Karan Mehta

Karan Mehta is a software engineer and writer whose career started the hard way. He graduated without internship experience, without industry connections, and with nothing but a degree and a determination to prove himself. After 47 job applications and two callbacks, he rebuilt his approach from scratch — starting with his portfolio.

Within months of building a detailed, project-focused SkillStory portfolio, Karan landed his first software engineering role. Today he writes about that journey — honestly, practically, and without the polished success-story gloss that leaves most students feeling like they are doing something wrong.

His content is for students who feel invisible in competitive job markets: those who graduated without a famous internship, without a premium university brand, or without the network that opens doors before you even apply. He believes that a well-built portfolio — one that shows your actual work, your thinking, and your growth — can level the playing field more effectively than most people realise.

At SkillStory, Karan writes about the student-to-professional transition: how to build projects that matter, how to document your learning journey, and how to use your portfolio to tell a story that resonates with technical hiring managers.

He is based in Pune and continues to work as an engineer, writing on the side for students who are a few steps behind where he once was.

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