This is possibly the worst trend in job… This is possibly the worst trend in job searching ever. Sure, there are resources and coaching but nothing is worth 3-7 percent of your first year salary. This is exactly what employers want. Passing on the cost of hiring candidates is the ultimate insult. I am very sad to this organization exists.

Mixed experience with Pathrise I was with the SWE Pathrise Pro program for 46 days. I really liked the program. After joining Pathrise, I felt like I had people with me to help me. Some of their mentors were really helpful. I was happy with Pathrise, but the end wasn't good, and I am still not sure why it went that way since I was clear about my situation from the beginning. I told everything to the admission person, Ronaldo Cristobal, before signing the contract. I mentioned that I had my first child right after my graduation, therefore, I took one and a half years off from searching for jobs. I also did not have any prior internship experience, which is also very clear on my resume. I also mentioned to Ronaldo that I am only open to remote jobs. With everything known, Pathrise accepted me as their fellow. They assigned Fed as my career mentor. She was nice to me every time we met. She also helped me to build up my resume. Everything was going smoothly. Then one day I mentioned to my mentor that in my job search plan, it should only have remote jobs instead of hybrid/remote. Then the next day, her manager, Jen Schwechten, contacted me to schedule a meeting with her. I did not like the way she talked to me. She mentioned that it is not possible for Pathrise to find me a job in 12 months. It made me feel like I would not be able to find a job ever. She told me Pathrise would withdraw me from the plan without any penalty. After this meeting, I thought maybe it is because I want only a remote position. I changed my mind to a hybrid position and emailed her that I can also take hybrid. Guess what? It wasn't about the remote/hybrid problem. It is a problem with my experience that I do not have any. It was very clear from the beginning that I do not have experience. My question is, why did it take them 46 days to figure out that they cannot help me with my current situation? After having a meeting with Jen, I was a little bit heartbroken and lost my confidence. However, that is the experience I had with Pathrise. I did not lose anything except my confidence. I would still say it is a good program, but I was not lucky enough to have a good mentor. My guess is maybe my mentor was not confident enough to help me find a job with my current resume.

Really awesome mentors I have been a Pathrise fellow since September, 2023. I really value all of the resources I get from this service. The best aspect is the people, who are incredibly knowledgeable and supportive. There is no way I would have access to these folks without Pathrise. I am also in love with their pipeline tracking tool and the support I get at every stage of interactions with each job application. Their recent software upgrade is impressive and makes my life so much easier when I'm applying. My only concern is that the fee is not going to be made up by the pay increase I'd like to earn. It is not the fault of Pathrise, though, it is more the fault of this broken job market, which is just brutal these days.

Confidence boosting experience My experience with Pathrise has been nothing short of great! My resume has completely transformed since starting, and I feel more confident when applying and interviewing for roles. My mentor has supported me in so many ways, and I'd recommend the program to anyone who needs support on their dream job journey!

Great experience so far, everyone is very helpful and nice I joined Pathrise in February 2023, and I love it so far. I like the career workshops with different mentors, but the 1-on-1 sessions with industry mentors are the best, shout out to Albert, Maurice and Dylan in design, who gave me so much valuable feedback on where and how to improve my case studies and portfolio. Also, career mentor Emily, she's great and very helpful!