Bootcamp or masters

Hi there! What kind of job are you aiming for? In general, having a CS degree without internships/experience can be tough: hundreds of applications and few responses. At FB we would go through piles of resumes and people who didn't have several top tier internships were instantly skipped over (this was when I was involved in 2010). Unfortunately bootcamp grads have it pretty similar, so I don't know how much a generic bootcamp will help at this point. Georgia Tech Master's is good. The downsides are it will take longer and it won't necessarily help with getting a job. It might reset the clock and you can reconsider new grad jobs and hopefully have more direct access to recruiters is GT is a good CS school. I would only go to a bootcamp if you feel like your skill level is not at an entry level bar yet. If you have the CS fundamentals to get hired and need job hunt help look at these options: 1. Pathrise: supports you on the jobhunt side of things. They focus on "debugging" your jobhunt process and figuring out where things are going wrong. They do a 8 week structured program and then ongoing career coaching until you get a job. Cost is "5-18%" of your base salary for 24 months starting once you start your new job (according to their website). 2. Formation: DISCLOSURE: I AM THE COFOUNDER. we work extensively on technical skills and also on jobhunt. We have an adaptive approach to getting your skills up a top tier bar and are focusing on helping you get a job at a top tier/FAANG-level company. We keep training you full force until you get a job and there is no fixed length aspect. Cost for new grads is 15% of your base salary for 12 months starting once you start your new job. [formation.dev](https://formation.dev) 3. Outco: fixed program training (4 week fixed lecture program) and a lot of peer mock interview practice. Similar to Pathrise, they support with career coaching support until you indefinitely until you get a new job. Cost is not advertised publicly but the last I heard (in 2020) was that's it's 10% of your base salary invoiced in a few payment1. starting once you start your new job. There are other options like Interview Kickstart and Scalar. Both are primarily large in the Indian market but accept people from anywhere and have ties to big tech. Anyways, this got long, but look into these types of programs as well, might be the magic middle ground you are looking for! If you choose one of these, I would focus on which one is the right fit for you based on your needs and talk to a bunch of people who went to there. At Formation, for example, if you are aiming for a top tier company and ready to work hard until you are at the bar, we are a good fit.