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Bengaluru Graduate Offers First Month Salary For Software Job Referral
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News18•17-10-2026, 14:40
Bengaluru Graduate Offers First Month Salary For Software Job Referral
- •A recent B.Tech graduate in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Bengaluru offered his entire first month's salary to anyone who helps him secure a software job.
- •He shared the proposal on Reddit under the title 'Job do, paisa lo', citing immense frustration with entry-level job screening systems and experience requirements.
- •The graduate highlighted his technical skills and projects involving PyTorch, FastAPI, and RAG pipelines.
- •The post drew mixed reactions on Reddit, with some users criticizing the approach while others offered free assistance and noted that companies already provide referral bonuses.
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A recent B.Tech graduate in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning offered to give away 100% of his first month's salary as a referral reward to anyone who successfully helps him secure a genuine software engineering or AI role.
He explained that despite building technical skills and projects using tools like PyTorch, FastAPI, and RAG pipelines, he struggled to get past screening systems because many entry-level roles still demanded two to three years of experience.
Reddit users expressed mixed reactions; some criticized the approach by arguing it could ruin the market and make asking for help harder, while others offered free assistance or noted that companies already give referral bonuses.
