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Originally Posted by Victor
This site and thread make me pretty scared and depressed about my bootcamp. Or mebbe it's different out here and y'all should just move.
Really, this app academy seems rediculous in comparison. We have fluent learned programmers who presumably have some love for it and who have completed some fairly complex projects or exercises like noodle waz and he can barely get in.
And now these very smart and somewhat accomplished programmers are completing a topbof the line and fairly prestigious program and they still can't get a job?
What chance do ppl like me have after attending a new bootcamp where none of the other students knew how to program going in?
Be prepared mentally and financially for a long, often time frustrating search after the bootcamp ends. It has been 4 weeks since I graduated. Right now I have completed 150 job applications with 4 phone screens, 2 coding challenges, and zero on site interviews. People with similar backgrounds as me (No CS degree, no engineering experience, no big name school) are showing similar stats. Out of 35 people who are currently looking for jobs, I believe 6 have offers right now. All of those people except one have either CSS degrees, or engineering degrees from big name schools and engineering work experience.
I am cautiously optimistic that I will get a job within the next 2 months, along with my cohort mates. The person with a job that has no CSS/Engineering background seemed to have a lot of success applying in Florida. Some bigger companies surprisingly seem open to hiring bootcamp grads, but the application process seems to take a while. A ton of startups are hiring for Rails, but for some inexplicable reason my bootcamp decided Node is the next big thing and taught that instead. Once I learn Rails I think that my job hunt will be times over easier.
Be prepared for some trying, frustrating times at the end. But if you get a job at the end it is all worth it.