I started Formation.dev and I would check it out and compare it to other options. We've worked with some CS grads effectively in a similar position. We typically work with people with more experience (\~1-3 years work experience), but if your skills are at a certain level it could be a good fit. If they aren't I would consider a bootcamp.
RE: your question. People who get the best jobs out of bootcamps typically have some experience or a CS degree, so if you do go the bootcamp route I think you have a better chance of success.
As an alternative, while cranking out job applications, try building out and launching a product that people use, even if they try it once and never again. Getting real people using something and treating it like a mini-company rather than a project, can help you a bit. Devote many hours a day to this.
And finally, +1 you are correct that it's tough without internship experience to get your resume seen. You can keep going down this path but you'll need to keep your head high and crank out the job applications / cold outreach.
u/Ill-Intern-9131 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Your story matches quite a few of my successful software engineer cohort mates. If you like coding then I say give it a shot
u/michaelnovatireplied·
CS grads going to bootcamps after / near the end of degree bias their results right now. The people don't really need a bootcamp to get a job, it can help them, but it's not the most efficient way, and the job outcomes are not as good as they could be. But I completely agree that CS grads tend to do better at bootcamps in outcomes than other people in bootcamps.
u/Ill-Intern-9131 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
I should have been more clear, these cohort mates I was talking about (and I went to hack reactor) weren't CS majors. They had finance degrees specifically and just decided that after college they wanted to do something different. I have nothing but great things to say about HR.
u/michaelnovatireplied·
Nice, thanks for clarification! Yeah that definitely is good context.