Did the program about 7 years ago, had a great time and got a job. Interview prep and community was great read more

I did Outco in 2019 having 3 years of experience as a frontend engineer and never interviewing for a full time role (only internships). I took classes in SF in person after work. I was looking for a structured way to do interview prep especially for data structures & algorithms leetcode-y types of questions. After doing Outco: - I felt more confident in DSA concepts - Had less interview anxiety after a ton of mock interview practice - Had Better answers to my behavioral questions - Learned about recruiting, negotiating and offer stages (which I still use today) - Landed a pretty solid offer and negotiated almost 20% than my original offer NOTE: You may not find this as useful if you are a Frontend Engineer since there isn't anything specific in the curriculum to UI or Frontend Engineering. This is definitely geared towards general software engineer or backend engineer roles. I also ended up landing a role that did not do the typical DSA route. However, I still found some of the general tips to be helpful. read more

I was a bootcamp grad with 2ish years of experience coming in. I knew I needed help landing the job that I wanted, but I didnt know what i didnt know. What I mean was I was landing interviews here and there but nothing more. Outco stood out among the interview preparation services I researched. Helped me with coding to say the least and much more. Glad to be a part of Oucto. To those on the fence. Outco can help you. But it is up to you to get what you can out of it. You have to put in work, like life no one is coming to help you unless you help yourself and get out of your own way. read more

My time at Outco gave me the extra confidence and skills needed to land a job in my desired industry. I am thankful for the structure Outco provided to help make my dream a reality. read more

I participated in Outco's program back in late 2016 after they called me out of the blue to inform me of their program. They helped give me a structure for the job search. Next thing I knew I was getting more phone calls for interviews than I ever did before. Before I knew it, I landed my first major software job. Highly recommend Outco for anyone in need of a first break in the software industry. read more

A fantastic way to learn the skills needed to engage in the frequently harrowing experience of interviewing for a software engineering role in a highly competitive and ever-changing market. read more

Helped very much. If you are looking to improve your skills this the place. Helped with both interviewing skills and technical and job search. read more

Outco has been a life changing program for me. I learned more from Outco thank from my University. Unparalleled coaching and care given to everyone in the program. Highly recommend. read more

Seven years ago, With Outco's help I was able to refine my resume to make a selling point and learn in depth about interview processes and salary negotiations. They are dedicated to making sure you get traction wrt getting interviews. However performing in interviews is dependent on each person on their own. The intervening techniques definitely helped me get a bunch of jobs. read more

Outco helped me land my current web development job at an organization I absolutely love. They really helped me hone my resume and interview skills. read more

I had a positive experience. I will qualify that this was roughly five years ago (2019). While my technical ability was very very good, my job hunting, resume, interview, etc skills sucked -- and arguably mattered more. Outco's training made the difference. The greatest value was in the classroom. The biggest thing holding us back in all this is faltering morale. Being able to join with peers and colleagues in groups, to connect and not feel isolated in our struggles, while also working on our skills and not give up, that was invaluable. I also appreciated that my contract didn't require me to pay until after I'd secured a job, so I knew that my payment for services rendered would directly tie to and be motivated by the value I was getting. I'm not sure if they still do it that way. They've got some other thing going now, and I don't know if they still do the cohorts or the "pay after you're hired" thing, so take it with a grain of salt. read more

I came to Outco when I was quite lost in my job search journey. To my surprise they look into interview preparation in a well-rounded way. For me, the biggest help was with getting my resume concise and crisp to the point and building my soft skills and teaching an art of communicating to the interviewers. That being said, they also mentor the technical abilities wherever needed. read more

Doing something like Outco takes dedication - you better be committed to your job hunt! I spent on average 10 hours/week completing Outco requirements. For reference, I did the 8 week prep program with the AppBooster. I participated as an experienced candidate seeking Principal level roles. The 8 weeks of courses were very helpful in setting a good pace and pattern along with gaining 15+ practice interviews - both behavioral and technical. The coaching around screens and how to represent myself was fantastic. The interview preparation and practice interviews were exactly what I was looking for. I really liked the learning session on managing anxiety during interviews. After my resume was ready, the AppBooster program helped me apply for roles. I got assistance applying to over 400 jobs in just 3 weeks. Even with a 10% response rate, I was inundated with interview requests peaking at 10+ interview/week. It's worth noting I was seeking *only* 100% remote roles. If you are biased for action and ready to work hard on your job search, Outco is an excellent option. Do keep in mind, you will want to engage on all channels wrt comms. I ended up getting an offer for more than I expected to with a great company in a role with great growth potential. -- There were some minor communication challenges as with any org and I think Outco is doing a good job of improving. And there's the opportunity to leverage them again as an alumni the next time I need to job hunt. I will almost certainly be doing so just for the AppBooster support. read more

