This video is everything! All your advice was on point! I've watched a lot of videos like these and, having been through a bootcamp myself, I feel like you're really getting to the meat of the bones here.
Great video! Another important thing to know is that you should also apply to jobs manually, as well as using a recruiter. Many businesses want to hire without using a recruiter so they can avoid the finders fee, so in some instances that can be an advantage. Do both!
@@sppanday_ ok? But my my point is that some businesses do not like using recruiters because they have to pay them a finders fee. So, they will more often give priority to applicants who apply directly as it is cheaper. Do both.
Very grateful for your insight and content. Clear and concise. I am starting a bootcamp in the next weeks. I currently work for Hewlett-Packard and have other Global IT companies on my resume. So getting accepted to many BCs, having a hard time deciding. I have been patch coding by Googling for years as part of my job on small internal apps.. Stack Overflow dependent. I want to be in a full stack career, I enjoy learning/ working mainly in React Stacks right now. Does your organization have anything that may fit my criteria? I only can do part time evenings and weekends.
Good advice! My problem is I have a good job now, but wanting a career change. So I’m not sure how much of a pay cut I’m willing to take for that first job.
Your comment on the interviewer not understanding your showcase app is spot on. It seems like HR people have no creativity or flexibility when assessing the capability of people. You can be a full stack developer with a portfolio that has tons of examples of different applications, but lets say that if you dont have a single one that uses React js or uses Angular instead then you probably wont be selected.
I totally agree! Lots of companies are trying to save money. Often times I read jobs ads wanting a Backend Developer, but read further it would be a huge plus if you can do some Frontend as well lol. They’re trying to save money!
I wish this was recommended to me before, I probably would have found a job and not worked odd jobs for 3 years. Now I have some type of idea. Unfortunately I stopped coding. So now I have to refresh these 4 months on Java, Spring and Angular. Then make better projects.
In the UK this kind of company is called a "An Agency" they always pay more also. Im currently a bus driver, average hourly pay is £13, because I work through an agency i get £22ph.
Great video! Thank you for making it. I am curious what you consider a first job. Like would you want a bootcamp graduate to work at like a digital agency coding websites even though it doesn't really work on the more indepth skills like a web app?
i'm amazed about your free content i can't imagine how would be to be on your academy ! you are giving me hope that i can get a job with a decent company in Europe or any country where computer engineers has decent salary -in mt country if you get a job with 300 dollars consider yourself to be luck i graduated with master degree in computer science 5 years of programming experience but what you earn from this field as a job is really low , so i'll late you know when i get a job and have salary like 2k dollars lol thanks
I'm concerned because I'm about to enter coding dojo bottcamp which is 11 grand for 2 stack program. Html, python, css and im wondering of its worth it. Just sounds like a lot for a no guarantee, when u can go to college and get certifications for half the price
I'm going to be doing FullStack Academy bootcamp soon but I live in Canada and not in the US so I will be doing it online, I know they help you get a job but I don't know if they offer the same help to people outside of the US. That being said, this video taught me about recruiters and I had no clue I could sell myself to recruiters and have them do the job hunting for me while I can just prep for interviews so that's neat as I may be needing that lol.
@@JasonScott1991 I’m about to graduate from Fullstack-they will absolutely help you. A lot of jobs are remote and career services does a lot of work making sure your resume and materials are top notch. The only thing is that the companies on launch day that aren’t looking for remote workers won’t be based on Canada. Best of luck! I’m going to be a fellow for the 2109 Grace Hopper cohort-I hope I’ll see you around and feel free to message me if you have any questions!
I disagree and won’t be taking a low paying job offer after I’m done studying full stack web dev. I know people getting out of boot camps and making 100k.
That is the exception not the rule. You are building a career that leads high paying jobs. The first job gets you into the field and you grow from there.
Hi .my son hoppe to coming usa for learing in bootcamp so how he can learning. On line or he muste coming in usa because we leave in algeria noeth of africa please anser me
Do you recommend the first offer strategy in any market? I'm moving to NYC soon and worry about taking a job that is too low on salary when I have that high cost of living to worry about.
Does the recruiting advice work even if you're not finished with the camp? I know a bit of HTML, CSS, and JS and I'm wondering if I can start working in the field if I do enough projects.
It can. It's going to depend on the recruiter. You need to show them enough work that they can sell you into a position. Impress the recruiter and you will be moving along.
The camp I went to DID NOT set me up to do well on the technical interview. I had to go back to another IT industry and stop applying for programming jobs... most of these jobs said I need "experience" and said my coding camp "wasn't good enough." Also, it seems I'm age discriminated so they are paying jr. developers peanuts when my recent IT position (not code related) pays 65K+ starting... I get very discouraged and pretty much gave up because I got bills to pay and my coding camp told me that I could find a job within 6 months from completing the course... well... it's 2 years now.. still nothing...had to go back to my other IT job.
We definitely don't think it's too old, but there is an age bias in the industry. You can overcome that with a great portfolio, just like the student in our example. We've seen people in their late 50's break in.
It’s OK. Just understand what you’re signing up for. It’s a long term contact that you need to complete or pay a penalty. It gets a bad wrap from those who sign not understanding exactly what’s involved.
Dammit Bobby Davis. If it was really easier to interview for a regular office job, I'd get a regular office job! I interviewed for a job and they asked me the following question verbatim, I kid you not. They asked me "Can you please tell me about a time you disagreed with a co-worker?" How in God's name am I supposed to answer a question like that!? Ask me to invert a binary search tree any day! Or whatever! Tech questions can actually be answered!
So how did you answer it? In general they want to know if you can work with others. I would say the goal is for the company to win. I would listen to my coworker and do what is best for the company even if my suggestion is not chosen. Disagreement is ok but listen to both sides and move the company forward.
We are just giving real advice based on placing people into jobs and what people pay in the industry. We have seen 100k for the first dev job but it is not typical.
Depends on where you live too, if you're in a overpopulated area in California for example yeah you could probably find 100k easier there but 100k in San Fran is barely above the poverty line.