I'm extremely bias because I'm the co-founder of one of these, but based on everything you should look into career accelerator/interview prep programs and see if you think they would be worth it for helping out. I'm fairly confident this type of thing would help, but they are all expensive and it's a personal decision if you think they are worth the cost for you.
Formation.dev, Pathrise, Interview Kickstart are the three biggest ones left standing right now. They are generally a bit cheaper than bootcamps but roughly the same price but solely focused on all the areas: brushing up on CS concepts, strategizing for the interviews, legit mock interviews, building robust problem solving skills, system design etc...
I can go into more about all these if interested, but first just check them out and see if they would help you or not.
u/starraven wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
3 YOE and laid off earlier this month. If I go jobless any longer I might bite the bullet and try one of these out. 😝or maybe just go back for a masters in CS… I am getting interviews tho, just not getting offers. I’m gonna keep trying for a few more months and see if I can make
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If you think that is useful then you should definitely check out the above more. The career support engineers at Codemsith are typically Fellows/peers you would have at Formation (at least one I know of has been a Fellow actually) and the mentors are more knowledgeable. For example someone got a Senior E5 Meta offer this week and chatted the next day with a recruiter with 30 years of FAANG level recruiter experience.
But depending on your situation that might not be the support you are looking for and need. I highly encourage anyone to make use of the Codesmith scholarship and get free dedicated help, that's awesome!
u/InTheDarkDancing wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
The downvotes for this post speak a lot (it's marked as controversial at the time I'm making this comment). People with very established presences on this sub for years are afraid to promote what they believe to be a useful resource solely because it's associated with Codesmith.
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And other people are concerned about Codesmith 'finding them and suing them' (almost a direct quote from someone but changed to protect the person) and don't even post at all.
For example the recent negative post about Codesmith was deleted, and another recent one deleted their account entirely, two other people contacted me who feel like they were "paid off" (both direct quotes in their words, not mine) after complaining about various things at Codesmith (one internally, one on Reddit who they found).
Clearly this is not healthy in both directions but clearly there are reasons why it is this way that haven't been untangled yet and no other bootcamp has this kind of pattern of extreme polarization.
Like I said, I have a day job (which has nothing to do with this situation, but I accept whatever people send me so keep it coming and I'll keep reporting what checks out and that I can anonymize.
I do have one proactive fact checking reach out that to a company's PR team that I'm going back and forth on and I'll report back, but if I spent real time on this, maybe I would have more to say.
u/InTheDarkDancing wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
The downvotes for this post speak a lot (it's marked as controversial at the time I'm making this comment). People with very established presences on this sub for years are afraid to promote what they believe to be a useful resource solely because it's associated with Codesmith.
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Here's a great job post from Codesmith, they are looking for someone to manipulate social media on their behalf
-Foster positive relationships with Codesmith enthusiasts and leverage advocates to amplify the brand message.
-Proactively participate in discussions to influence the narrative around Codesmith.
Its also news to me that they have 5000 immersive alumni and hundreds of people in FAANG jobs.... I count a lot less.
https://codesmith.applytojob.com/apply/8cJdwgcb9g/Brand-Architect-And-Content-Lead