Outco is an AWESOME program for techies in the interview process! Outco actually really helped me form a strong plan to start improving in interviews. There were too many times when I made one mistake after another in interviews and felt that I was not getting anywhere. Even as I started improving, I always felt one step behind in interviews, like I was missing something. Then came Outco. I started training with coaches in this program and improving on not only the technical, but also behavioral, aspect of interviews. The behavioral aspect is EVERYWHERE, including IN the technical interviews. Remember that even when going thru technical interviews, you have to have the communication skills to explain how a technology works, not just be able to talk about it in technical terms. When solving technical problems, then you have to be able to explain your problem solving approach in a behavioral manner. That is why behavioral training in interviews is important on all aspects. Outco was especially helpful and unique for me, because I started at a different tech interview training program called Pathrise, which turned out to feel like a money-grabbing scam at best. I often felt that I was making almost no progress in Pathrise, because there were no classes with structure offered to help get students on board. I remember connecting with Dan, the founder of Outco, on LinkedIn and listening to his request to just quickly attend the webinar for Outco and see how the program was. After I attended the webinar, I was convinced that Outco was going to be a great program. Dan nailed all my interview shortcomings in an hour. However, since I was stuck in a contract with Pathrise, I was not sure how I would be able to afford joining Outco. Thankfully, Dan (the founder of Outco itself and thus a very busy man) took the time to hop on the phone with me FOR AN HOUR and work out a plan that would help me pay Outco back for its training, but also not get financially crushed by the payments of each company; Dan offered to either let me first finish off payments to Pathrise, then continue to Outco, or have Outco help me get a new job that helped address my most immediate, short-term problem of relocation (to New Jersey from Connecticut) and then work with Outco to get a better paying job from there, with which I would pay back Outco. I cannot stress enough how Outco helped me during the most difficult, stressful time of my life; I was stuck commuting to Hartford, Connecticut for my contemporary job (a software developer at Travelers) from New Jersey (where I had bought a house), leading to a commute of over three hours! This was brutal and painful for me, and that was without factoring in other parts of this story, such as that I was (and still am) supporting another adult my age living in my house, and I felt like the walls were closing in on me at every turn. With my master's also being in New Jersey, I was unable to continue my life during my tenure at Travelers. After covid, I had to return to Travelers and continue my job on a hybrid (three days in the office) schedule while also bearing the pain of holding down my house in New Jersey and supporting another adult's expenses. Pathrise had failed to help me improve in the interview process well enough to crush them. There was one coach there (John Nguyen) who was by far Pathrise's best coach and Outco level of quality. John helped train me in making a switch in jobs that crushed not only my short-term goals of relocating to New Jersey but also my midterm goals of transitioning from software development to the data field without education in it yet. Other than John and my mindset coach Cassie, I cannot say that Pathrise had anything to offer even close to the quality of what Outco does. Back to Outco: when I explained Dan my situation (owning a home and supporting someone else in New Jersey), then he told me that he could work on a plan that would allow me financial relief from double payments and also address my most pressing issue of location. And the best part was that he told me that Outco had multiple times helped students find the most immediate fit jobs to relocate, then worked on the more eventual goals. And joining Outco turned out to be the most life-saving decision that I had made. Not just life-saving, but actually life CHANGING. I studied and accomplished tasks in this program of which I never knew that I was capable. They offered amazing resources, with tech coaches from the MAANA (what I call FAANG since Facebook became Meta and Google became Alphabet) companies and behavioral resources, as well as résumé overhauls to really crush your interviews. And now, I've developed close relationships with the coaches at Outco to the point where they're like family now. If you are struggling in your tech interview progress and need some practice, the Outco is the program for you! Period. The coaches are fantastic, and the resources are top notch. read more

Outco and their guarantee are unequivocally a scam. I signed up for their Application Booster program, followed their program (definitively underwhelmed with the services provided), and did not receive an offer. No big deal, didn't work out move on, right? Wrong. Outco is trying to insist I still owe them the program fee, despite the fact that I did not receive an offer and fulfilled their contract requirements. I even consulted with a contract lawyer to make sure everything was in the clear, and the lawyer agreed the contract is over and no fee is owed. Outco won't hear it, and is continually harassing me to pay them. Talking with them about it is useless; it's as if Aleen and Outco in general haven't actually read the contract they have you sign, since they contradict it so often. Save yourself the time and frustration. Their services are not worth the headache. read more

