From Sales To Software Engineering - Meet Matt | Ep#40

"The Shocking Truth About Bootcamps & How to ACTUALLY Land a Coding Job (ft. Matt McIvor)"* --- **🎧 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. --- **🎙️ Show Notes Are Further Below ☎️ Contact Zubin & Brian: - Parsity Inner Circle Program (https://parsity.io/inner-circle) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zubinpratap/ - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianjenney - https://www.instagram.com/brianjenneycode - https://www.instagram.com/zubinpratap   Connect with MAtt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewmcivor/ 👋👋👋 FREE LEARNING RESOURES 👋👋👋 💥 Career Change to Code - FREE Webinar at https://matchfitmastery.com 💥 YouTube Podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAPuklwJx5V3fpXiSD9CMh3RhPQTCSemj 💥 Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/1WMi6AmVFjpmCpF95XjaBJ 💥 Before You Learn To Code -- Where to start? What to do?  https://matchfitmastery.com/lifesaver 💥 Podcasts:, Blogs and Resources https://linktr.ee/zubinpratap 💥  Twitter: http://twitter.com/zubinpratap   **🎙️ Show NotesWhat 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. ---  **💡 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.* --- **🔮 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. **👉 Want Zubin’s step-by-step system?** [Click here](https://parsity.io/inner-circle) (or keep hoping tutorials will save you).