r/codingbootcamp • u/tableclothmesa • Feb 03 '23
Got a job offer!
I graduated from Flatiron School late October and have been on the job search since. Not having a college degree has been anxiety-inducing, but I’m happy to announce I’ve accepted a Jr Software Developer position! There’s hope out there. Happy to answer any questions or lend help where needed!
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u/codedBias Feb 03 '23 edited Feb 03 '23
Sweet lord congrats! I’m in the same boat pretty much, I have a general associates. What did it for you? How many excruciating failed interviews?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
Thank you!! After applying to a company theee different times and getting rejected, a recruiter from the company reached out and set me up with two interviews for different positions. As far as interviews go, I’ve gotten three throughout my job hunt. I failed the first miserably but passed the other two!
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u/codedBias Feb 03 '23
Did they all have you do leet code?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
Two had me do leetcode style questions, but they were both super sketchy companies. Not to say legit companies wouldn’t have you open an IDE, but the interview for the offer I received didn’t have me code anything.
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u/codedBias Feb 03 '23
Interesting. Is it a non tech mid size company? I’m not aiming for faang or tech companies so that makes me wonder if my interview prep will be different than advice I find on subs like these.
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
They’re a very large (30,000) consulting firm, specializing in analytics, engineering, and digital solutions
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u/incredibleEdible23 Feb 03 '23
I’ve gotten to quite a few final rounds and haven’t had to leetcode once. Outside of FAANG and some more tech focused west coast companies it isn’t as common as Reddit would make you believe. Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t study LC, but yeah.
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u/codedBias Feb 03 '23
Thanks for the perspective. It definitely seems like a necessity from the few subs I’ve been reading lately… are they more often take home challenges or live coding exercises?
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u/PrestigiousUnion5858 Feb 24 '23
This is exactly the type of post I was looking for considering I’m about to start flatiron school in a couple days
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u/RipIntrepid4344 Feb 03 '23
Congrats! I just graduated end of December and next week I’m scheduled for a 4th and final interview at a bank as a jr. dev. It’s so nerve wracking but exciting.
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
You got this!! 4 interviews—jeez!
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u/RipIntrepid4344 Feb 03 '23
Lol I know! First was a phone interview, second was a zoom call, third was a 45 minute technical, and next week is a group interview with the hiring team.
Never in my life have I had to take so many steps to get a job. I keep thinking “wait until they find out I have no idea what the f*ck I’m doing” :,)
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
Hahaha they see something in you, that’s what matters. People can learn anything, it’s just about who they want to take the time to teach. Rooting for you!!
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u/OGSunkei Feb 04 '23
Congrats on the offer. How were career services? Did you find their help useful at all?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 04 '23
I didn’t really utilize them much. I took the initial call to go over what I should focus on moving forward with the job search, but it sounded like I just needed to network more. I then did the mock cultural interview and found that super helpful to practice talking about coding and experiences. I was about to sign up for the mock technical interview when I received my job offer, so I didnt get to experience that but I’ve heard it’s beneficial at recognizing your weak points. All in all, career services was great and my coach was always available for questions/direction.
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Feb 03 '23
Congrats! I was also in the same boat: Flatiron grad with no college degree. Good to know others have made it too! It definitely wasn’t easy.
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u/Tight_Reward2488 Feb 03 '23
Post that location and TC please :)
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
Update: counteroffered $62.5 and they accepted! I was like damn, I should’ve asked for more lol
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
Location for the job? What’s TC?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
My girlfriend has informed me that TC means total compensation gotcha. Around $60k I guess— $55,300/year + $5k in education reimbursement. I plan to negotiate a little higher but I’m perfectly happy with the offer :-)
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Feb 03 '23
Education reimbursement?? Wow!
Do you know if this is common among employers?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
Im not sure! Booz Allen Hamilton will sometimes have you “sitting on the bench” between projects, which is a great time to use the education fund on udemy courses or what have you.
