Why It Took Me 5 YEARS To Get A Coding Job (The Truth No One Tells You) | Ep #53

Why it took me FIVE years to land my first coding job—and how you can do it in less than 12 months (if you avoid this trap).

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Most mid-career professionals believe coding bootcamps can flip their career in 12 weeks. The truth? That myth has crushed more dreams than it’s created. Ever feel like everyone else has the “cheat code” to tech while you’re stuck burning years on dead-end tutorials? This episode exposes why generic training fails 80% of career changers—and the unconventional mindset shift that actually gets you hired faster.

Timestamps & Takeaways

• The Big Lie About 3-Month Bootcamps — Why “fast-track” promises set you up to fail.
• The Bamboo Growth Secret — Why 5 years of “failure” can become 8 months of real success.
• The Physics of Career Change — The formula that predicts how long it really takes.
• The Minimum Effective Dose— The one practice that separates hired engineers from quitters.

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