u/Swami218 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
What could they change though? That’s an earnest question. Applying and interviewing for a job is first getting noticed, then proving that you have the skills/experience and that you fit with their culture/team. This is largely influenced by the processes of the hiring companies
u/michaelnovati replied · · edited ★ FEATURED
Here are 15 changes we made, which is a subset of roughly a hundred: https://formation.dev/blog/year-in-review-2023-at-formation/
Obviously we're not a bootcamp and I'm not comparing apples to apples but just giving some examples of things people need that changed in 2023.
Codesmith's take is that they didn't change because they are the best and the world is changing because non tech companies are now hiring engineers and paying them a little less but close to what they used to.
They are making a narrative that fits the outcomes instead of making changes to fit the market. The types of companies hiring haven't changed whatsoever and the companies hiring engineers haven't changed.
Again, this sounds critical and insulting, but it's meant feedback. Most other bootcamp leaders just talk to me and I give my opinions privately, so maybe it's a weird way to give feedback, but people tell me they believe their leaders read most of my comments here.