A friend of mine was a student of Computer Science with a CGPA of 9.8+
He was not interested in working after college and had his sights on further studies.
However, he considered getting a job just for back up. He guessed he’d make a 12lpa+ job in the first week of placements and then concentrate on his applications to Universities.
He casually attended several presentations and wrote many ‘Aptis’ very sure of clearing each and every one of them with flying colors. To his shock, he did not make it past even one company’s written exam. This was messing with his head. He was questioning his own ability. All the ‘good’ companies came and went and this guy was still jobless. The first week was long gone.
Amazon came in for placements much later than the other big boys and as expected, several people applied to it(including my friend). Again, he did not make it past the apti. This was it. Amazon was the last company to visit campus which he might have even considered joining. This setback led him straight to the theka where he consumed enormous quantities of whatever was on offer there, came back to his room and passed out.
In the mean time, Amazon was interviewing whoever was left after the Microsofts and the TIs and the NIs had had their pick. And simply put, they were not too pleased. They were told that owing to recession, students were not allowed to apply for jobs after making through one company. Amazon threatened the college of not returning again if they were not allowed to interview the best the college had to offer. Damage control was required. A quick list of the best Computer Science students on campus was created irrespective of whether they had made a job or not and they were summoned for an interview. Needless to say, my friend was on that list. A chowki arrived to get his drunken ass to VFAST for the interview.