Eastbridge Career Advisory
Strategic career advisory · India

Your global education deserves the right career strategy.

Structured, one-to-one advisory for international graduates building careers in India.

Malvika Khajuria — Eastbridge Career Advisory
Why Eastbridge

Counsel from the employer side of the table.

Recruiter-grade intelligence

Advice informed by live hiring mandates and current market data.

Employer access

We work directly with the companies hiring globally trained talent across India.

A trusted ecosystem

A community drawn from more than one hundred of the world's leading institutions.

Our Promise

Returning to India is more than a relocation. It is a career decision.

Eastbridge Career Advisory is a career advisory service for internationally educated professionals building careers in India, grounded in executive search expertise and direct employer relationships.

Whether you are returning to India after studying abroad or weighing your first role in the Indian market, we help you make informed decisions, strengthen your market standing, and build the right connections.

Organisations seek independent advice before every significant decision. A career warrants the same discipline.

Our Approach

Strategy. Positioning. Access.

Every engagement answers one of three questions.

Strategy

Where should I build my career?

Clarity on direction, grounded in your background and where the Indian market is genuinely hiring.

Positioning

How do I become the candidate employers seek?

Your experience, presented the way Indian employers expect to see it.

Access

How do I reach the right people?

Deliberate relationship-building, with introductions through the Eastbridge network where appropriate.

Who We Advise

Designed for professionals at a genuine decision point.

  • You studied abroad and are building, or returning to, a career in India.
  • You are weighing sectors, roles, or offers and want a considered basis for the decision.
  • Strong credentials, yet few interviews in the Indian market.
  • You want access to opportunities that never reach job boards.

If this describes you, a thirty-minute Discovery Consultation is the place to begin.

Engagements

Three ways to work with us.

The same framework throughout. They differ in depth and duration.

Discovery Consultation

30 Minutes · One-on-one

A focused consultation to understand your goals, identify key challenges, and determine the best path forward.

Outcome

A clear reading of your position and a recommended next step.

Book a Consultation

Career Advisory

75 Minutes · One-on-one

A comprehensive session across the full framework: strategy, resume and LinkedIn review, market positioning, and networking.

Concludes with your personalised Career Blueprint.

Outcome

A clear career strategy and a practical roadmap to execute it.

Book a Session

Career Accelerator

Four Weeks · Structured engagement

Our most substantial engagement. Weekly one-on-one sessions covering your Blueprint, profile optimisation, interview preparation, and salary benchmarking.

Includes introductions through the Eastbridge network where appropriate, with weekly progress reviews.

Outcome

A defined strategy, a competitive profile, an activated network, and a clear plan.

Apply for the Accelerator
About Eastbridge

Advisory informed by the people who hire.

Eastbridge connects graduates of the world's leading institutions with India's top employers.

Built on deep executive search expertise, we work with employers every week: sourcing live mandates, benchmarking compensation, and shortlisting candidates. Career Advisory brings that perspective to the individual.

LiveHiring mandates from India's top startups, GCCs, and consumer brands
1in 5Fewer than one in five applicants accepted into the community
100+Of the world's leading institutions represented
24hFrom employer mandate to shortlist
Outcomes

Careers built on Eastbridge.

"Eastbridge helped me find a role and company that truly aligned with my expectations and career goals. The process was smooth, transparent, and well-managed throughout."

VaibhaveePlaced at Tetr

"Eastbridge made the hiring journey seamless and stayed in touch post-placement to ensure a smooth transition. Quick to resolve any challenge along the way."

SanaPlaced at Tetr
Common Questions

Answers, directly.

What is Eastbridge Career Advisory?

A career advisory service for internationally educated professionals building careers in India. Every engagement covers three areas: career strategy, market positioning, and access to the right people and opportunities.

How is career advisory different from career counselling?

Career counselling typically offers assessments and general guidance. Career advisory is built on employer-side market intelligence: live hiring mandates, current compensation data, and direct relationships with the companies doing the hiring in India.

Is a foreign degree valued by Indian employers?

Yes. Indian employers actively hire globally trained talent, particularly in strategy, finance, product, and consumer businesses. Where candidates struggle is positioning: presenting international experience the way Indian employers expect to read it.

What happens in a Discovery Consultation?

A focused thirty-minute conversation covering your goals, the key challenges in front of you, and a recommended next step. You leave knowing where you stand, whether or not we work together further.

Do you make introductions to employers?

Where appropriate, yes. Introductions are facilitated through the Eastbridge network as part of the Career Advisory and Career Accelerator engagements.

What salary should I expect when returning to India?

It varies by sector, level, and city. We benchmark your expectations against live hiring mandates and current market data rather than generic salary surveys, so you negotiate from an informed position.

Begin Here

Begin with a Discovery Consultation.

Thirty minutes, one-on-one. Leave knowing where you stand and what to do next.

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