The IT industry and IT-supported Industries are growing with each passing year. Despite mass layoffs and growing recession concerns, the demand for programming/coding-related talent is upward.
Yes!
You read that just right.
Currently, the mass layoffs at the big IT giants we’re seeing can not be used to judge the reliability of programming-related jobs. In our recent article about Android App Development, we cleared the air about these mass layoffs and the scope of tech-related jobs in 2023.
It is measured that the tech industry is short of around 550K people, and the reason behind this is that the tech talent is not being produced fast enough in the US, as said by Art Zeile in his latest interview with Crunchbase.
So if you’re someone who wants to get into the IT industry fast, then you probably already know that Bootcamps are the fastest way to become a job-ready IT professional.
But Bootcamps the credibility of Bootcamps is still speculated a lot, and questions like this are trending on Google & Quora.
“Are BootCamps worth it?”
And we say YES! Boot camps are worth every penny, apart from the fact that they cost a mere fraction of a tech degree. Bootcamps focus on making you job-ready. You get access to professional one-on-one lectures, tools & software used in real work, practical assignments, tests, Cohort-based projects, and Interview preparation.
In simple words, Bootcamps focus on making you a professional Programmer who’s ready to work from day one.
However, not all Bootcamps are legit. This is why questions around the legitimacy of Bootcamps are common on the internet.
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“Are there any legit Bootcamps?”
Yes, there is no denying that some Bootcamps are just not worth it. So one always has to do their own research to find out how if the program is extensive enough or if it is worth their time at all. How are the teachers, and what are their career backgrounds? What’s their teaching style? The best way to explore this is by attending their free class and trying to figure out about them as much as possible.
There have been cases like a Bootcamp charging a good $10000 fee and only teaching what’s already out there on the internet. In other situations, it has been found out that the teachers of the course don’t even have a good technical background in the career field that they are preparing the students for. In other instances, students were taught everything in theory and were left on their own for the practical part. And cases like teachers quitting in between the course while students are left on their own (again) are also quite common.
This usually happens when the fee of Bootcamp or a course is attractively affordable.
For starters, these are one of those Bootcamps that you must avoid.
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“How to choose the best programming Bootcamp after all?”
We understand that as a programming-job aspirant, you are not informed and where you are coming from. So naturally, there’s no chance that you will be familiar with what goes behind the scenes of these sham Boot Camps. But, guess what, you can be NOW!
We are going to lay out 6 ways that you can use to find out the legitimacy of a Bootcamp as someone who just wants to start out learning programming without wasting your time or getting shammed.
- Start by checking reviews: The first & foremost thing that you must do to review a Bootcamp is to check its reviews. What are they like? And How did they prepare their previous batches? Go read their negative reviews on their Google Profile online (they cannot delete those). Check them out on Social Media and look for any reasonable negative reviews about them in the comment sections.
- If you see any negative reviews that are reasonable, then you have your indication.
- Try to reach out to previous or senior students: This is probably the best way to get the most unbiased advice about a particular Bootcamp. Reaching out to previous students or students who are already studying and have taken up a particular course will give you an authentic and unprejudiced review from their first-hand experience. They will tell you what you can expect and will also give you a heads-up on any possible red flags.
- Try their “Free Class”: There is nothing better than experiencing it by yourself. At the same time, it is good to check reviews and gather from the experience. It is also recommended that you experience the teaching methods & faculty of a particular course by yourself. If it suits you, then you can probably think of going ahead with them.
Also, trying their free class and finding a student who’s in a later stage of the course will give you a complete picture of the credibility of that particular course.
If their free class gives you complete confidence about them and reviews of senior students don’t indicate any red flags, then you will have found a Bootcamp for yourself.
Pro Tip: If you don’t want to pay any fee upfront for a tech course, then you can also find “Study Now, Pay Later Bootcamps”. These Bootcamps will enroll you for basically free, and you’ll be taught to become a job-ready developer. When you crack your interview, you start working. This is when you will be charged the course fee in easy installments.
There is also some “Study Now, Pay Later” Bootcamps that provide placements at the end of the course. So make sure you do some research on them as well.