I’m a former teacher who spent two years and $15k on a bootcamp, only to be told that my lack of industry experience makes me unhireable. I have transferable skills in leadership, communication, and organization, but recruiters only care about how many years I’ve been paid to write Python. Is the self-taught/bootcamp path officially a dead end in 2026?

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yes unfortunately, tech jobs are no longer in demand (after covid they were but not now ). i'd suggest to go back to teaching and build on that

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I am seeing a lot more ads for jobs and getting emails from recruiters. So I think demand is picking up. I am in teh DC area though and I am sure there is a localization to the market as well. So if you in an area with demand it should get better. If you haven't already look at using AI to generate your python quicker. That might give you an edge.

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