--- title: The Truth About UX Bootcamps: A Designer Factory That... description: UX Bootcamps are not recommended for those seeking a career as a UX designer due to the lack of proper skills and knowledge provided, oversaturation of the job... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-truth-about-ux-bootcamps-a-designer-factory-that-sells-dreams-like-expensive-candy-agjkadcde twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Truth About UX Bootcamps: A Designer Factory That Sells Dreams Like Expensive Candy | daily.dev og:description: UX Bootcamps are not recommended for those seeking a career as a UX designer due to the lack of proper skills and knowledge provided, oversaturation of the job... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-truth-about-ux-bootcamps-a-designer-factory-that-sells-dreams-like-expensive-candy-agjkadcde og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AGjKAdcDE.png og:image:alt: The Truth About UX Bootcamps: A Designer Factory That Sells Dreams Like Expensive Candy og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Truth About UX Bootcamps: A Designer Factory That Sells Dreams Like Expensive Candy **[UX Planet](https://daily.dev/sources/uxplanet)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UX Bootcamps are not recommended for those seeking a career as a UX designer due to the lack of proper skills and knowledge provided, oversaturation of the job market with Bootcamp graduates, and false promises made by Bootcamps. Instead, alternative options such as self-learning, low-cost courses, mentoring platforms, internships, and voluntary design work are suggested. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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