CIRR 2025 Standards out - does not close loopholes to force transparency, only change is one that extends the list of reasons to exclude people from the data and increase placement rates on paper - I don't think anyone cares anymore though :(

If they go to someone's LinkedIn and the job has a start start, then they can count that as a placement. Codesmith's auditor called LinkedIn the "gospel"... which makes me want to flip a table because many Codesmith grads have all kinds of embellished "jobs" listed. The people I know there tell me there are hardly any placements anymore and it's becoming a ghost town. Is Codesmith acknowledging this and talking about it? No, they double down on one off edge case placements from years ago to try to make an illusion that everyone is getting mid level and senior jobs. The more I dig, the more I see it's an illusion... fake accounts promoting AMAs, etc... There are incredible alumni who went to Codesmith and they deserve credit for that. But it's like not at all the normal outcome right now and this charade has to end.