Hi blinders, fresh grad(final year) here. Currently interning at akamai and they just offered me a ppo. Keeping in mind that I'm from a tier 1 college(not that it matters in the long run) and I'm really into networking work, are they low balling me? TC~ 17L( base 11.8L+ Jb- 2L(for two years)+stocks(7.5L/4)+10% performance bonus(up to 100% can be offered on base depending upon the company)) Yoe-0
Typically campus new grad salaries are same in India for every hire , at least for folks from the same tier colleges.
Lowball is not a concept for new gards...just join the company... Akamai has good brand value .... Make a switch after 1 year
Why do companies like akamai and cisco pay so less, compared to other tech companies?
They don't pay less in general. You get 10-15% increase every year. Plus promotions that give you extra 10-15% everyother year. Akamai pays comparative to tier 2 companies and has a very handsome wlb.
None of this is true
Its a standard offer for a new grad . Only fang can get you better TC mainly through the stock portion, base is usually in same range If you are getting into a product/network/security team then join blindly. Work as well as wlb is great. Any other division, try for a better job
You don't get lowballed as a new grad, most companies offer the same TC to all NCGs