u/someone wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I’m guessing you haven’t looked at the CS precourse yet, based on this post. 🙂 Here’s a hint: There’s algos and HTML/CSS and virtually 0 instruction on either. That doesn’t mean the program is like that - it isn’t. But what I’m saying is a pre-course isn’t a course - I expect
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
What is Codesmith doing about the 50% of people disappearing?
I have a few notes about this from my CIRR analysis:
1. In 2021 some cohorts had a fairly high percentage of people placed who did not report salaries. This was explained as people that auditors can confirm are employed by LinkedIn but who ghosted and won't report salaries to Codesmith. The reason this is important is that if the hardest working and most ambitious people hang around and get super high salaries to make the medians higher and then the overall placement rate appears high because of this LinkedIn loophole, if can look like more people are placed and making high salaries, when it's not the case.
2. I know Codesmith doesn't offer a job guarantee and is transparent about that, but it feels kind of crappy to shoot you with a firehose and then just leave you be with minimal check in. Leaves people dazed and confused about what happened for the past 13 weeks and with $20K less in their pocket. Like I'm sure some people have life circumstances changes and just disappear but if it's really like 50% I would have an emergency task force to get those people back and focused.... the reputation is going to fall apart if it's 50% disappearing!!