[mericsson]

A close friend of mine did https://devbootcamp.com/ --- and coupled with the instruction and a lot of hard work in the class, was able to switch careers successfully. This was a few years ago when there was less competition amongst boot camp graduates to find jobs, but I'm still seeing devbootcamp graduates successfully change careers.

I think the combination of the kick in the ass, working on projects as a team, and access to recruiters at the end of the program is what makes them successful.

[the_watcher]

I've had friends do Hack Reactor, App Academy, MakerSchool, Dev Bootcamp, and Galvanize. They've all been very positive about the quality of instruction, and all are now happily employed, but all have clarified that while the schools all try to help with job placement, it's not substantively different than getting a first job out of school.

[morgtheborg]

Depends on your degree.

I have a MA in Global Affairs and Management and getting a job in DC meant pulling all sorts of connections, being willing to do internships that paid close to nothing, and networking my rear off. I once sent out over a three month period over 20 applications for paid positions a week (so not internships) and got, I kid you not, zero responses. It was connections all the way. Even once I had made my way in the pay was pitiful and it remains a connections game.

After I did the bootcamp, easily 20% of resumes I sent out at least got a response. All in person interviews led to job offers. That's a pretty different experience than hunting for a first job out of school if you have a non-technical degree.