u/evanhackett wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
If they really teach people to "lie" and do "ethically uncomfortable" things, I can't see myself recommending Codesmith. Just for the record, when I went to Hack Reactor in 2015, there was nothing shady or unethical going on. So, not all bootcamps are like this!
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
The documentation explicitly says to not lie, but they then also do background checks confirming months or years of experience for a 3 week OSP project. The staff remind people to not lie, but the career coaches help graduates fudge their resumes to lie.
It's really weird for sure.
I have numerous behind the scenes sources on this so I can't say that much without doxing people at this time, but it's something they are both aware of, but have created a narrative to justify it - so in their minds it's not lying.