Answer the notice period with the number in your appointment letter, in the unit the form asks for: “30” in a box that says days, “1 month” in a box that says nothing. Give your current CTC as your payslip and offer letter show it, and your expected CTC as a figure or range you have checked against the role, in the unit the form uses, usually lakhs per annum.
Indian application forms ask a handful of questions no resume answers: notice period, current CTC, expected CTC, whether you are serving notice, which city you would work from. Each one asks for a number in its own shape, and a number in the wrong shape reads as a careless answer. This post walks through every one of them, then shows how Rezifi's auto-apply copilot answers them from your own details, in each form's own words.
1 lakh
is 1,00,000 rupees
18 LPA
is 18 lakh a year
30
days in a month's notice
0
days: immediate joiner
What does notice period mean on a job application?
Your notice period is how long you must keep working for your current employer after you resign. It is set in your appointment letter or employment contract, so read it there rather than from memory. A recruiter asks because it tells them your earliest joining date.
Forms ask for it in four shapes, and each wants a different answer:
- A box in days. Convert your notice: two weeks is 14, one month is 30, two months is 60. Type the number alone.
- A list of bands. Options like “Immediate”, “Less than 15 days”, “15-30 days”, “More than 60 days”. Pick the one that holds your notice. If your notice sits exactly on the line between two bands, choose the one your contract matches and mention it in any notes box.
- A date. “Available from” or “Earliest joining date” wants today plus your notice, as a date.
- Free text. Write it as a person would read it: “30 days” or “Serving notice, last working day 15 November”.
If you are not working, the answer is 0 days, or “Immediate” on a list. If you are already serving notice, say so and give your last working day.
What is CTC, and how do you answer current CTC?
CTC is cost to company: everything your employer spends on you in a year, your fixed pay plus parts such as bonuses and benefits. It is a bigger number than what reaches your bank account each month, which is why a monthly in-hand figure is not one twelfth of your CTC.
- Read the figure from your offer letter or latest revision letter, not from your bank statement. An employer can ask for payslips later, so the number should match your papers.
- Answer in the form's unit. A box that says “in LPA” wants 18, not 18,00,000. A box that says “in rupees” wants the full figure. A box that says “in lakhs” wants 18.
- Watch for fixed versus total. Some forms ask for fixed CTC and total CTC as two questions. Give each its own figure.
- Never convert the period on a form's behalf. If a box asks for monthly pay and you know only your annual CTC, write the monthly figure from your payslip, not the annual one divided by twelve.
How should you answer expected CTC?
Give a figure or a range you can stand behind. Look at what the role and company pay before you apply: the job post itself, the recruiter, people you know in similar roles. Write it in the form's unit, and if the form allows a range, the bottom of it should be a number you would accept.
If a list of salary bands is offered, pick the band that holds your figure. If your figure sits on the edge two bands share, pick the one that matches what you would accept. A free-text box is the one place to add “negotiable” after your number, if it is.
The other questions Indian forms ask
- Are you serving notice? Yes or no, and your last working day if yes.
- Preferred location. Many forms list the company's own offices. Pick the city you would really work from; it is a preference, not a fact about you.
- Willing to relocate? Answer it honestly for this job's city.
- Total experience. Years in the form's own bands, counted from your resume's dates.
- Any other offer in hand? Only you know this, and it is yours to share or not.
How Rezifi's copilot answers them for you
Rezifi's auto-apply copilot fills the whole application on any job site, even one it has never seen. It answers from your resume and everything it learns about you, and Your profile in the Rezifi app keeps your notice period, current pay and the salary you would accept, for each country you apply in (“India: 18 to 24 LPA”). Then every form gets them in its own shape:
- Notice in the form's unit. “1 month” goes into a days box as 30, onto a list as the band that holds it, into a date box as today plus your notice.
- Pay in the form's unit. Your figure goes in as lakhs, LPA or crore by exact arithmetic, so 18,00,000 rupees is 18 in an LPA box and 0.18 in a crore box. A list of pay bands gets the band that holds your figure.
- Never a guessed number. The copilot never converts a currency and never turns an annual CTC into a monthly one. When a form asks for a figure it cannot give exactly, or a question nothing on file answers, such as another offer in hand, it leaves that box for you instead of inventing one.
- Your pay stays yours. Pay is a personal detail: the copilot types it only with your yes on the page, or with Personal details on in its Settings.
- It learns you. It answers from your resume and everything it learns about you, however a form asks, so every application is faster than the last. You press Submit.
| Feature | Rezifi | One answer typed everywhere |
|---|---|---|
| Notice in days when the box counts days | Yes | No |
| Picks the notice band that holds yours | Yes | No |
| Pay in the form's unit: LPA, lakhs or crore | Yes | No |
| Picks the pay band that holds your figure | Yes | No |
| Salary kept per country you apply in | Yes | No |
| Leaves a box blank rather than guess | Yes | No |
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Questions people ask
What should I write for notice period in a job application?
Write the notice period from your appointment letter in the unit the form asks for. In a box that counts days, one month is 30 and two months is 60. On a list of bands, pick the band that holds your notice. If you are not working, write 0 days or choose Immediate.
What is the difference between current CTC and expected CTC?
Current CTC is what your present employer spends on you in a year, as your offer or revision letter states it. Expected CTC is the annual figure you are asking the new employer for. Both are usually written in lakhs per annum on Indian forms, such as 18 LPA.
How do I write CTC in LPA?
Divide your annual CTC in rupees by 1,00,000. A CTC of 18,00,000 rupees is 18 LPA, and 12,50,000 rupees is 12.5 LPA. Type only the number if the box already says LPA.
Can I write negotiable for expected CTC?
In a free-text box you can add negotiable after a figure, but a number box or a list of bands needs a real answer. Give a figure or range you have checked against the role, with the bottom of the range a number you would accept.
What does immediate joiner mean?
An immediate joiner can start without serving a notice period, because they are not working or their notice is already over. On a form that counts notice in days, an immediate joiner's answer is 0.
Is there a tool that fills notice period and CTC on job applications?
Rezifi's auto-apply copilot fills the whole application on any job site, notice period and CTC included, from your resume and the details in Your profile. It gives each answer in the form's own unit, such as days or LPA, picks the band that holds it, and leaves a box for you rather than guess a number. You press Submit.
Keep your notice and pay in one place and let every form take them in its own shape: add Rezifi's auto-apply copilot to Chrome, tailor your resume to each job first, and see the rest on the features page. For more on filling forms, read how to autofill job applications on any site. Rezifi is free to get started, no card needed, and the pricing page has the one simple plan for unlimited use.