General Assembly coding boot camp review + job hunt experience
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- I went through General Assembly’s Denver software developer program in fall 2018 and definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a way to quickly learn how to code.
Refreshing to see a positive review. I start GA soon for a 22 week program, at roughly 11k in tuition. Putting everything on the table is very scary, comforting to see it worked out for you and others that were willing to listen well and put in their best efforts. Wish me luck.
Best of luck! You'll knock it out
Hi! did you start the bootcamp yet? I start mine in September for the 3 month immersive and I am terrified. I have no prior background/experience in coding :(
@@niharikanhatheya7209 he probably started his bootcamp, I am also thinking of applying for September's just like you. I have a friend who just got out of the program few weeks ago and he had no prior background/experience in coding. But he managed to survive and told me he spent the whole day to finish the homework and project for 3 months lol. Anyways its doable unless you have other jobs. good luck
@@oooooooooOoOoOo571 oh wow, yeah definitely doable, it's just going to take a lot of time and effort! We get out what we put in. Good luck to you as well! I was supposed to start the September 6th cohort but it filled up quick.
Good luck.
Thanks for the video Deeter. Been in and out of IT and really thinking about GA's SEI.
thanks for making this video. please make a video on advice to give new students/how to succeed at GA!
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Going to general assembly in Atlanta.
Jody when are you attending GA in Atlanta? I guess I’m confused because I thought all code camps were online at the moment due to the virus
im ga remote thnks for sharing i have 1 unit left and im stoked and panicked at the same time lol
Heck yeah, you got this. Have you started applying to places yet??
@@deetercesler447 not yet! i have 1 week to go im waiting for my resume feedback! im so nervous
Wow! Congratulations! Do you have any advice for handling the workload?
Thanks for the video. It's giving me a lot of courage to go all in, into GA. Question though, how was the career coaching after the camp? Were they helpful?
Nice!! I followed the advice and coaching they gave me closely. Others who struggled didn't-but I think it didn't have to do with the coaching per se, but more so how hard you honestly were working to find a job (applying, going to events and meeting people, practicing code).
Half of my interviews (and the job I got) was through a personal connection or referral. So for me, going through your connections is literally, statistically 9-10x more efficient than just applying to a job cold.
@@deetercesler447 one last question. Did they require you to have a Mac? Or were some of your cohorts still use windows and got through just fine?
@@masamune1 I think someone brought a PC, but the course is designed for mac users. I think the PC guy tried to set up a partition and run MacOS on his PC in order to get it done, but it was a pain
Can you tell us a little bit more about how much is the pay rate for the first job GA helps you to get? I saw that the are commited to find you a job with at least 40k per year. I am currently make more than that but I want to change careers, is it possible for you to tell us a pay rate range for the first job? Thank you for video
He said he got 63k in Denver
thanks for making this. did you have any coding skills prior to going to GA?
My pleasure! I did some HTML + CSS courses (codecademy and the like) but nothing too extensive. Definitely no proper programming like Python or JavaScript, so this was pretty new to me.
@@deetercesler447 I'm exactly you right now before GA. Starting mid feb!
@@ShantoShmento Good luck! I'm assuming they're still teaching MERN stack - I also learned a bit of Java while there (others did Ruby and Python).
If you manage to remember, let me know what other languages you learn there!
@@deetercesler447 will do
@@ShantoShmento how’s it going? you enjoy the course?
Great video with a lot of good points. Did you have some background in IT or where you fresh into this space? I’m currently a trucker and want to get out of this space asap and get into tech.
I had done some self study but nothing professional. Really, I just messed around with codecademy courses, and then made a few simple webpages on my own.
I also had an internship (not for coding) where they let me work on the company site because I asked.
So not much. Definitely was learning the basics of what "full stack" even meant while at boot camp
exact same boat! I went into Medical Coding to get out of truck driving. But now I am considering this.
I legit can't decide between App Academy or General Assembly....
Hey. I was thinking of trying general assembly. Becasue they also have assistance for living costs if ur full time but did u hav e a bachelors degree ? Because I hear if I have the bachelor degree and enter bootcamp I get higher salary also did they connect you with places to apply or did u have to look by urself?
Yes, I had a bachelor's, but it wasn't in anything technical! But I'm sure that must've helped for some of the applications.
I looked myself, however the job I got was actually because a local GA alum told some of us about it!
I’m Interested in doing GA and happen to live in the Denver Area. Is it hard right now to find a job here ?
Sorry if I missed you saying this or not but did you also have a college/bachelors degree prior to getting your job? And if not is that something these jobs look down on if you just have the bootcamp experience only?
Did you keep a job during the fully immersive course?
thanks
So how is everything going now with all this?
Hey, I'm working as a full-time software dev now! In the years since GA I've done full-time and freelance (freelancing ranging from a 2-week project to a year-long placement).
Once you have 1+ years of full time experience, it's way easier to get that 2nd and 3rd job!
@@deetercesler447 cool! I’m thinking about going to coding boot camp I just hope it doesn’t take me a year to find a remote job. Well hope you’re living your best life man!
Did you have prior coding experience?
Hey, I did a little bit with HTML and CSS, but no real coding before this. But learning some of the basic principles of code ahead of time was a great way to make the first few weeks easier
Did they help with your resume
They are supposed to help you with that
I just finished talking with them and they said, yes it a must.
How much were you making on your first job and second job ?
$63k at first job, based in downtown Denver. Made it into the 80s for the second (though this was also due to me bringing in marketing experience since it was a newer company).
Your city affects a lot. I know one guy who, for his very first job, was making 100k+ right out of boot camp. Of course, he was based in the Bay Area.
@@deetercesler447 amazing 👏
@@deetercesler447 Thanks for this info. Do you know what the job position was and if he had other experience or not?
Also do you have any degrees or training prior to GA?
Do you mind sharing how much you’re making at the first job?
My first job was a few years ago, but I started out making $63k.
This was seen as below-market rate for Denver, CO, and after about a year most people left that job to get 6-figure jobs.
Denver is a bit more expensive, and a year of experience is a lot better than 0 experience (because it shows you're not totally faking it and can at least be competent).
If I was somewhere like a big city (NYC, LA) or the Bay Area, I would expect to make 6-figures for a full-time software job even with 0 experience because the cost of living is so high there.
are you a front end ? at what program did you learn after you're out of the bootcamp
Yes, I did both front and backend work after boot camp (but my first full-time job was actually in test automation).
Not sure what you mean with what program-but I learn MERN stack in boot camp (mongoDB, Express, React, Node) and have worked in Java, PHP, and JavaScript in my jobs since then
Should I have prior coding experience before doing a bootcamp. I have 0 coding knowledge currently and am looking into a bootcamp.
It certainly helps, especially with the basic concepts. If you know how to use variables, objects, arrays, functions, and loops, you will be incredibly prepared for BootCamp.
Most people won't have any of this background. But you can hit the ground running if you're already familiar with those as your groundwork.
Did you have any prior it experience?
Question how many project is enough to get you hired ?
This is so insightful my course is stating in a few weeks just preparing
Good luck!!
Very helpful man
Wow. I've always heard of applying to 100s of jobs, but did you apply only in your area or did you also look at remote work?
Remote wasn't as common a few years ago, so I just focused on Denver-based jobs (and a few outside of it that happened to come my way).
But the real answer is if you know anyone at a company, talk to them, even if they're not developers themselves!