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How long does codesmith work with you until you get a job?

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u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I haven't done Codesmith but can answer the question from working with Codesmith alumni. With Codesmith you get lifelong support in their community. After you officially graduate, you get continued check-ins, practice, access to the community for support and referrals, and ongoing lectures for interviewing and negotiation. While normal Codesmith is 9am to 8pm every day, this phase is way more hands off and on your own. I cant answer when it ends. Around 90% of people get a job within 6 months of graduating. The 10% that don't, someone else can hopefully answer. From what I've observed, most Codesmith people are ambitious and hard working and a lot of people find jobs. At Formation we've worked with a range of alumni from those who need extra help to find any job to those who are really solid but need extra support to achieve top tier jobs. One downside of the job hunt support is that almost all the instruction at Codesmith is from current and former students and they really really push the Codesmith way of doing things for resume and such. It does work for most of their graduates but it I've heard people saying that they are encouraged to follow this way because it "worked for others" and leave it at that and there are some grey area things around the projects and tech talks I don't love, that people do because it "worked for others".