"The Shocking Truth About Bootcamps & How to ACTUALLY Land a Coding Job (ft. Matt McIvor)"*

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**🎧 Listen to the full episode to uncover:**
- How Matt *accidentally* became a "software engineer" before even getting hired.
- The *real* reason recruiters ignore 90% of bootcamp grads.
- Why "just coding" is the *slowest* way to change careers.

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**🎙️ Show Notes Are Further Below

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**🎙️ Show Notes
What if everything you’ve been told about coding bootcamps is *dead wrong*? Matt McIvor spent $20K and a year of his life on a top-rated bootcamp—only to hit a wall. Then, one mindset shift changed *everything*. Here’s the untold story of how he went from "stuck" to recruiter inbox overload.

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 **💡 Key Takeaways:**

**🚀 The Bootcamp Trap**
- Matt’s bootcamp left him "code literate" but clueless about *real-world engineering*.
- **The missing piece?** Experience. Without it, you’re just another tutorial zombie.

**⚡ The "Night & Day" Difference**
- How Matt went from *zero* recruiter calls to 2-3 interviews/week:
- **Side hustles > courses**: Joined 2 startups  to build *actual* projects.
- **GitHub commits = credibility**: Recruiters stalk activity. Green squares = trust.
- **Nailing interviews**: Suddenly, "Tell me about a time…" became easy.

**🎯 Zubin’s Uncomfortable Truth**
- *"Learning to code is easy. Becoming a professional programmer is hard."*
- **De-risk yourself** (or stay unemployed):

- 📌 Can't beat the competition? You’re *stuck*.
- 📌 No LinkedIn/GitHub? You’re *invisible*.
- 📌 No side projects? You’re *unproven*.
- 📌 No interview practice? You’re *unprepared*.

**💥 The Mindset Shift**
- **Stop waiting for a "magic moment"** (e.g., "I’ll *be* a dev when I get a W2").
- **Start acting like a dev NOW**: Code daily, join startups, fail interviews *on purpose*.

**🧠 Wisdom for Career Changers**
- *"If you don’t know where you want to be in 5 years, you’re already there."*
- **Time > Money**: At 37, Matt realized—*blink*, and another 5 years vanish.

**🎁 Free Bonus Insight**
- **Why "shiny object" courses sabotage you**: Dopamine hits won’t pay the bills. *Execution does.*

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**🔮 Final Thought:**
The market doesn’t care about your bootcamp certificate. It cares about *one thing*: **Can you solve problems today?** Matt’s story proves—you *can* flip the script.

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