We surveyed 50 IT hiring managers across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Pune. The answers about what moves a resume from shortlisted to hired might surprise you.
The certification advantage
When a hiring manager sees a nasscom certification, they know the candidate has been assessed against industry-defined National Occupational Standards — a fundamentally different signal than a degree transcript.
What the data shows
In our tracking of 500 students who completed nasscom certifications through Kloud Course, 78% received interview calls within 60 days. Average time-to-first-interview dropped from 4.2 months (degree only) to 38 days (nasscom certified).