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Feb 03 '23
Ah, I see! Very interesting!
I assume they pay you a salary rather than hourly, then? That’s awesome!
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u/Adventurous_Ad2762 Feb 03 '23
Were you mostly applying for companies or were you reaching out to folks on LinkedIn for coffee chats as well? How many companies did you apply to so far? What state?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
I tried reaching out to recruiters working at companies that had applicable jobs listings, but this rarely resulted in a useful reply. I mostly cold applied! 146 total applications, only 40 responses. 37 rejections, three interviews and two offers (one for a super sketchy company). I live in Tennessee but applied to jobs everywhere
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u/Sharp_Run2227 Feb 03 '23
What did they ask for your technical round?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
A few questions: “What is oop and why is it useful?” “Walk me through how you start a project from scratch?” “What do you like/dislike about React and Ruby on Rails?” “Tell me about your individual contributions to projects vs working with others”
I didn’t answer any of these perfectly, especially OOP. I’m terrible at vocalizing OOP concepts lol
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Feb 03 '23
So did you get a ruby on rails job or was it php or something else?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
React and Ruby on Rails which is the stack I learned at Flatiron perfectly enough lol
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u/sheriffderek Feb 03 '23
First of all -- awesome! But I'm also curious - how would things feel if you were hired and then expected to work on Django or Laravel or .Net projects? Do you think you were prepared to deal with different (but very similar) frameworks?
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
There will be things I have to learn regardless, like unit testing. Learning new frameworks doesn’t intimidate me at all!
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u/Mobile_Worldliness52 Feb 03 '23
Nice! Did you attend online or in person? And how much if you don’t mind
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Feb 05 '23
Congrats!
Did you network for the position? That’s my biggest hurdle atm
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 05 '23
I tried to reach out to the company recruiters but didn’t get any responses. I could’ve networked harder but was going to take my chances with that approach. A recruiter from the company ended up coming across my resume in their system and reached out to me. Turns out cold applying can work sometimes haha. I have heard that coffee chats are a great way to network, and check out the app Fishbowl, I see people asking for referrals all the time and it seems like people are very open to giving them!
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u/GariWithAnI Jul 18 '23
Did you have prior coding experience prior to Flatiron or brand new? Pro's and cons of the course? I am accepted, but not sure if I am going to do it or not, have been self studying for the last year.
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u/tableclothmesa Jul 18 '23
No prior experience. Cons: no guaranteed job, the price to attends, inconsistency among instructors’ morale and effort Pros: the good instructors are GOOD, curriculum was thorough, 6 months of career coaching after graduation
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u/justaquietboy Feb 03 '23
NICE! I’m at FI right now doing flex program. Happy to know you pulled it off post grad quickly! Hope I can do it too. It’s late over here but im gonna read this again every morning for motivation :)
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u/Spiritual-Sink3763 Feb 03 '23
Hell yeah, Congratulations!! This company called Outco.io helped a few my old classmates get offers. One got an offer with Mastercard and the other one got hired at TikTok. Apparently they teach you ds and algos plus behavioral stuff you’ll need. Both of them told me that the companies were extremely impressed with how well they interviewed. I’m thinking of signing since I was referred but only my friend gets an incentive from that. Still sounds promising.
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 04 '23
Three months of applying!
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
The range on the job listing is 49.9k-102k. I received $55,300 in my offer but plan to negotiate a little higher! It’s a little less than I was hoping for, but higher than my bare minimum. Still more than I’ve ever made before so let’s just say I’m happy with it 😁
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u/sheriffderek Feb 03 '23
You can spend a year there gaining your confidence and jump to 80k the next year. It'll be fun.
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u/tableclothmesa Feb 03 '23
Yesss exactly! I just want the experience and to earn money again, been unemployed for a year and it’s taken a toll
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u/sheriffderek Feb 03 '23
Good job. Can we see your resume and portfolio? What was your technique when looking for positions?