When Muskaan was made redundant in May, she knew two things — the job market was tough, and her old CV wasn't going to cut it.
But even after spending hours redesigning it herself, the interviews still weren't coming.
"I wasn't landing any interviews or even any conversations at all."
She'd built her CV in Figma, poured time into the formatting, and thought the creative layout would help her stand out. Instead, it was working against her - hard to scan, not ATS-friendly, and easy to overlook.
That's when she found TechTalk.
A Strategic Shift
With TechTalk's CV guidance, Muskaan ditched the creative format and switched to a clean, tailored Google Doc template - and the difference was immediate.
"I spent more time formatting than producing content. With the new template, I just duplicated it and shifted my summary and areas of expertise to match each role. It was so much faster."
She also overhauled her LinkedIn - rewriting every job description, adding relevant keywords to her headline, and building in a weekly habit of refreshing her Open to Work status to stay visible to recruiters.
Within weeks, she was getting one to two recruiter messages a day - and by July, she had four to five active interview processes running at the same time.
Preparation Like Never Before
With interviews finally flowing in, Muskaan threw herself into prep - and found two things that changed everything.
The first was AI. She used a ChatGPT voice mode agent to simulate real interview conditions, feeding it her CV, the job description, and the interview format - then practising until her answers felt natural, not rehearsed.
"I went from being thrown curve ball questions and panicking, to answering them calmly and confidently. As someone who gets quite anxious in interviews, that was huge."
The second was recording herself. Watching back her own interviews helped her notice habits she didn't even realise she had - and sharpen both her answers and her presence on screen.
By the time she reached the final stages with Nila, she was in the late twenties in terms of companies she'd spoken to. The confidence showed.
Landing the Role
Muskaan's offer came on a Friday evening while she was eating dinner.
She almost didn't believe it.
Her background in healthcare design, combined with months of interview practice and a repositioned personal brand, made her the standout candidate. Even her graphic design roots worked in her favour, adding range to a role that needed more than just UX.
"I think when I came to Roxanne, one of my main things was I can't even get past a first conversation. By the end, I really did come into a good routine."
Progress Over Perfection
For Muskaan, the journey wasn't linear. There were batches of interviews that fizzled. Final rounds that didn't convert. Recruiters who went quiet.
But she never let it derail her.
"It's never gonna be a complete zero. It's going to fluctuate - but you just have to not take it personally and keep moving forward."
From redundancy to a product designer role at a growing tech company, Muskaan's story is proof that the right strategy - paired with consistency and a willingness to keep iterating - can turn even the toughest job market into an opportunity.
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