being humble,its a stupid question....
firstly,u r measuring success in relation to ctc/salary which is very narrow tought..
secondly,its a wrong tought that,jus because mr.x had undergone training ..doesnt need to be hes worthy...i saw many guys,who learn nothing in the name of articleship n other set of guys,who pass exams n learn all quickly....experience doesnt mean..."no. of years"...."amount of work n quality of work done matters".....tats wat exp is to me....
thirdly,lets think i am contradiciting facts,n ur correct.....attempts matter for initial job only.....companies hav to depend upon something to differentiate candidates ...n in an interview the only way is to by knwoing the no of attepmts..ya,it may be wrong..but out of no option they do it....n further,its only mettle n knowledge tht matters n no one bothers if u r a rank holder or repeater for 10 times....or more....
decide ur self based upon all facts...