Swapnil Jain, 22, was a bit nervous when he
was first interviewed by a software honcho
from Twitter, the social networking and
microblogging service provider, in the last
week of May.
It was one of his seven interviews - all ranging
from 45 to 50 minutes duration - conducted
through online video conferencing from the
Twitter headquarters at San Francisco. What
more, he was hired for an annual package of
about Rs 70 lakh by the $9 billion US firm
after the final interview in Delhi in May last.
"Sitting in Delhi on a computer, I was trying
my best to reply to the queries of software
engineers of Twitter," he said.
Once the technical interviews were over, an
Indian manager of the social networking site
took another interview in Delhi on May 30 and
two days later, I was told that they were hiring
me," Swapnil, who belongs to the small town
of Vidisha, about 70 km from Bhopal and near
the world heritage site Sanchi, said with lot of
excitement in his voice .
"Later they mailed me the offer letter signed
by the chief technical officer of Twitter with an
annual package of $1,30,000 per annum.
Inclusive of bonus, it is about Rs 70 lakh," he
calculated. Ever since, it is celebrations
abound. His grandfather, who is a leading
lawyer of Vidisha, Babulal Jain, father Sanjay
Jain and mother Savita are busy organising
"Jain Vidhan", a ritual of Jain community to
celebrate the feat.
Swapnil will join on October 1 at the San
Francisco headquarters of Twitter. He would
report to a manager of Indian origin. A
graduate from IIT Delhi, from where he passed
out last month only, Swapnil has not even
received his degree certificate. "Convocation
ceremony will take place on August 30 and I
am waiting for it anxiously," he told TOI. On
the mantra behind the success, the IITian says,
"Be consistent. Be regular and consistent in
whatever you do. Even a small work," the reply
was quick.
"It's a huge opportunity. First, I would like to
work for 3-4 years to gain experience by
interacting with them. After all they are the
experienced lot," he said adding that later he
was planning to start his own software
company.
"I want to do something that would be of their
standard," he revealed. Swapnil had his
schooling from the local Trinity Convent and
then Vatsalya Senior Secondary School in
Vidisha before moving on to Kota to prepare
for the biggest entrance exam. He cracked the
IIT in one go.
"I never had anything in my mind when I got
admission. I took things as they came on," he
said adding that nearly a month to finish his
graduation, he got information from IIT
alumni about the openings in Twitter.
If Swapnil can be believed, 30 people had
applied for the Twitter job including him and
he was selected. Talking abut the preparation
for the interviews, the IITian from Vidisha said
that he once again went through what all he
had studied with specially focusing on
algorithmic, coding and programming.
Some colleagues of Swpnil from IIT Delhi are
joining Facebook and Google on October 1,
and he plans to start his own company along
with these colleagues in future. Looking back,
Swapnil said that cracking IIT was also difficult
as he belonged to a small town and there was
no one to guide him. His father runs a
jewellery shop and mother is a housewife.
However, the only support was from his
brother Sohil Jain, who was pursuing his
engineering course in Indore.
"I went ahead with strong resolve and stood
94th in the all India rank list," he said. His
mother Savita told TOI that she was very happy
and at the same sad also. "Happy because he
has got the best of the offer and sad because
he is going to another continent far off from
Vidisha."
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