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>If you want a job, complete the program, work with us on finding an employer, and don't get an offer within six months of finishing the program, we've screwed
by jere 14y ago
>If you want a job, complete the program, work with us on finding an employer, and don't get an offer within six months of finishing the program, we've screwed up and we'll give you your money back.
On one hand that seems like a pretty safe bet for them. How many programmers go six months without finding a (relatively low paying) job? Worst case: they give back the tuition. Not really a big deal.
On the other hand, I'm wondering how many start ups really hire people with only 4 weeks of training and no experience. Maybe a lot? I really don't know.
- EliRivers 14y agoStart-ups; probably not many. Big-corps; a lot more.
- jere 14y agoBig corporations are hiring programmers with no comp sci degree and only a month of training to write Rails apps? Really?? Boy, did I waste 10 years of my life.
- pcote 14y agoI know a couple of guys who got into I.T. with just a high school diploma. However, those people went through a lot more than 10 years of life's hard knocks before they got there.
- EliRivers 14y agoYup. I know a lot of people with physics, maths and engineering degrees hired as programmers.
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- Swannie 14y agoBig-corps: almost none. Contractors/System Integrators who "body shop" for Big-corps: a lot more.
- eli 14y agoI hire developers for a startup and I don't think I'd necessarily rule out someone with 4 weeks of training. I don't know if I could start them at $60k though.
- ryguytilidie 14y agoFrom what I saw, the majority of the Devbootcamp class I interviewed went to Tapjoy. I'm not sure if this is a good thing, but it seemed like Tapjoy had some things in mind that they were qualified for.
- jfarmer 14y agoTapJoy hired 6 or 7 of or summer students out of 30 students interviewing. They were the largest single employer, but definitely not the majority. :)