep
A flat ₹2,000 for everyone. Resume, prep playbooks, and first mocks.
Step 03
1–1.5%
The 3-month engagement
1% of your expected package (1.5% above 20 LPA), upfront. Three months of coaching and mocks.
Step 04 · the win
the balance
When you land the offer
Recalculated on your actual package: 1.5%, or 2% above 20 LPA. You pay only the balance.
Safety net No offer in three months? Half your join fee comes back. You never bet it all.
How it adds up
Earn 7L now, expect 15L: pay ₹199 + ₹2,000 + ₹15,000 (1%) upfront. Land 16L, and the total becomes 1.5% of what you actually got (₹24,000), so you pay the remaining ₹9,000 at the offer. Land nothing in three months, and ₹7,500 comes back.
The percentage is always on your real, final package, before income tax, excluding variable pay, joining bonus, and PF. The upfront join fee is a down payment on it, reconciled when your offer lands.
05 · Coverage
What we coach, and what we don't.
We go deep only where we ship code every day. If your stack isn't here, we'll tell you straight on the call rather than fake it.
We coach these, deeply
JS / TS Full Stack & Applied AI
.NET Full Stack
Data Engineering
System Design across all tracks
Not yet, honestly
Other languages & stacks
Mobile
DevOps / SRE
Also out of scope for now: ML research, data science, QA automation, embedded. We won't take your money for a stack we can't beat the market in. On the call, we'll say so plainly.
We take you if
- 1.5 to 10 years of experience
- Earning up to 25 LPA now
- Can put in 1–2 hours a day
- Want a real jump, not a 10–15% lateral move
Value is highest at 4–10 LPA with 2–4 years. That's where the gap between skill and pay is widest.
Not yet, if
- Under 18 months of experience
- Between roles at the moment (without a current role to build from, we can't honestly promise the reach we aim for)
- Your stack is in the "not yet" list above
We take a handful of clients at a time. That's a real limit, not a sales line.
06 · Questions
The things you're actually thinking.
Do you guarantee a job?
No. We prepare you to convert interviews. Hiring freezes, the market, and how you perform on the day are outside our control. We're accountable for the quality of the prep, not the market.
Do you apply to companies for me?
No. We're not a placement agency. You run your own search; we make sure you're ready to win it.
Why do I pay before I'm placed?
The early payments (₹199, then ₹1–2k) are for real work you receive: the report, the resume rebuild, the prep, the mocks. The 1% to start the 3-month engagement is a down payment on the success fee, reconciled to your actual offer. If no offer lands in three months, half of it comes back. You never hand over a big sum on a promise.
How is this better than free YouTube and Leetcode?
Generic content can't read your specific gap or build answers around your real work. The ₹199 call and report show you the difference in 30 minutes.
What if I stop responding?
If you go quiet for 14+ consecutive days without notice, the engagement closes. Amounts paid for work already delivered aren't refunded. The half-back guarantee on the join fee is only for clients who stay engaged and still get no offer in three months.
Make your next move your best move.
Start with a 30-minute call.
For ₹199 you get the call plus a written report on where you're underpaid and what to fix. You decide if you want to go on from there.
Book your call · ₹19930 minutes · ₹199 · you leave with a written report