[2bithacker]

As someone who has been contemplating quitting my job and moving to a more programming centric job (oracle consultant now) this is something that would be a huge boost both personally and professionally (my github profile is sadly pretty bare).

I'm just wondering what the success rate is when helping people apply for jobs at the startups that I see at hackruiter. I would love to do this but am still uncertain about taking 3 months with no pay before I start applying for jobs. The alternative being apply while still working.

I am on the fence about applying. Anything anyone could say to sway me one way or the other is much appreciated. :D

[davidbalbert]

Unfortunately, there's no real answer to this. If you're good, you won't have trouble finding a job, but that's a question only you can answer. I plan on writing a longer post about this later, but the best way to answer this for yourself is to ask "do I really love programming?" People who love programming and have gone through Hacker School have had no trouble getting a job afterwards.

If you do love programming, you should apply!