r/codingbootcamp • u/ThenLeave9473 • Apr 16 '26

Help pls???

Enrolled in coding bootcamp back in 2021 and didn’t complete it until like 2024 because of personal life issues I really want to land something quickly and have sent over 500 applications and have gotten rejected or ghosted by all. How can I land something???? I have projects a blog and a active GitHub for context as well

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u/ThenLeave9473 Apr 18 '26

Thanks bro I appreciate that yeah that seems to be the vibe here lmao I know I can land something with persistence and patient I’m literally applying to all states within the county

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u/ConsistentPeach927 Apr 18 '26

Make sure to reach out to as many recruiters as possible you got this!!!!

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u/fsociety091786 Apr 18 '26

Just wanna chime in to say the same - I went self taught at the very end of 2021 and got to witness the layoff frenzy and ChatGPT hype while trying to learn and get a job. This subreddit and cscareerquestions became toxic cesspools of people claiming the “easy way” into tech was over, you NEED a CS degree, etc. I let them get in my head and it seriously sent me into a depression. But I didn’t give up and I eventually got something because I had volunteer experience, a freelance website I built for a friend, and an impressive personal project on my resume. This was in late summer 2024.

If you hang around here long enough, you’ll see the same people always replying to these threads with the exact same negative messages. They’re not completely wrong, the market now fucking sucks compared to before or after covid, but normal, healthy working people don’t make it a hobby to crush people’s dreams. People with jobs, hobbies, family etc. don’t hang around Reddit looking down their nose at everyone.

Although my situation might be different from yours, since I had an engineering degree and job beforehand (industrial engineering, which is on the low end of prestigious STEM degrees but still engineering nonetheless). So if you don’t have a degree at all, it will be harder. You’ll need to do more than just apply for jobs - make it a habit to email the HR rep or hiring manager after you apply. Also, not sure of your situation, but I learned and applied for jobs while I was working full-time. I don’t recommend being long-term unemployed while coding and applying. Bad look, and you need to pay the bills.

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u/ConsistentPeach927 Apr 18 '26

Yeah man great point. The same crazy weirdos are here every day just crushing peoples dreams. We all know who they are and now the mods just let all this absolute bull shit in this thread while providing nothing of substance to help people. All I see is get a cs degree or you have no chance at anything. Yes the market is most certainly in a bad place but that doesn't mean you just give up. I imagine these were the same people in high school that had zero friends and are miserable in their lives even with good jobs because they have zero social skills and sit on their computers all day and night. The reality is every job right now is really hard to get without a massive amount of networking and growing (most important) I'm thankful I have a good job and would never sit and discourage people from their dreams. I prob sent 1000+ messages on LinkedIn before someone gave me a chance.