Prepare your resume and profiles first — apply only when your join date matches the role.

1. Build your resume (ChatGPT or any agent): Share your full experience — companies, technologies, education, projects, and employment history. State the AEM role you want (backend, frontend, campaign, full-stack, etc.) and the type of companies you are targeting. List your skills clearly. Ask for a tailored resume with ATS keywords for those roles.
2. Do not use the export as-is. Open Overleaf, pick a simple one-column resume template. Copy-paste content from the draft into LaTeX manually — auto-generated LaTeX often has errors. Fix any section that does not read well. Do not add GitHub, HackerRank, or other profile links unless you actively use them.
3. Upload the Overleaf PDF to ChatGPT and a few free ATS checker sites. A score above 70 is good enough to proceed.
4. Ask ChatGPT for steps to update LinkedIn and Naukri so they match your resume. Recruiters search by keywords — skills and headline matter most. Share screenshots of each profile section and ask what to fill in (especially skills). Get your LinkedIn profile reviewed. Spend real time on both profiles — they are essential for India hiring. Use the same resume details on other job portals. Keep LWD (last working day), location, CTC, and notice period accurate.
5. Notice period — do not apply to immediate roles: If you have not resigned yet, or you have resigned but still have a long notice (for example 90 days) and cannot join immediately or within about 30 days, do not apply to companies hiring for immediate joiners. Applying when you are not available often leads to rejection — and that can hurt your chances at the same company later, when you are actually ready to join.
6. Notice period — where you can apply: During a long notice, you can still apply to MNCs and product companies that accept standard Indian notice (often 60 or 90 days). Many large employers are flexible if your last working day is stated clearly. Match each posting to your real join date — skip immediate roles, but do not sit idle if the employer explicitly allows your notice length.
7. Use early notice time well: Prepare your resume, LinkedIn, Naukri, company shortlist, and AEM interview prep. For roles that need you sooner, start portal applies, emails, and referral outreach when you are within about 30 days of your last working day.

Skip immediate-hiring roles if you cannot join soon — an early rejection can hurt you later. You can still apply to MNCs and product companies that accept long notice when your LWD matches. For most other roles, apply actively in the last ~30 days of notice.

Use referrals, HR posts, and connection requests — avoid blind apply when you can reach a person.

1. LinkedIn posts: Search AEM (or your role keyword), filter type to Posts. First pass — wider time window; after that — last 1 day only. Look for HR or hiring posts for your role. Often an email is in the post — send your application there. This works well because your profile goes directly to HR.
2. Gmail cover-letter template: For LinkedIn or Naukri invites, keep a reusable Gmail template — short cover letter with skills, experience, LWD if applicable, contact details, and resume attached. Reuse for every invite-style apply. Send these emails only when you are within about 30 days of joining — not earlier in a long notice period.
3. Referral before direct apply: When you see a job on LinkedIn or Naukri, do not apply immediately. Search that company on LinkedIn, find people in the same role (or a related AEM role), and send a connection request. After they accept, ask for a referral politely — not bluntly ("could you refer me?"). Use a ChatGPT-drafted message that mentions your role, experience, and why you fit. Wait for their reply. If referral works, great; if not, you can still apply later.
4. Recruiter direct: If the post lists a recruiter email or contact info, reaching out there often works better than a generic portal apply.

Treat outreach as higher signal than one-click apply. Keep templates in Gmail; refine referral and HR-post wording with ChatGPT once, then reuse.

Keep job-search prep and AEM technical prep separate.

1. Job-search content (resume, LinkedIn, Naukri, referral messages): ChatGPT or any agent — paste your real experience only, never invented bullets.
2. AEM technical depth: This playbook's roadmaps, glossary, and interview prep — plus Adobe Experience League when you need to verify a topic before an interview.
3. Employer research: Use the Target Companies table and company evidence before you interview or message someone at that employer.
4. Do not list tools or platforms on your resume or profiles unless you use them actively.

ChatGPT helps you present your profile clearly; this playbook helps you defend AEM topics in a technical interview.

How to search and apply on LinkedIn and Naukri after your profiles are ready.

1. Before the last 30 days of notice: Focus on resume, profiles, company shortlists, and AEM interview prep. You may apply to MNCs and product companies that accept 60–90 day notice if your LWD matches — but avoid immediate-joiner roles if you cannot start that soon.
2. Last 30 days of notice: On LinkedIn and Naukri, search your AEM role, set the time filter to last 30 days for a first pass, then switch to last 1 day for daily new listings. Apply only where the role fits your skills and your LWD — skip immediate-joiner posts if you could not actually start that soon.
3. Ongoing daily search: After the backlog is cleared, search the same role with last 1 day only — apply daily to new listings while you are within your availability window.
4. LinkedIn posts: Search AEM (or your keyword), type Posts, wider window first then last 1 day on repeat visits. Check HR hiring posts and email applications (see Outreach) — again, only when you can join within about 30 days.
5. Platform hygiene: Use the same search strategy on LinkedIn and Naukri. Update your availability on Naukri at least every 15 days. Refresh or update the Naukri profile regularly — activity improves visibility to recruiters.
6. Stay patient: Do not lose hope if responses are slow in the first half of your notice. Many offers in India come in the last 30 days — keep preparing so you are ready when that window opens.

Prepare early; apply and outreach actively only when you are close to your LWD. Most serious offers tend to land in the final month of notice.

Common tools for resume, profiles, and applications in India.

1. ChatGPT (or any LLM) — resume draft, ATS feedback, LinkedIn/Naukri optimization prompts, referral message templates.
2. Overleaf — one-column LaTeX resume template; manual paste from the draft, export PDF.
3. Free ATS checker sites — sanity check before you publish the resume (target 70+).
4. LinkedIn — profile, job search (30-day then 1-day filter), Posts search for HR hiring, company people search for referrals.
5. Naukri — profile aligned with LinkedIn, job search with the same time-filter strategy, availability updates every ~15 days.
6. Gmail — saved template for cover letter and resume when applying via invite or email from a post.
7. This playbook — Target Companies, filters, and interview prep once conversations start.

No apply bots. Every application should use the same polished resume and aligned profiles.