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Should I do coding bootcamp or an online degree?

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

Hiring manager here at a F500 non tech company. I also conducted interviews at a tech company before. I haven’t seen degreeless candidates since 2021. I interview 6-10 candidates a week. We have people with 1-3 years of experience interviewing for jr roles. We have former princip

u/michaelnovati replied ·
This is accurate for top tech too

u/dot-js wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

This is 100% wrong. I have no degree, no bootcamp and I’m making over $305k working 2 remote jobs. Recruiters spam me weekly with all sorts of opportunities and my LinkedIn is bare bones. OP needs to build a polished portfolio to bridge the experience gap and start spamming res

u/michaelnovati replied ·
Do you have two jobs at top companies? You might have recruiters reaching out to you but passing a Google interview is different from talking to a recruiter. That said, sounds like you are doing well regardless and your experience will keep accumulating to make up the gap of not having a degree and you'll fit right in.