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I hired someone who did. He was on the junior end and managed to secure the job through asking excellent questions. My overall impression was that the camp did
by notjustanymike 12y ago
I hired someone who did. He was on the junior end and managed to secure the job through asking excellent questions. My overall impression was that the camp did not prepare him enough, but that he had the kind of inquisitiveness that would cause him to succeed. It's been 6 months now and he's doing well, however the first month was a little bumpy.
My experience has been that a developer bootcamp is not enough for our company, but could probably land you a junior position at an agency. The camps give you a lot of buzzwords for your resume but the actual technical knowledge is skin deep. We have a technical interview, and most bootcamp candidates won't be able to complete it.
If you do try it, remember that simply going into a company afterwords and saying, "I want to learn! See? I took a bootcamp, I can learn!" is not an effective strategy. I've had a lot of candidates try to sell me on how quick they'll pick up on something. Sorry, this isn't a learning hospital. You have to demonstrate initiative and outline your personal learning plan, and convince me you'll be the one in charge of your educational path.
- tryanother 12y agothis is exactly my experience with the bootcamp i did. aside from some codecademy courses, i had no development background, but i got in based on an aptitude test (IQ test type stuff) and my ability to complete an assignment that assessed very basic java/OOP skills. once i got to class, the learning curve was steep (i was the only one without either a CS degree or prior development experience), and now that i am in the workforce, the learning curve is still steep. i agree re: the personal learning plan - if you are going to do a bootcamp, don't rely on it to be enough. in addition to working full time, i spend between 15 and 20 hours a week studying, whether it be codeschool, OCW, or working my way through math textbooks.