This company harvests emails from job search sites and starts sending the users unsolicited commercial email advertising their services. I have asked them to remove my email address from their mailing list and they are still spamming me. I would strongly advise against doing business with any company that uses underhanded tactics such as harvesting email addresses to advertise. read more

Outco Inc. provides a very solid service at a reasonable price, compared to other vendors who help with interview prep. The resume workshop and behavioral classes were great. Some coaches who helped on the soft skills side of things stood out to me The technical classes were also usually very solid. The curriculum of algorithms were expansive, but they were missing a section on binary search. Sometimes it was difficult to schedule a mock interview. To improve - add a binary search section, and decrease turnaround time for scheduling of mock interviews. read more

If you are struggling to land a Software Engineering job, then this is the program you need to take. Period. I received my Computer Engineering degree from SFSU and have been trying to land a big role in Tech for 4 years. I worked at a start up for a year and a half and as a contract Python Dev at Apple for 2.5 years. All this time I had been interviewing with Facebook, Google, Asana, Airbnb, Tesla and many other companies that I couldn't land a job with. I was cramming on weekdays and weekends with hacker rank problems, leet code problems, and reading cracking the code. But somehow just couldn't get past the final Power day / 4-5 interviews in the virtual onsites. After the 4 week program at Outco. I had 2 offers over 170k base salary (all of them over 200k total comp), and Still have many interviews left. I cancelled most of the following interviews and technicals because I already received the offer of my dreams. I was aiming to make 140-150k before Outco, so not only did they help me believe I will get more, I did. Even though I will pay 10% of that, It is hands down worth it. I wish I did paid some up front, but they have earned every dollar they will get paid by me. My only complaint is that I didn't find this program sooner. P.S. Be ready to sacrifice 3 weekends and you weekdays. Put in the work. 3-4 weeks is all it takes to accomplish life milestones. read more

Outco is like going to the gym. There are some people that get a lot of their time in the gym. Some people enter, and there is enough structure there for them to put in the work and see gains. For others, there isn't enough structure and it becomes more of a chore to keep with it. Bootcamps and Secondary bootcamps are great for providing structure for individuals to learn and potentially get into a new career. Outside of some select instructors and some post bootcamp career services they are up to the user to really invest the time and effort into themselves outside of class time and during it. All and all, they provide a catalyst for the user to engage and train themselves. Its not bad by any means but I wouldn't say its for everyone. The 4 is for the post bootcamp career services which did help me a role at the place I currently work. But you have to work to get to that part read more

Supportive, many talented instructors, worth it if you put in the time and follow the mutual accountability agreement. They really help you help yourself in this journey. Well worth the outlay if you are already prepared and continue your efforts. read more

After my info session, I tried contacting the admission by email and phone and left multiple messages but never received a response! Is Outco (outco.io) still in business? They don't answer calls, or attend scheduled call sessions, and they removed the application page from their website! The info session was good but the fact that they ignore my messages/calls and don't even bother to either update their calendar so no one can schedule a call or have the courtesy to send an email to cancel the session makes me question whether they're the right choice compared to their competitors! read more

The syllabus is decent. The interviewers are great, mostly from FAANG. It's no magic, you reap what you sow. You can certainly also put in all of the hard work without registering for the course and get the kind of benefit that they guarantee. But for me, I had no time and all the structure and help they provided was very useful. The syllabus is covered by recorded courses. You go over it, do some homework, and finally try to code live with another student or an on-staff interviewer. The live coding practice with the interviewers was very helpful even for a person with very good experience. But they don't have as many interviewers and sometimes you are stuck with another student. While this gives you some practice, it's not worth a dime. This is the only reason for taking away a star. But all of the staff does all that they can to get you a job. If you put in time for the homework, it's great practice. But I had no time to do that. I just got some needed practice since I was out of touch with interviews from a while. Finally the best thing they started doing was applying for jobs on my behalf. It was very hard after the coursework to follow up with the companies along with my own job, but this is what finally proved extremely useful. Doing interviews gave me enough practice and I finally landed a job better than what I had. read more

When Outco contacted me, I thought it was scram after doing research online and seeing their competition. I can tell you that Outco is the real deal. I had previous failures in technical interviews and did not have much confidence in my ability to pass them. After going through the program and getting their support, They were able to turbocharge my resume and I was able to get a lot of interviews in a short time. Thanks to that, I was able to master both the technical and behaviour parts of the interview and get the confidence to land a position. If you want to go to the next level of your career and pass those technical interviews, give Outco a try. read more

