u/MKing150 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Do you have a degree? I'm also a Codesmith grad and I already had my first role for a year, but I got laid off. I'm having a hard time landing my second role. I also don't have a degree, so I'm worried that might have something to do with it since the market has changed since la
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
This is a common problem with the Codesmith approach (not the majority, but it's a common thing to happen) and there's a number of people at career accelerators like Formation, Interview Kickstart, Pathrise, etc... as a result.
The Codesmith approach can really throw off your mental model of the industry because you hustle into roles many people are not ready for or the right fit for, and have a hard time understanding what to do next. It works if you keep the hustle going until you land a solid legit tech job, but it doesn't handle the other cases so well.
This market is making Codesmith grads learn quickly that you are not a mid level or senior engineer at top tier companies. So you get stuck with not getting these interviews, not knowing why, and then failing the mid-level/senior top tier interviews you do get. (This is the pattern I've seen).
With the exaggerations seen in most resumes, your resume might have looked STRONGER right after Codesmith, with years of consecutive experience, and now you have a career gap to overcome and a shorter amount of real experience, compared to how much you listed on your OSP, etc... It's confusing.
Codesmith offers lifetime career support, but career support engineers and instructors are themselves getting help outside for their own career progression and I would consider those options too, but first go back to Codesmith career support and make use of it. You paid for it in your tuition so you might as well get their advice. If you are getting a lot of pats on the back and not being challenged to improve and grow, then seek help outside.