I attended a bootcamp in 2018, and I'd wager that that's when the market started to get flush with bootcamp and CS grads. In 2019 and onward, I feel like I would've had a much harder time finding a job.

1. It took 13-14 interviews across 7 months to get my first job.

2. The salary for the area was not competitive, but I wanted to have something.

3. Yes. I applied for my second job two years later, and I had about 48 interviews across a 6 month period. The salary may not be considered competitive to some, but it's a bit over six figures and a lot more than what I made at my first job.