Taught well, received multiple interview calls through them. instructors give personal attention to any doubts the students have

I struggled to get passed the initial first rounds of tech interviews for months until I joined Outco. Not only do I know how to interview but I'm confident I can get a job at any tech company with ease. Outco teaches you every part of the hiring process and provides career and tech coaches to help you along the way. Would highly recommend! read more

Had a great time. The team was very helpful. Make sure you do alot of home work based on their guidance and will be doing good with the interviews. read more

It's a trap. They apply to irrelevant jobs, then you waste your time attending interviews you don't want or not eligible for. You waste hours doing assessments for companies that will never interview you because your resume and work experience doesn't meet their criteria. Or they will apply to jobs middle of no where that you never agreed on. I'm a junior front-end web developer and they apply to jobs like "Lead AI Engineer / Chief Technology Officer", "iOS App Developer", "Mobile UI Developer", "Application Development Supervisor", "SharePoint Designer", "Blockchain Developer". I have ZERO experience in any of these fields, and have no interest in working as any of these positions. You are still required to do them because if you miss 3 in a year, they will offboard you and make you pay in full, without getting you a job. So I did them, humiliated myself multiple times in front of interviewees, wasting both of our time. I guess that helped me become a better interviewer but it also made me think it's my fault and I'm not capable. Then you dive into depression while being unemployed and miss an assessment or their mandatory "weekly reflections" here and there and boom, you're in their trap. Now you are down $6,500, still have no job, and have depression. Don't let these scumbags take advantage of you. The coaches/instructors are fine, but the people that work behind the scenes are soulless beings. It doesn't matter if you bring up these concerns to them, because they never reply back. I've tried to reach out to Allain multiple times, month after month, and still haven't received a single email back from her. I've had multiple conversations on phone with Daryl about these issues and all he can say is "You either sign a new contract or pay the fees". I laid out everything to him, my concerns about the irrelevant jobs they apply for, how much time I waste everyday doing stupid assessments for jobs I'll never get, the reasons I got my initial warnings, which btw I got because Outco stopped applying to jobs in the first place, so I stopped following their program. He didn't listen to any of it, he just repeated the same thing, over and over again, didn't acknowledge anything I mentioned. Now they want me to sign a new contract which I get no warnings if I miss a week, or I pay the fee in full. What if I have an emergency and miss something? Too bad you're gonna have to pay the $6,500. I didn't even mention how atrocious their system is for letting you know what jobs they are applying to on your behalf. At first, they were using Airtable to log all the jobs but after a month that went away. They don't let you know what they applied for, you just have to do your own detective work and hope for the best. There have been several interviews I've taken without even knowing the job description. No point of me asking, because they never reply. They keep doing what works for them and wait for you to fail so they can get their money. Please avoid this program, avoid the headaches, avoid the soulless scumbags that'll ruin your life. read more

Outco helped me to improve my communication skills and get prepared for real interviews.

Outco was very helpful in improve my tech interview skills. Only negative to report is that a few times my group's tutor was in the call but not really there. read more

I took a break from my career for five months and taking the Outco program helped me get up to speed with the latest recruitment techniques while giving you a refresher of algorithms. The resources and coach support being available even after course completion was an added benefit. Felt it was really worth it. Would recommend. read more

Where I started: Was self-taught with some previous data structures & algorithms skills. Unemployed for over a year. Less that 1% rate of callbacks from my resume. Where I ended up: After 2 months with Outco, I had 4 competing offers, and am starting a job a Google next month. Outco wasn't the only reason I ended up where I ended up, but they were the difference maker. My conversion rate on my resume went up to ~10% with their help. They will not do the work for you, but they will show you the path to walk down in very clear terms, and if you are willing to work your ass off, you will be better off for it. Well worth the price of admission. read more

I forgot to do this as it happened but I had a really nasty experience with this place. Covered here: https://twitter.com/heyJTK/status/1288166569663705088?s=20 The crux of the issue was basically that a friend recommended them to me and I reached out, passed their coding challenge and was very gung-ho to start, until I received the contract from them. It was about two pages long if memory serves and all the payment conditions were wrapped up in receiving "qualified opportunities" afterwards, but no where on the contract did it define what that was. So I reached out saying i wasn't comfortable moving forward without that term that the whole legal document hinged on being defined, and asked them to add an addendum. A rep immediately called me back, and we had the most bizarre, laughable hard-sales-101 conversation: - He told me i was the ONLY person to ever have an issue with the contract - He told me the class would be filled without me (basically, 'my loss' kinda vibe) - He kept saying that I would come around once I worked out my 'trust issues' and that to fix them I should go read yelp reviews Obviously this didn't work on me, because why on earth would I trust yelp reviews more than a legal contract direct from the org? It was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever heard. Anyway, I wound up deciding to learn algorithms on my own based on what a bad experience it was. Addendum: Some others from the org followed up afterwards and seemed nice, but it seemed like kind of a PR cleanup move after I guess I embarrassed them by posting my experience on Twitter. Ultimately FWIW I found a new job without doing the program after about five serious interviews just doing self study on my own. I can't tell anyone what to do with their time or money but I would be skeptical spending either here. read more

