u/witheredartery wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Can't they just study ds&a on their own and I don't think their resumes would be thrown out as American recruiters seem way more lenient and they would mostly pass the resume screen. So it's just tge matter of practising ds&a diligently. Why would one need a boot camp for this. A
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
People can and do study on their own yeah, there isn't one solution for everyone.
So I can only speak for Formation which is even unique amongst those competitors. But the reasons it adds value are:
1. Every week we create a schedule of 3-5 person or 1-1 sessions and tasks (pulled from thousands we have created) that is all based on your progress and what you need to work on that week. We asses you with tests, mentor feedback, self-reporting, etc... and create a new plan every week. Most of our people who get jobs at Google don't cram LC and study very efficiently.
2. Extremely strong mentors. You get to work directly several times a week, in 3-5 sessions or 1-1 sessions with staff engineers at Airbnb, principal engineers at Reddit, and dozens of people like this. Most of the competitors have recorded videos and sessions with 150 people that are not intimate at all.
3. Network, referrals, pathways. It's not just about getting a job at Amazon, but it's about finding the right team for your success and talking to maybe five teams at Amazon. We have extensive connections and experience to find the right teams.
4. We work with you for as long as it takes, week to week, continuously working on your skills, until you get the job you are happy with. So it's not like a 10 week course that charges $20K and then just has people around in case you need them.
5. More practical point, but negotiation. We have expert negotiation to pay for the program itself.