I Reviewed 100+ Indian Engineer Resumes. Here Are the 7 Mistakes Killing Your US Job Applications

I've spent the last year deep in the world of tech resumes. After going through hundreds of applications from Indian engineers targeting US companies and making most of these mistakes myself, I can tell you with confidence: the problem is almost never your skills. It's the resume. The format that gets you hired at Infosys, TCS, or even Flipkart will get you auto-rejected at Google, Amazon, or any US startup. The rules are completely different - and nobody tells you this. Here are the 7 mistakes I see over and over again. Mistake 1: Your Resume is 3-4 Pages Long This is the most common one. Indian resume culture normalizes long resumes. More pages = more experience, right? Wrong. US hiring managers spend 6 seconds on a resume. Page 2 is rarely read. Pages 3 and 4 simply don't exist. The rule: Under 8 years of experience? One page. No exceptions. I know it feels like you're leaving things out. You are. That's the point. Force yourself to keep only what's impressive. Mistake 2: You Have a