u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
This is somewhat similar to what Codesmith (their competitor for "top bootcamp") does as well, called the "Where are they now report".
I don't see the complete methodology, but these kinds of reports can be extremely bias. I haven't seen them audit and track the number of people who did NOT reply, so all the people who failed out, gave up, changed jobs don't reply and they take an average of people who DID reply.
Just like any other reports, like CIRR, just because it looks legit it doesn't mean you shouldn't think critically and try to understand the words being used. Just like CIRR was created as a marketing group for bootcamps to promote bootcamps, and Course Report gets paid by bootcamps to send people to them (and wouldn't exist without bootcamps), thinking critically is extremely important in understanding the way things are.
Things to watch out for:
1. Not showing how many people did not reply
2. Calling every placed company a "hiring partner" instead of actual partnerships they have.
3. Not explaining how they normalize salary from difference countries.
4. Not explaining what types of compensation are included in salary and how.
5. Averaging out over many years instead of telling you how it is now. Grads 3 years ago might have a permanent leg up that is impossible to achieve in the current market and their data could be completely irrelevant.
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As the times remain tough I expect to see a lot of reports with interesting ways of trying to show data, especially with CIRR 2023-2024 reports expected in March.