How do employers view coding bootcamps?

According to Indeed.com, 72\% of employers think that coding bootcamp students are “just as prepared” to be high performers as college graduates. This means great things for those of you that are hesitant to join a coding bootcamp, for fear that your time spent won’t be as “worthwhile” as a traditional degree holders’.

Do coding bootcamps look good on a resume?

Coding bootcamp can be listed under a separate “Projects” heading or included as part of your “Professional Experience” section (if you haven’t had much other professional experience recently). Either way, the point is to show that you have the coding chops, even if your work history isn’t tech-specific.

Do coding bootcamps help or hurt the job market?

While it’s unclear whether coding bootcamps significantly helped alleviate the developer shortage in the job market, hiring managers aren’t as impressed by bootcamps as they once were, said Ted Whang, a developer at Pike13 and a 2014 coding bootcamp graduate.

Is there a stigma attached to bootcamp graduates?

Some developers even worry that a stigma is attached to bootcamp graduates, marking them as sloppy coders. Anyone can learn programming. Not everyone can gain enough coding expertise to be a good software engineer. When the learn-to-code movement arrived in 2012, the don’t-learn-to-code movement followed soon afterward.

Is it hard to find good teachers for bootcamps?

Basel Farag, an iOS developer with experience as a bootcamp mentor, admits that finding good teachers is hard. “You don’t get paid much, so you have to really love doing it,” he said.

Where can I find Student Survey data for coding bootcamps?

Course Report, a site that hosts reviews and resources for coding bootcamps, has conducted student surveys (with over 1,000 respondents from many reputable, in-person bootcamps) for the past three years for its annual Alumni Outcomes & Demographics Study.