CODE MENTEES Placement Roadmap 2025–2026

Your Complete Tech Job Guide

Looking to land your dream tech job in 2025 or 2026? Here's a structured roadmap crafted by the CodeMentees Team — covering everything from building your skills to cracking interviews with top-tier companies.

🏢 Types of Companies & What They Expect

1. Company Type: FAANG Companies

• DSA Focus: 90%
• Other Skill Focus: OS, DBMS, Development – 10%

2. Company Type: Product-Based Startups

• DSA Focus: 50%
• Other Skill Focus: Development – 50%

3. Company Type: Initial Startups

• DSA Focus: 10%
• Other Skill Focus: Development – 90%

4. Company Type: Service-Based Companies

• DSA Focus: 50%

Other Skill Focus: Aptitude – 50%

🛠️ The 4 Stages of Tech Job Preparation

1. Building Skills

🔹 DSA (Data Structures & Algorithms)

• Solve 200–250 Problems
• Cover 20–25 Problems per Topic
• Allocate 1 Day a Week for Revision
• Resources: Leetcode, CodeStudio, Codeforces

🔹 Development

Choose one path first (DSA or Dev), not both together!

Frontend Stack:

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Frameworks: React / Angular / Vue

Backend Stack:

• Node.js / Django / Ruby on Rails
• Complete 1 solid project

💡 Project Ideas:

• E-Commerce Platform
• Social Media App
• Personal Portfolio
• OTT Streaming App
• Edtech Course Platform
• Money Manager (like Splitwise)

Tip: Regularly update your GitHub profile with quality commits!

2. Mastering Your Skills

🔹 DSA

• Solve 100+ Random Problems (unspecified topics)
• Take part in Contests
• Use: Cracking the Coding Interview book

🔹 Development

• Your project must be deployed – have a live link or demo
• 90% of candidates skip this – don’t be one of them!
• Project should be unique or a clone with a twist
  • Twitter Clone ➝ Add Story Feature
  • Instagram Clone ➝ Add Threads Feature

🔹 Open Source Contributions

• Platforms: GSOC, GitHub repos
• Work on:
  • New features
  • Improve existing ones
• Improve your GitHub profile visibility

3. Showcasing Your Skills

DSA Profiles:

• Leetcode, Codeforces, CodeStudio
• Competitive Programming?
  ➝ Be Candidate Master on Codeforces or 5★ on CodeChef

Development:

• 2 Strong Projects with live links
• Clear project explanations (What you did and why it matters)
• Tech Stacks to Learn:
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • React / Angular / Vue
  • Node.js / Django / Next.js

4. Reaching Out for Job Opportunities

🔎 Make a Target List (100 Companies)

• 10 FAANG
• 70 Mid-Level Product-Based Startups
• 10 Initial Startups
• 10 Service-Based Companies

📬 Who to Reach Out to?

📌 Reach out to 20 people per company
Message Template:

"Hi, I’m immediately available and skilled in X, Y, Z.
Here’s my resume & project links.
DSA Profile: [Insert Leetcode/Codeforces Link]"

🧑‍🏫 CODEMENTEES Mentorship

What we offer:

• Audio/Video Sessions
• Resume Reviews
• Mock Interviews
• Personalized Roadmaps
• Profile Building
• Job Referrals

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🔎 Before Interviews – Your Checklist

• 📚 Study Previous Interview Experiences
• 📘 Cover Unknown Topics:
  • OS: Top 100 Questions
  • DBMS: Top 100 Questions
  • CN: Top 100 Questions
• 🎯 Aptitude:
  • Solve 15–20 questions daily
  • Attempt 1–2 mock tests regularly
• 🎤 Mock Interviews:
  • With peers
  • With mentors
  • Work on feedback seriously – it improves communication & confidence

💼 During Interviews – Mindset & Tips

• ✅ Stay Confident – You only need one YES!
• 🧠 For DSA:
  • Listen carefully
  • Don't mess up Time & Space Complexity
• ❌ Rejections? Learn, don’t get disheartened.
• 💻 For Development:
  • Know your project inside out.
  • Be able to explain: "Why React?" or any tech choice you made.

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