u/sheriffderek wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I think it's only fair to include Career Karma and all the others too. Not that it matters, but CourseReport is probably the *least-worst*. Career Karma was actually more of a high-pressure sales funnel where a "coach" would call you on the phone and try and talk you into a sch
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
This falls into the Codesmith bucket to me. People with good intentions trying to do a good thing who don't have the experience to do it well.
The two people that pick their best bootcamp awards stated there is "subjectivity" in choosing them but that it's based on the Course Report reviews and other sources of info.
Since these two people ALSO do partnership pieces (blogs and videos) and work directly with partners, that's super bias in the "subjective" piece of the pie.
I asked them why they don't have a 3rd party contractor review Course Report data and determine the list and got no response.
I'm sure they THINK they are choosing it without bias, but they have insane bias. The result is they add programs with 0 reviews that don't meet the qualifications but they hear about.
It's like lobbying in politics. The cash cow programs like Codesmith that charge $22,500 to be educated primarily by people who graduated less than a year from Codesmith and don't have industry experience put that money to schmoozing the Course Report people in hopes they get picked for an award without any reviews and without qualifying.