u/BootcampBen wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
It certainly isn’t “99%” Getting a job at a FAANG directly out of a bootcamp is very hard. If your mission is to go directly to FAANG, a bootcamp is probably not going to be for you unless you are extremely driven and willing to do a lot of additional work on algos, already have
u/michaelnovati replied · · edited ★ FEATURED
Yeah I'm pretty sure after 2023, FAANG as a term is going to end and we'll see something else arise from the turbulence. There will always be some hot place to work that has tremendously interesting and impactful work, and compensates at the top of market.
That said, even now, at Formation, we see many people chose companies over traditional FAANG on a weekly basis. We tend to call all these companies "top-tier companies" and the bar is very high, and often higher, for some of these other companies.
Not to sound too condescending but it's a lot of the "not knowing what you don't know" coming into play. Like a typical person in America who dreams of going to Hollywood, probably thinks of blockbuster movies and household-name actors. But the reality is that it's a complex industry where being in a leading role in a blockbuster movie might not be the best outcome for you. Maybe you are best off in some indy movies, or in television, or in a different role. I'm obviously very bias because I now coach people on figuring these things out, but step one is knowing that what you don't know and entering the industry with an open mind.