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How to make your time at a Coding Bootcamp work for you after you've left – An honest, yet optimistic guide.

Jeanette Adelson on March 02, 2017

Imagine you've decided to make a career change, or enhance your current skills and learn to code. You've attended one of the many wonderful bootc...
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Amy Rutherford

I just finished my course this week and I'm trying to wind down a bit. Similar to you I didn't have a steady job while I studied. In fact I got laid off just before I started! I dived in hard to distract myself from it. I live in the country and I'm not sure how I'll find work so that took the edge off finishing, but I'm doing a little every day so the past nine months aren't a waste and maybe I can work remotely to build my experience up. I don't know how long it will take but if it means not doing the mindless work I've done in the past I'm willing to wait. Thank you for your post.

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Margaret E. Ikeda

Great and inspiring read, especially as someone at the beginning of her job search. Thanks for writing this, Jeanette.

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Jeanette Adelson

Thank you for the kind words!