Case study
Job-hunting Journey & Experience After Graduating and Joining a Bootcamp
A Mathematics graduate with distinction who transitioned into tech from a MATLAB-only background. Faced multiple rejections at video interview and assessment centre stages, and went through periods of anxiety during the job search, but continued self-learning coding — from Java and LeetCode to JavaScript and React. Later joined a full-stack bootcamp, worked on several frontend and backend projects, and eventually secured a role in tech. Now sharing real experiences about breaking into tech to offer insights and encouragement to others on a similar path.
Feb 01, 2026
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