Career ladder
Common ChatGPT roles and typical compensation bands in India:
- Prompt Engineer — 8-22 LPA
- AI Automation Specialist — 10-24 LPA
- AI Content Strategist — 9-18 LPA
Basics
Focus areas for the basics phase:
- Prompting patterns
- System vs user prompts
- Roles and context
Power user
Focus areas for the power user phase:
- Custom GPTs
- Memory
- Voice
- Data analysis mode
Builder
Focus areas for the builder phase:
- ChatGPT API
- Assistants API
- RAG
- Tool use
Signals recruiters look for
Beyond skills, hiring managers screen for these signals:
- Shipped projects on GitHub / portfolio
- Certifications relevant to the role
- Communication in interviews
- Domain knowledge (industry-specific)
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