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So, You've Finished Bootcamp. Are You Employable?

Abe Dolinger on September 18, 2019

So there I was - sweaty, bedraggled, wild-eyed, and proud; after 15 weeks of intensive web development training, I'd done it. I'd proved - to my...
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Silvija Prozinger

Amazing article, thank you for sharing your experience. As someone who finished a quite long course on Front End Web Development I find it very useful because real world is really challenging and different and online courses/bootcamps can't really prepare you for that. It can be very overwhelming and at times seem hopeless, especially if you don't have a degree in Computer Science. However continuous practice and reading about experiences from people with similar story definitely helps.

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Abe Dolinger

Thanks so much, I hope it works for you! I'll update soon, I'm getting a better perspective on this with every day on the job.

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Ovienadu Ken

It's an invaluable post, especially for those of us looking to nail those interviews while competing with other hundreds of smart developers. Thank you 🙌🏾

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Abe Dolinger

Thanks very much! I hope it works for you, and please share your own experience!

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Genevieve McAllister

This is a really helpful post! I fully plan on using this as post-graduation guidelines. Congratulations on getting a job!

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Steve Geluso

Awesome write-up. So thorough! Uhh... I did not know vanilla CSS supported variables! Thanks for clueing me in. Congrats on the job too, buddy!

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Abe Dolinger

Thanks Steve! I'm right around the corner from you, let's grab lunch sometime!

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joaquinmorenoa

Thanks Abe for all your recommendations! i think the core of your post apply to almost any discipline too. Will have all of this in mind.

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Daniel Zaltsman

Fantastic writeup, will be using this as a guide for the next few months. Thanks for sharing!

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Claire Muller

Great post and congrats!!