Fast Track'd changed my life. - Software Developer Cook Systems Employee Review

5.0
Nov 15, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

1. NO experience required. I had a degree in Computer Science when I entered Fast Track'd. Few companies seemed to want to hire developers with no experience. When I read the post for this program, I definitely had doubts about its legitimacy. But I took the offer, and I never looked back. I am currently six months into my first assignment, and I finally feel like I am where I am supposed to be. 2. Fast Track'd is a free program. 3. My instructors were highly informative, and overall, every employee seemed to wish to see me succeed.

Cons

1. The cost of living during the two months may be hard for some to attain. Cook offers free living for the duration, but two months without pay is a hurtle if you have any significant bills. 2. Assessments are stressful, but for a reason. I felt both exhausted and accomplished after each assignment.

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Cons

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Pros

The Java Spring part of the training was good but minimal. We only learned RESTful APIs with Spring Boot.

Cons

The Angular part of the course was outdated. We started with 8 students in the cohort, 1 dropped out and 7 graduated. None of the 7 were able to be placed. I felt the curriculum was outdated in the age of AI. We only learned how to build CRUD applications.

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