u/michaelnovati replied ·
There are a lot of coding bootcamp grads that fake their first resumes because they have nothing to lose and I highly don't recommend it, but I see a lot of people doing it.
They will frame their non SWE jobs as SWE jobs, frame personal projects as self-employed work experience, etc...
So many people have done it that a lot of companies throw your resume in the trash now if you have a bootcamp and it's really sad because the people who are qualified for jobs won't get seen.
So now bootcamp grads are creating shell companies and paper trails for their "work" and really taking it to the next level.
You'll see a lot of polarization on Reddit - one camp says "fake it til you make it" or the "ends justify the means", the other camps says lying is destroying the integrity of the industry.
It's ultimately up to you.