u/endlightend wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Do you do this for Codesmith specifically out of curiosity or do you follow other bootcamp grads too?
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
About two years ago I didn't really follow any bootcamps except Lambda School because I had a lot of info made available to me that was inconsistent with the public info but I was friendly with most of the bootcamp founders (and still am). Codesmith came on my radar after numerous people applied to my company and appeared to be 1+ YOE engineers until I interviewed them and found that their narratives fell apart and they were entry level engineers... and then I noticed OSLabs on two resumes and dug deeper... ever since then I have had so much info sent to me about how Codesmith works and OSLabs that I find it incredibly fascinating and have deep dived into it more than any other program and I understand it better than many employees who talk to me even do.
So yeah, not sure how to answer that but short answer - yes I follow other bootcamps and I connect on LinkedIn with bootcamp grads from a dozen programs. My company reaches out to bootcamp grads from over a dozen programs. And yet for some reason Codesmith grads are super unique (e.g. 'You know I went to Codesmith, we obviously don't need your company's services!') in how they perceive and respond only further adding to my intrigue!?!?
Anyways happy to answer more questions if you have them!