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Bootcamp Grad with 2 YOE — Should I Invest in a Formal CS Degree?

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u/michaelnovati replied ·
If you have legit work experience I don't think a CS degree will help, nor will a bootcamp. I would recommend performing well on your job, getting recognition and ideally a promotion. Avoid jumping company to company for smaller bumps and focus on career progression at one company if it's a decent company. If you can show that you took on more and more responsibility and performed well then you should be able to interview for larger and more recognizable tech companies. I'm bias because I co founded an interview prep career accelerator but if you do the above then we can help you get ready for interviews and frame your experience properly. It costs roughly the same a bootcamp or taking one off CS courses but your are getting direct support for levelling up instead of more vague credentials. If you are already experienced though and not getting interviews or job hopping a lot, then first focus on the above with all of your time and then consider courses or extras to get interview ready.