u/starraven wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I was laid off from my last gig and they kept 2 bootcamp grads on another team. I recently received 3 offers after a very long and painful job search. Companies are still willing to hire bootcamp grads but the competition is extremely fierce. This guy with a CS degree who I belie
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I post about this often and I get ripped apart, but Codesmith grads are not fairing as well as Codesmith says they do in talks and blog posts.
Many ARE! don't get me wrong! But some people who exaggerated to get that first job during better times are hitting a ceiling. Their hustle and grit got them 1-3 years of time on the job, but they struggle to continue growing - as the company expected them to when hiring the high-intensity under-qualified person. I've seen people who are really lost. They don't know what to do. They don't know if they should apply for "senior jobs" or go back to entry level (1-2 years is still entry level) and the next step might feel like a step back in order to get back on a good career trajectory. This impacts other bootcamps grads who had a similar story as well.
It's very personal and very tough and I know grads who are crushing it and doing awesome. But there is also a small pattern here.