I read a good article by Matt Mullenweg about getting a job after taking part in a coding bootcamp.
While the applications/resumes have been written well he goes on to talk about lack of experience. By this he means the lack of real job experience especially in the field that you are trying to get into.
Having done bootcamps my education he opened my eyes as to improving my resume. He points to the fact that just doing the projects isn’t enough as you are guided through the process of how to complete them. Instead, suggesting that you get involved with an open source project by contributing and having your code reviewed and accepted. Then, showing the code that you contributed to the project will better demonstrate how you apply code in real situations to make a project better. Not only that but, this shows your true passion for coding as well.
As far as suggesting a bootcamp to participate in I suggest trying Free Code Camp which I did myself. Operating since 2014, it’s a self paced coding camp for all kinds of different parts of coding. You even get a certificate at the end of each part of the curriculum. According to their homepage more than 40k people have taken part in their curriculum and gotten jobs at big tech companies.
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