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Yes! I truly think all experience is valuable! You will bring those skills into your new job. Your maturity and ability to handle customer facing work with ease.
You will probably have to accept a low wage, entry level "consultancy" job, but if you try hard enough you'll manage to get through! No university or bootcamp teaches you what you need for the real thing. I've seen HMs preferring candidates without a degree but with motivation (and proves of their commitment and ability to deliver, for example you created a software for retail management during your time there) many times.
Many tech support, customer success, QA, and implementation roles actually prefer candidates with strong customer-facing skills. When competing with new grads, highlight your real-world leadership, problem-solving, and communication expertise. Focus on your ability to understand user pain points and get things done. Those matter as much as technical chops for many entry-level roles.
Customer-facing experience can be a huge asset in tech roles like product support, customer success, or even UX-focused positions. To compete with new grads, highlight how your management and customer experience translate to problem-solving, communication, and leadership. Real projects from your bootcamp plus concrete examples from your work make your profile stand out even without a degree.
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Yes tech is very understanding of not having textbook college background, ive found