It is not not for everybody, since I had to spend atleast 10 hours a week along with managing my full time job and kids. So If you are someone who is dedicated to the job search and can put in some real hussle effort. Then it is well worth the time. As I got placed in a company with more than enough salary that i expected. Please read the contract before accepting to enroll and stick to it to avoid any heated conversations which will side track you from your primary objective of landing your dream Job. read more

The constant practice with Data Structures and Algorithms was great. It exposed me to new algorithms as well as ways to solve them. I was able to obtain an apprenticeship with Microsoft Leap on the first try, with all the practice they gave me. I wasn't as nervous as I would have been because of all the practice. I still have access to Outco as an Alumni, but it has been difficult to get into classes now. Outco was worth it because it did fill in the gaps my bootcamp glossed over. read more

If you're like me, and the bootcamp you paid 10's of thousands of dollars to turned out to be the biggest mistake of your life, OutCo is almost required to fill in the gaps left by said bootcamp dropping instructors and using place-holder content. Another scenario would be if your coding bootcamp doesn't have a careers program included, because the career services are useful when you're getting started on your job hunt. I'm not sure that it would be particularly useful to graduates from computer science programs, because the majority of OutCo's value comes from the DS/algo classes. Given that the material is very challenging, OutCo is likely worthwhile to those who have already been working as engineers for a while and looking to brush-up on DS/algo before technical interviews. The instructors are all very knowledgable(greatest justification for OutCo being pricey), and the content is descriptive and informative. Most technical classes begin with an easy example to demo the concept, followed by one or two challenging problems. The group technicals are a bit more free-form and rely more on student involvement. The mock tech interviews are very important if you have never done live technical interviews before(a valuable experience). System Design has been hit-and-miss over the years. The behavioral interviewing practice, LinkedIn profile reviews, salary negotiation, immigration, etc., you can usually handle during the initial course curriculum, so they don't end up being weekly occasions. OutCo used to offer assigned career counselors, and I would be remiss if I didn't mention how invaluable Lauren was to me on so many occasions. She was outstanding at helping me focus my job search and organize my life during what is always a grueling task. Sometimes you need someone who "gets it" to privately vent your frustrations about industry hiring, and to remind you that diet, exercise, and stress management are still important. read more

Absolutely recommend Outco. Very rigorous on the algorithm side and easy to book 1-1s with coaches during and after the course. Love the access. Highly recommend. read more

Can confirm other reviews: Outco blatantly engages in spamming and email harvesting. I have never, ever consented to any form of communication with them, have never shown any form of interest, and yet I repeatedly receive emails from them, with no link to unsubscribe or opt-out, placing them in direct violation of numerous anti-spam laws. I can also confirm that they use misleading wording, making it sound like they're a recruiter with a job opening, not a shill with something to sell. Don't do business with criminals. read more

Outco is great in building network, finding like minded people and get what you think can help you grow.

The main reason for leaving the five stars review is the coherence between my expectations and the services provided by them. So, I believe it applies to everyone who wants to enter a contract with Outco. Make sure that you discuss your needs and expectations with them to avoid any misunderstanding. The quality of services they provided were very good and the provided useful information. In terms of pricing it's competitive and I couldn't find similar services with significantly lower price. Overall, I suggest them if you can find your requirements in their services. read more

Interviews and job hunting always was a nerve racking experience for me. I would struggle to pass the round, wondering where I was making mistakes and what I could do. Joining Outco was a game changer for me. Not only do they show you what you need to do but coaches also practice it with you and help you improve your soft interview skills. They also have classes to improve your tech interview game and problem solving. First thing I noticed after completing the course, was my confidence at interviews, and improvement to my mental game. Their application booster program also helps you apply to a lot more jobs and overall gains you more visibility. I ended up with two offers on the table and accepted a role with a great company. But what I treasure most is now my ability and knowledge on how to interview for jobs. If you want to improve your tech career, this is a must. read more