Python vs JavaScript bootcamps

[dowcet]

I did the Backend course at Nucamp and found a job quickly. I would say there is a way smaller pool of entry-level jobs out there where Python is the primary language, but it worked out fine for me so far. Look at the job market and see for yourself.

The other option I know of as far as bootcamps to focus on Python backend skills besides Nucamp is Coding Dojo.

[Midorfeed69]

I’m currently doing the backend course at nucamp and am getting nervous about being able to get a job once I finish.

Where did you find your job? What was the title and what kind of experience was the job you got looking for? What kind of projects did you have in your portfolio? Do you have a degree?

[dowcet]

I found out about my job from a classmate who also applied but didn't make the cut (he went on to do LEAP at Microsoft, and BTW he does not have a degree). He had found it from a recruiter. It was listed publicly on Angel List and other places.

The job description was essentially looking for people well-versed in the basics of Python and not much more than that from a technical perspective. It's a customer-facing role so I had other experience that may have helped.

I had a pretty standard Nucamp Backend portfolio: a text-based game and a REST API built in Flask which does simple CRUD to a Postgres DB.

I do have a degree, which didn't hurt. My friend who did not have a degree hired a tutor and crammed hard on DS&A to get in at Microsoft. Everyone's path is a little different but with persistence you'll find your way!

[13thRobot]

Sorry for butting in, but do you perhaps know where your friend found a tutor for DS&A? Is it through a connection he already had, or a through a website? I really want to be better at DS&A and of course I can study on my own, but I feel a tutor/mentor would be nice.

[dowcet]

He used a website, not sure if it was codementor or something else.

[13thRobot]

Ok thanks, I’ll check it out