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Built for coding & career bootcamps

Pre-screen applicants. Catch struggling students at week three. Track alumni outcomes.

A 25-minute fit assessment cuts pre-cohort drop-out. A week-three burnout check flags interventions. Post-cohort outcomes data sharpens admissions every cohort. Free for student cohorts.

In Brief

JobCannon for Coding and Career Bootcamps provides three assessment loops across the cohort lifecycle: pre-cohort fit screening (RIASEC + Skills Audit + Big Five) before deposit to reduce no-shows and early drop-out, mid-cohort intervention check (Burnout Risk + Values + EQ) at week three to flag students needing 1:1 support, and post-cohort outcomes mapping (placement data linked back to assessment baseline) to sharpen admissions models over four to six cohorts. Used by full-stack, data-science, UX, product, and growth-marketing bootcamps. Student-facing assessments are free for the cohort, including alumni follow-up. Cohort dashboard with outcomes analytics runs on the Business tier ($199/mo flat) or under a partnership for multi-cohort operators. Spanish localisation in active build for Latin American bootcamps. The platform complements technical screens (CodeSubmit, Codility) — those test skill, JobCannon tests fit and trajectory.

Three loops across the cohort lifecycle

Pre, mid, and post — each with a measurable outcome.

Pre-cohort fit screen
Every applicant takes RIASEC + Skills Audit + Big Five before paying their deposit. Admissions sees a fit score and a trajectory prediction. Wrong-fit applicants self-select out, which cuts pre-cohort no-shows by 30-50 percent in adopting bootcamps.
Week-three intervention
Mid-cohort burnout-risk + values check identifies students whose engagement is dropping. Instructors get a quiet flag — this student needs a 1:1 before week five. Catches the ghosting drop-out pattern before it happens.
Alumni outcomes mapping
Placement data feeds back to assessment baseline. After four to six cohorts the platform identifies the trait clusters that predict placement at your specific bootcamp. Admissions sees an updated ideal-applicant profile each cohort.
ISA underwriting signal
For bootcamps with income-share agreements, assessment data feeds into the underwriting model alongside academic and technical signals. Adopters report 1-3 percentage point default-rate reductions in the first cohort using the data.

Battery across the cohort lifecycle

Asynchronous, mobile-friendly, total time per loop under 25 minutes.

Pre-cohort
Application screen
Mid-cohort
Week-three intervention

Compared to bootcamp-adjacent tools

For a bootcamp with 200 students per year

$15-25K
CodeSubmit + admissions tooling
Combined per-applicant cost
$10-18K
Codility + custom assessments
$50-90 per applicant tested
$8-15K
AcademicMerit / Hiremee
$40-75 per applicant
$0
JobCannon
Unlimited, forever

What bootcamps get

Free assessments for every applicant, student, and alum
Pre-cohort fit scoring and trajectory prediction
Week-three burnout and engagement flagging
Post-cohort placement-to-baseline outcomes mapping
Cohort comparison dashboard across multiple intakes
Optional ISA underwriting data feed
Spanish in active build for Latin American cohorts
Multi-cohort and multi-track support on partnership tier

Bootcamp pricing

Student-facing assessments and Career Guide stay free. Cohort outcomes dashboard on the Business tier ($199/mo flat) or scoped under a partnership for multi-cohort operators.

Starter

Try it with a micro-team

$0
  • 5 invites (one-time, not recurring)
  • All 50+ assessments
  • Basic individual reports
  • Share link via email or Slack
  • No credit card required
Request free access

Coach

For independent coaches and therapists

$29/mo
or $290/yr (save 17%)
  • 30 invites per month
  • All 50+ assessments
  • Detailed individual reports
  • Coach notes per client
  • PDF export (client-ready)
  • Session prep recommendations
Get Coach access
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Team

For startups, teams and HR

$79/mo
or $790/yr (save 17%)
  • 100 invites per month
  • Everything in Coach
  • Team DNA dashboard
  • Compatibility matrix
  • Conflict-pattern detection
  • Compare 2-3 team members
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Business

For agencies, L&D and scale-ups

$199/mo
or $1990/yr (save 17%)
  • 500 invites per month
  • Everything in Team
  • White-label PDF reports (your logo)
  • API access (read-only results)
  • Custom assessment builder (beta)
  • Bulk CSV import/export
Get Business access

Enterprise

For 200+ person companies

From $5k/yr
  • Unlimited invites
  • Everything in Business
  • SSO (SAML, Google Workspace)
  • SLA (99.9% uptime)
  • Data residency options (EU/US)
  • Dedicated Customer Success
Talk to us

All plans currently activated manually via the contact form — we review each request within 24 hours and provision access the same day. Self-serve checkout coming once we've heard from the first wave of teams.

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Tell us your cohort size, your placement target, and your admissions process. We respond with a pilot plan within one business day.

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FAQ

Why do bootcamps need an assessment platform?

Three reasons. (1) Pre-cohort drop-out — bootcamps lose 5-15 percent of students before week one because they self-select badly. A 25-minute RIASEC + Skills Audit before deposit converts the wrong-fit applicant into a no-show before they take a seat. (2) Mid-cohort drop-out — week three is the danger zone, when students realise the pace is harder than expected. A burnout-risk + values check flags students who need 1:1 support before they ghost. (3) Post-cohort placement — alumni outcomes data is the metric the market judges your bootcamp on. Linking placement back to assessment baseline shows you which student profiles convert and lets you sharpen admissions over time.

Does this work for non-coding bootcamps like UX, data, and product?

Yes. The assessment battery is generic — RIASEC and Big Five do not care if the destination role is engineer, designer, analyst, or product manager. The Career Guide maps to 2,536 careers including all common bootcamp destinations. UX bootcamps use Multiple Intelligences and Visual-Spatial assessments; data bootcamps lean on IQ and Skills Audit; product bootcamps emphasise EQ and Conflict Styles for stakeholder management.

How does this compare to bootcamp-specific tools like CodeSubmit or Codility?

CodeSubmit and Codility test technical skill — can you write a function that solves this problem in 30 minutes. JobCannon tests fit and predicts trajectory — does this person have the temperament, motivation, and skill base to make it through twelve weeks of grinding new material. The two are complementary. Most bootcamps run a coding test for technical baseline and JobCannon for fit and trajectory; together they catch both technical and motivational mismatches.

Can we use this with our ISA or income-share agreement underwriting?

Some bootcamps with ISAs use JobCannon assessment data as one signal in their underwriting model — alongside academic background and coding pre-test. We do not provide a credit score or formal underwriting opinion; we provide validated psychometric and skills data the underwriting team can incorporate. Bootcamps that did this report a small but consistent reduction in default rate (1-3 percentage points) in the first cohort using the data.

How do alumni outcomes feed back into admissions?

Alumni who place into roles within six months are tagged "successful". The platform analyses their assessment baselines to identify which traits, RIASEC codes, and skill patterns predicted placement. Admissions sees an updated ideal-applicant profile each cohort. Over four to six cohorts the model converges on your bootcamp’s specific success pattern, which improves admissions hit-rate without becoming a hard filter.

What about international students and remote-first cohorts?

The platform is fully online and asynchronous, which suits global remote cohorts. Spanish localisation is in active build for Latin American bootcamps. The Remote Work assessment is included in the post-cohort battery for graduates targeting remote-first employers — particularly relevant for non-US students.