How I got my dream job in the tech industry without a CS degree
Damn, that guy busted his butt. I got a creative writing degree from a decent but relatively unheard of Texas state school, spent a month studying Javascript, got into a bootcamp, worked for the bootcamp as  TA for 3 months, then got a ~120k&#x2F;yr job in the bay area within a month of leaving the bootcamp. I had 3 projects on my resume and absolutely <i>nothing</i> technical to show for the time period prior to the bootcamp, other than a single Intro to CS MOOC.<p>I always marveled at the people like this that seemed to do <i>so much more</i> concrete things than me. I leveraged my strength - talking, knowledgeably - and that worked well, but many of my peers got in on their technical ability and work ethic alone.<p>I haven&#x27;t written as in-depth a blog post as this guy but I have a couple articles for those interested:<p>1. Linkedin tips for bootcamp grads <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.calebjay.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;11&#x2F;14&#x2F;how-to-use-linkedin-as-a-coding-bootcamp-grad&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.calebjay.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;11&#x2F;14&#x2F;how-to-use-linkedin-as-a...</a><p>2. Jobsearch tips for bootcamp grads <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.calebjay.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;10&#x2F;18&#x2F;how-this-coding-bootcamp-grad-found-a-job&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.calebjay.com&#x2F;2016&#x2F;10&#x2F;18&#x2F;how-this-coding-bootcamp...</a><p>This makes me think maybe I should put together a more holistic article on the entire process.<p>EDIT: I&#x27;ll be watching this for a while if anybody has questions on the bootcamp experience, resulting jobsearch, etc.