Do you have a "job guarantee"?

Absolutely not! 

We really hate this slimy marketing tactic that others in the industry tout as if it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. If you actually read the agreements surrounding these "guarantees", you'll notice it's not a guarantee at all. It just sounds really good (too good to be true, even) to get you in the door as a prospect. You may not even be eligible for the guarantee, and chances are you won't remain eligible for it. If you do everything they ask you to do in the "Eligibility Requirements" for said guarantee, you're going to definitely get a job – with or without a guarantee – but if you don't do those things, you're no longer eligible for a refund. 

But that doesn't stop them from getting you in the door with that "guarantee", did it?

Oh, and it's not a job they're guaranteeing: they only guarantee you a job offer. That's a pretty big distinction. 

It doesn't matter if that job offer doesn't pay you enough or if it is out of range for your own requirements in the job search. If it fits their own definition of a job offer, then they've fulfilled their obligation of the guarantee and no longer have to give you a refund, even if you don't accept the job. 

See what we mean? Slimy, innit?

At Covalence, instead of wasting our time with lawyers double-checking the legality of our shady marketing gimmicks, we spend our time with you: teaching you want you need to know to be successful as a developer. We're also real with you: landing that job is going to be extremely difficult – guarantee be damned – but we're here with you every step of the way, and we teach you the tools and topics you need to know to produce value for any employer on day one. What you do with these tools and topics are, ultimately, up to you – but if you're willing to put in the work, we are too.