u/InTheDarkDancing wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I've been loosely following your replies on the sub and I'm super happy you were able to get two offers in this climate. Congratulations and I hope great things are in store for you.
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Me too, congrats /u/SlowestTriathlete
u/SlowestTriathlete wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
That was my personal project. Don't worry about "perfect". Build something you would use and that you're enjoying working on. If it's something that excites you, then you're more apt to work on it and continue to learn. Oh, and I used the stack I had learned to get better. I thin
u/michaelnovatireplied·
+1000 working on projects you are genuinely passionate about and just keep thinking about all the time makes a huge difference
u/tomophilia wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Either lie about having a Bachelors, make a game changing portfolio, or do something different
u/michaelnovatireplied·
I wouldn't lie about this. I'm sure Codesmith advised you similarly. If you get an offer and fail a background check it will be devastating.
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Codesmith's placement rates from people who have graduated recently seem to hover around 50% (some lower, some higher) within 6 months versus their prior 85%.
It's the market though and nothing changed about Codesmith that I know of.
It doesn't sound like they are adapting much to the market or making changes, so hopefully things turn around soon, because I strongly believe the strategy of aiming for mid level and senior roles in this market is not going to work
u/CarlFriedrichGauss wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Yeah, this is a good question actually. It's clear that the comment author was a really great applicant well above average. Hearing about the rest of the cohort would be good.
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Found their comment from a thread yesterday, 25% in 4 months post graduation (i.e. 9 out of 36)
https://www.reddit.com/r/codingbootcamp/comments/11aigfa/comment/j9vvqtz/