I’m 22 years old attending codeSmith and no degree. How hard do you think finding a job would be ?

Hey, the job market is changing a bit right now yeah. For top tier big tech, Facebook is frozen but for the past few months Randstad recruiters on behalf of Google have been talking to thousands of bootcamp grads and they were really ramping up. Amazon was also very approachable for bootcamp grads and their compensation increased significantly since end of last year. Google has a temp hiring freeze to "readjust priorities" and Amazon is slowing down hiring on some teams, but still chugging along. A degree won't matter that much if you can get your foot in the door for an interview. A lot of Codesmith alumni get their first jobs at a smaller company, or agencies, or banks, a very wide range out of options. They have an engaged network of alumni to help refer you to different places. And even if the economy gets worse, they will be around to help until you get a job. The only time a degree has been a problem is when for whatever reason the company believed you had a degree and you don't during a background check and it gets flagged. For example if they strictly require a degree (not just a job posting requirement but they strongly state that you must have one) and assumed you had one but never asked, and a background check reveals you don't. Depending on the role it may or may not matter.