Affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketing means recommending a product with your own tracked link and earning a share of every sale that comes through that link, without ma...
Applicant tracking system (ATS)
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software companies use to receive job applications, store resumes, search them by keywords and move candidates t...
ATS-friendly resume
An ATS-friendly resume is a resume that an applicant tracking system can read correctly: plain structure, standard headings, real text and the keyword...
ByteBlog
ByteBlog is the free CareerByteCode blog platform where members write about what they learn and do, build followers, and link readers to their profile...
ByteConnect
ByteConnect is the CareerByteCode partner programme that lets institutes, platforms and websites offer CareerByteCode programs on their own site, thro...
ByteJobs
ByteJobs is the CareerByteCode jobs board where employers post tech and non-tech roles and candidates apply free with one profile that carries their v...
ByteStore
ByteStore is your own page on CareerByteCode where you sell your sessions, services and digital products, and resell CareerByteCode courses and other ...
Career restart (returnship)
A career restart is going back to work after a break, for example after raising children, caring for family or health reasons. Returnship programmes a...
Creator
A creator is someone who makes and shares their own work, such as posts, videos, courses, templates or sessions, and builds an audience and an income ...
Creator economy
The creator economy is the way individuals earn directly from their skills and audience, by selling their own content, services and products or by rec...
CTC (cost to company)
CTC, or cost to company, is the total yearly amount an employer spends on you: your gross salary plus the employer's share of benefits such as provide...
Form 16
Form 16 is the certificate an employer gives each year showing your salary and the income tax (TDS) it deducted and deposited for you.
Form 26AS and AIS
Form 26AS and the Annual Information Statement (AIS) are your yearly tax statements on the income tax portal. They list the TDS deducted against your ...
Freelancer
A freelancer is a self-employed person who works for several clients on a project or hourly basis instead of as an employee of one company.
Freelancer Success Manager (FSM)
A Freelancer Success Manager (FSM) is a CareerByteCode member who brings influencers, creators and freelancers onto the platform and helps them succee...
GST (goods and services tax)
GST is the tax charged on the sale of goods and services in India. A sale inside one state carries CGST and SGST; a sale to another state carries IGST...
GSTIN
A GSTIN is the 15-character GST identification number a business gets when it registers for GST. It starts with the two-digit state code and contains ...
In-hand salary
In-hand salary (take-home pay) is the amount credited to your bank account each month after deductions such as your provident fund contribution, profe...
Influencer
An influencer is someone whose recommendations people trust and act on, because of the audience they have built on social media, a blog, a community o...
Link in bio
A link in bio is the one link you put in your social media profile that opens a page with all your important links: your profile, products, posts and ...
LPA (lakhs per annum)
LPA means lakhs per annum: a yearly figure in lakhs of rupees. A salary of 12 LPA is Rs 12,00,000 a year, usually quoted as CTC.
New tax regime
The new tax regime is the default income tax option in India with lower slab rates but fewer deductions and exemptions than the old regime.
Notice period
A notice period is the time you must keep working after you resign, as set in your employment contract, commonly 30 to 90 days in Indian tech roles.
PAN (permanent account number)
PAN is the 10-character permanent account number issued by the Income Tax Department. It links your income, tax deducted and tax returns.
Payout
A payout is the transfer of your earned share from the platform to your bank account, after the sale is confirmed and tax deducted at source.
Personal brand
Your personal brand is what people know you for: the skills, ideas and results they connect with your name, built through what you share and the proof...
Portfolio
A portfolio is a collection of your real work, such as projects, case studies, writing or designs, that shows what you can do better than a list of sk...
Referral link
A referral link is a personal web link that tells a platform you sent a visitor, so a sign-up or purchase that follows can be credited to you.
Remote job
A remote job is a role you can do from home or anywhere, without going to an office, though some remote roles ask you to live in a certain country or ...
Reseller
A reseller sells someone else's product to their own audience and earns a share of each sale, while the original creator delivers the product and keep...
Revenue share
A revenue share is an agreed split of the value of each sale between the people involved, such as the creator, a reseller and the platform.
Vendor Success Manager (VSM)
A Vendor Success Manager (VSM) is a CareerByteCode member who brings training centres, colleges and companies (vendors) onto the platform and earns a ...
Verified certificate
A verified certificate is a certificate that anyone can check online with its ID, so an employer or client can trust that you really earned it.
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