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And yet, looking around, there don't seem to be many jobs for entry-level Rails or iOS developers. If you look around on job boards, there simply is not much competition for entry-level talent. Most of the job growth appears to be in academic stuff like AI and data science which requires at the very least a BS and probably an MS. The run-of-the-mill web and mobile developer positions all demand at least some level of experience (generally 2-6 years). It just doesn't seem like there is enough demand for inexperienced talent to make this kind of program effective.
But if the stats that these bootcamps throw out are true, there are companies hiring people at $100k who, twelve weeks ago, had never opened a text editor in their lives.
If you've hired from one of these programs, what made you turn to them? Was it a success? And if it's really possible to build a rails developer from scratch in 10 weeks, why not just just do it in-house through an internship program and avoid paying commission to these schools? And why do most companies still ask for "at least a Bachelors in CS" for web and mobile development positions?
However, data suggests that there are more technical workers entering the workforce than there are jobs being created. Moreover, some startups are seeing 50+ applications for each position. In practice, it seems like there aren't enough jobs to go around.
In your experience, is this shortage real, or is it just fantasy imagined by the media or by companies? If you have hired recently, how difficult was it to find workers? If you have sought employment recently, how hard was it to get hired as a developer?
---- http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/the-bogus-high-tech-worker-sho/
http://open.bufferapp.com/hiring-at-buffer-in-february-2024-applicants-3-offers-made
My conundrum is this: I intend to seek a front-end engineering job, and am already very competent in front-end technologies. I have a fair number of items on my resume, mostly from personal projects and internships. I anticipate being able to acquire a moderately well-paying ($60,000 to $80,000+) development job after leaving high school. However, I'm also worried that not pursuing a degree will exclude me from certain well-paying jobs, especially later in my career.
I'm also quite worried about the debt load that a degree would require. I anticipate having to take out between $50,000 and $100,000 in loans to finance a degree.
On balance, do you think pursuing a degree will be more lucrative in the long run?