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Honestly you should just work on a personal project for a few weeks, and apply to a few places as a junior dev. Or go to some local meetups and see if someone w

Honestly you should just work on a personal project for a few weeks, and apply to a few places as a junior dev. Or go to some local meetups and see if someone will give you a shot. If you're okay with taking below market pay, you can always find a startup to work for that will give you valuable experience on your resume. If you already have a few Comp Sci courses under your belt, all you need is a project and a local mentor to help you land your first gig.

MrMonkeyDLuffy 12y ago
thanks for the advice! What are you thoughts on immersion schools like hackreactor where there is a 99% hired rate at average of 105k starting. Although it comes with a hefty tuition of 17780. I know you should never do anything for the money but it looks pretty attractive. They do have a bunch of startups/companies that hires from there, streamlining the process to get your projects out. Thoughts? Thanks for your advice!
- GFischer 12y ago
  There was an Ask HN on the subject of HackReactor and similar a little while ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8148345 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8148345 a HackReactor graduate was very positive: "TL;DR: I graduated from Hack Reactor last year and received four job offers, the one I accepted was close to the average salary Hack Reactor advertises, and the 99.XX% hiring rate is actually true. I credit the program's success to their selectivity, the resources they pour into hiring instructors from the industry, and choosing to focus on JavaScript. You can read my review of HR on Quora: http://www.quora.com/Reviews-of-Hack-Reactor/review/Jake-McG..." http://www.quora.com/Reviews-of-Hack-Reactor/review/Jake-McG... Another thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6040234 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6040234 Edit: I would take online reviews with a grain of salt. It would be best if someone you know who attended can tell you.

MrMonkeyDLuffy 12y ago

thanks for the advice! What are you thoughts on immersion schools like hackreactor where there is a 99% hired rate at average of 105k starting. Although it comes with a hefty tuition of 17780. I know you should never do anything for the money but it looks pretty attractive. They do have a bunch of startups/companies that hires from there, streamlining the process to get your projects out. Thoughts? Thanks for your advice!

GFischer 12y ago
There was an Ask HN on the subject of HackReactor and similar a little while ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8148345 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8148345 a HackReactor graduate was very positive: "TL;DR: I graduated from Hack Reactor last year and received four job offers, the one I accepted was close to the average salary Hack Reactor advertises, and the 99.XX% hiring rate is actually true. I credit the program's success to their selectivity, the resources they pour into hiring instructors from the industry, and choosing to focus on JavaScript. You can read my review of HR on Quora: http://www.quora.com/Reviews-of-Hack-Reactor/review/Jake-McG..." http://www.quora.com/Reviews-of-Hack-Reactor/review/Jake-McG... Another thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6040234 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6040234 Edit: I would take online reviews with a grain of salt. It would be best if someone you know who attended can tell you.