u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
It depends on what kinds of jobs and how you are framing your resume.
I've seen LinkedIn after LinkedIn full if extreme exaggerations and it might not even matter what you say about your bootcamp :(
Example:
There is a Codesmith grad that has the following LinkedIn (I'm not disclosing it for DOXing reasons but I'm characterizing it 100% accurately):
Jan 2024-Present: Senior Software Developer: - Large Fashion Company
Jul 2023-Dec 2023: Software Engineer, Contract - Small Company
->\[NOTE: Undisclosed subsidiary of the bootcamp itself\]
Jan 2023-Dec 2023: Software Engineer - Small Company
->\[NOTE: Undisclosed bootcamp side project framed as a company\]
Jan 2022-Jan 2023: Software Engineer - Small Company
->\[NOTE: Undisclosed 4 week long bootcamp group project framed as a company with no mention of the bootcamp\]
2016-2022: Full Stack Web Developer - Self Employer
-> \[NOTE: Could not verify via portfolio or website the extent of this work\]
**NOTE: NONE OF THESE BOOTCAMP AFFILIATED ENTITIES SHOW ANY SIGNS OF CONNECTION TO THE BOOTCAMP OR TO EACH OTHER**
So you can see how this person appeared to have **SEVEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE** but really they possibly as little as 5 months of contract work with an undisclosed subsidiary of the bootcamp, and a lot of projects framed as work experience.
This is who you are competing with if you want to get a legit SWE job out of a bootcamp.