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400 applications later... 0 interviews... 1 coding challenge. If you think you're a failure, just read this post.

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u/diamond_hands_suck wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Ohhhh! That’s useful. Which bootcamp did you attend?!

u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
If it's not Codesmith, that's definitely THE one for the behaviorals. You spend more time working on HOW to talk about and present projects then you do on the projects. It's the most extreme place for focusing on that aspect at the detriment of the actual technical curriculum in my personal opinion.

u/KarmicReasoning wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

I actually am now curious about these. Because my mind understands but my mouth cannot present lol.

u/michaelnovati replied ·
Some aspect is selection bias, because to get in you have to pass interviews that explicitly look for "communication" (or potential thereof) and they are good about only letting people in that the program works for. I have heard of people getting in recently on one interview if they start ASAP, but typically people need two to three interviews to demonstrate that and they are strict.

u/bsam1890 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

so expensive... and also very difficult. Tried codesmith and I realized i am not cut out of SE.

u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
This makes me sad :(. I think each individual has a different path. You might not be cutout for SWE, but just because Codesmith didn't work, it doesn't mean SWE isn't for you, it's just ONE way to do it. Feel free to chat with me if you want to talk about your experience and get my 2 cents on other things to try.

u/bsam1890 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

That’s so kind of you. My brain melted when listening on the topics. Lol.

u/michaelnovati replied ·
One thing to think about. Doing your day job for a while and doing more practice and projects part time on the side. I would recommend trying to apply as much programming as you can do your job, and trying to find ways to get partial experience that way. Maybe even find a pathway to SWE at your current job. But yeah happy to chat more if you want to share your actual background and what not for more specific advice.