Originally Posted by
dbdevkc
I assume the question is rhetorical, but I'll post an answer anyway. My understanding is that STEP program participants receive coaching and on-site interviews at participating schools. It has been noted in other threads that applicants from the STEP program may have an advantage over some other applicants in certain hiring situations/environments.
Even if STEP is complete BS or just a PR stunt and is meaningless or relatively worthless, I still want to know what happened at Falcon that caused someone who was quite complimentary to switch to "go anywhere else".
Those programs are 100% PR BS. Here's what happens when you hit 1500 hours:
You apply. They call you. You interview (and by interview I mean: you show up in a suit, alive and breathing, don't be a douche, and that's it). You get the job.
Regional interviews are a joke.
No need for any programs or mentoring. Don't go to a school because of their "associations", they have 0 value.