Here is an excerpt from the interview with Amit Raj, a Hadoop Trainer in Bangalore:
Q1. When and how you started as a Hadoop Trainer?
Ans. I started training from June 2016 onwards. Initially, I was providing Corporate Training for companies and later on moved to individual training classes online as well as classroom training.
Q2. What skills are required to become a Hadoop Trainer?
Ans. The following skills are required to become a Hadoop Trainer:
a) Development experience with at least one life cycle of the Big Data project
b) Earlier training experience will be add on for better performance
c) Must be good in SQL, Linux and Hadoop ecosystem
Q3. What do you think makes you stand out from other Hadoop Trainers on UrbanPro.com?
Ans. UrbanPro is a platform where Trainers and Students have direct interaction with each other. It gives complete information to students to decide about their choices of selecting a Tutor. Honestly, UrbanPro helps me to reach out to clients across the world. It helped me to get students from USA and UK. UrbanPro helps to grow my business by 30% and along with it I get a lot of word-of-mouth publicity.
Q4. How you came across UrbanPro.com?
Ans. I came to know about UrbanPro.com from one of my friends.
Q5. What was the turning point in your career?
Ans. At present, working as professional is a daily life routine. When I started working as a part-time trainer outside of the office that was the turning point in my life.
Q6. How UrbanPro.com platform helped you to expand your Hadoop Classes?
Ans. UrbanPro helps to reach students as well as provide online assignment also for students. UrbanPro is a brand value for any trainer and I am happy to be a part of UrbanPro for individual growth.
Q7. What percentage of your work comes from UrbanPro?
Ans. Approx 25% to 30% of my business comes from UrbanPro.
About the Trainer: Amit Raj is a seasoned Hadoop Expert with overall 10+ years of experience in Application Design, Development and Deployment of Hadoop Ecosystem. Amit has been providing Corporate Training to companies and it was only in 2016 that he started to provide Hadoop Classes as a Trainer. Over the years, Amit has shaped many professionals career by helping them learn different aspects of Hadoop and building their IT skill sets.