What I learned from spending 3 months applying to jobs after a coding bootcamp
For some strange reason people hate recruiters, but during my most recent job search - a month ago - I worked with seven recruiting companies. I was submitted to   15 jobs after filtering for commuting distance, technology, salary requirements.<p>First noticed that I filtered based on salary. Most companies don&#x27;t divulge salary ranges but recruiters know that up front.<p>Out of the 17:
2 - positions already filled before I started the process<p>1 - after further investigation, the technology stack didn&#x27;t meet my requirements<p>1 - had qualification I didn&#x27;t meet<p>10 - companies that wanted phone screens<p>8 - phone screens<p>3 - in person interviews<p>3 - offers<p>All of this in only 2-3 weeks. There is some overlap and no company out of the 17 stopped the process (submitted -&gt; phone screen -&gt; in person -&gt; offer). I either stopped the process after accepting an offer, the job req was put on hold, or the position was filled when the recruiter submitted it.<p>Two points. First, none of the submitted resumes disappeared into a black hole because I was using a recruiter. I knew my status for each job. The second point is that I&#x27;m no one special, I know plenty of developers that had the same experience.<p>Someone else asked how do you keep up with all of the applications - a spreadsheet.