Scaler Academy Review - Ajitesh Kumar Shares His Experience from Scaler Academy to Amazon

It gives us great pleasure to share the journey of our Scaler, Ajitesh Kumar, who joined Amazon as a Programmer Analyst.

Here He Shares His Experience With Us In His Very Own Words...
"I was born and brought up in Jamshedpur and for a long period of time, we had no financial support since my father is not alive, so it was very difficult for me to complete my B tech. My uncle helped us with my education fees.

When I was in 10th/11th standard, I needed to focus more on science and had to sideline computers. I didn’t like the idea since I loved computers but had to do it as the marks required for getting admission in a nice college depended on it. 

I always loved coding, I got my first computer when I was aged 6. My father couldn’t afford the computer at that time but somehow he managed to arrange 20K to buy that computer. It’s still at my place, although nobody uses it.

I prepared for IIT but couldn’t clear it in my first attempt so I took a drop, then tried again but couldn’t succeed. I realised gradually, it was not meant for me. I chose to pursue engineering because everybody else was doing it. I got to know about the better options other than engineering awhile later. 

I got myself enrolled in a tier 3 engineering college but I knew I couldn’t settle for on-campus company placements. At my college, we were taught only basics which didn’t interest me. We were only focused on getting a pointer around 8.5 so we would be eligible for companies during on-campus placements. Everybody was focusing on getting a 9 but I preferred focusing on getting an 8.5 and utilising the remaining time for coding. I always had this feeling that I could have fared better so I started focusing on how I can make the best out of what I have got. 

Post-graduation, I joined TCS, Bangalore via an on-campus placement. But I was inspired by my friends to practice competitive programming since many of my friends had practised on the IB platform and got selected for big companies. I used to practice on InterviewBit, so I took the entrance test for Scaler Academy when the batch was launched, but couldn’t clear it in my first attempt. I put extra efforts and took the test again and got selected.

Their curriculum is designed in a structured way and I got full support during my classes. During the 4th month of the program, I got referrals to several companies. I got rejected by some, after that I got really serious about my preparation. During my interview at Amazon, they analysed my profile on how I wrote the code, if I was able to cover all the edge cases, the time complexity of my solution and its optimisation, they also focused on how clean I wrote the code. I took a lot of mock interviews to increase my confidence in order to present myself better. It’s not only about how many questions you can solve, it also depends upon your profile when it comes to applying for a job at top companies. Today, I have a job at Amazon! Although my mother doesn’t know much about Amazon, she knew I got a good job just by knowing about my CTC. I am grateful for everything - for my rejections, for the guidance, for all the efforts I put into it and efforts that everybody else put into me. Even now I haven’t stopped coding and I still watch the lectures at my Scaler Academy account. I am trying each day to hone my skills in order to give my best at my job. I would like to thank the entire team at Scaler Academy wholeheartedly, thank you for what you are doing."

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