u/Curious_Response2393 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Thanks for your insight! Does it really matter that much to have SWE experience before I sign up for a career accelerator program? From most of the curriculum I recognize the topics and can understand the basics of arrays, sorting, trees, graphs. I’ve been able to solve easy-me
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
Good question, it doesn't matter at all skills-wise how much experience you have to benefit technically from Formation, and you can do Formation for a fixed length of time if you are at the minimum skill bar (which it sounds like you might not have been yet on the benchmark) but don't have enough experience.
We just don't want you to think we have a magic formula to get you a job, and nor can we afford to pay more to mentor you than you pay us (which can happen if you are here for like 1-2 years) :P
Internship + Formation isn't quite enough experience right now for the unlimited Fellowship. We are actively exploring different shapes and sizes for different people though, because there is a lot of demand from people we currently don't support and that's where are month to month and short term packages come into play right now.