Success story from a non-tech background

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u/michaelnovati replied · Mar 19, 2024

Congrats! The masters degree + internships were really critical and I think your background is kind of what you need to get a job 6-7 months out of a bootcamp right now and even then - 1 callback out of 400. Would you recommend someone without a college degree who is a line cook at a local restaurant or a customer service rep at an online store even bother studying and getting into a bootcamp right now? (I wouldn't but I'm curious what your take is)

u/ieatwaffles123 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Getting one call out of over 400 was literally the worst. I wouldn’t recommend bootcamp to anyone that needs a job asap or if they didn’t have at least a bachelor degree in STEM. I worked at a grocery store during my application phase just to get by.

u/michaelnovati replied · Mar 21, 2024

Haha I love the advice of getting off this subreddit and just actually do the work instead ;)