u/OddPomegranate8058 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
No, I don't. OP stated their situation very clearly. \- They haven't, in their recent prof experience or from their CS degree, learnt new coding technologies or methodologies. (Understandable as, as others have mentioned in the comments, CS degrees leave you will no practic
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
How about all of the times I said specific people should go to Codesmith in the past? Your read my 2000+ comments on Reddit?
Summary: I temporarily removed that recommendation in Feb 2024 when they laid off about half the staff and shrunk 2/3 in offerings. And then permanently maintained that when most of the promised changes in Feb 2024 never materialized the way I hoped they would, and outcomes tanked.
That's rational no?
If a program has an 80% placement rate that tanks to 40% (with the majority of the 40% ghosting and non responsive according to their report - whereas when it was 80% the majority were engaged) and keeps telling you everything is fine and changes the goal posts they are measured by, isn't that an insane red flag to reconsider? Or no?
Clearly SOME people are getting placed and it's very much possible that this person will get placed too... but I would argue this person can get placed on their own with no help from anyone as well.
In this market, most of the people placed probably don't need Codesmith, but if they have $22K lying around it might help a little bit for the right person yeah. Not super accessible or promoting a diverse workforce if you rely on people with $22K lying around to get incremental benefit though.
u/TheDarkPapa \- feel free to privately send me an anonymous resume and I'll give you feedback and job strategy advice no strings attached because you need to be APPLYING RIGHT NOW IN FEBRUARY before the second wave of new grad hiring seasons ends!