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How Lighthouse Labs is Getting Graduates Hired
5/25/2022
Lighthouse Labs boasts a careers curriculum that includes face-time with employers before a student even graduates! Jack Lee, Manager of Employer Partnerships-North American Market at Lighthouse Labs, shares why employers love hiring Lighthouse Labs grads and how the career services team supports students for coding and data interviews at companies of various sizes and in all industries. From mock interviews to code review to direct matchmaking with their worldwide employer network, find out how Lighthouse Labs students are landing jobs typically 1-3 months after graduation.
Meet Our Expert: Jack Lee, Manager of Employer Partnerships-North American Market at Lighthouse Labs
Continue ReadingA Day in the Life of an Information Technology Security Specialist
5/25/2022
What does an IT Security Specialist actually do on the job? How many certifications should an IT Security Specialist get in order to stay relevant? And how can you become an IT Security Specialist with no experience? Vianey Luna, an alum of Springboard’s Cyber Security bootcamp, gives us an inside look at her job today – find out which projects she’s invested in and how she is already climbing the ladder in cyber security. Plus, find out if Springboard’s Cyber Security Career Track – with caring mentors, asynchronous learning, skilled career coaches, industry certifications, and a job placement guarantee – is worth it!
What inspired you to launch a career in cybersecurity?
Continue ReadingFrom Dentist to Developer: How Beth Switched Careers with CodeOp
5/23/2022
Unfulfilled in her dentistry career, Beth Collins traveled the world working gig jobs as she figured out her career options. When her sister told her about CodeOp, a coding bootcamp for women, trans and non-binary individuals that offers an Income Share Agreement, she knew it was the right program. Supported by the ISA, Beth attended the bootcamp without paying tuition until she landed her first developer role at open-source software company, Canonical. Beth shares how her CodeOp experience in 2020 has helped her quickly move up the tech career ladder, plus her 7 tips for bootcamp grads on the job hunt now.
What inspired you to pivot from dentistry to software engineering?
Continue ReadingWhy Devmountain Offers ACE Credit-Recommendation to Students
5/23/2022
This post is sponsored by Devmountain.
Devmountain was recently approved by the American Council on Education and now has ACE recommendations for up to 18 semester credits. We talked to Jason Poole, Director of Operations at Devmountain about the process of getting their bootcamps' approval from ACE and how students should use the credit that can be transferred to universities and programs for those students who want to keep learning. Jason shares how attending an ACE-recommended bootcamp like Devmountain can help boost your education and career!
Continue ReadingHow Alchemy Gets Students Hired
5/11/2022
Marty Nelson, CEO and Chief Alchemist at Alchemy Code Lab modeled their careers curriculum based on what graduates can expect from today’s tech industry. Marty shares what the careers curriculum covers and how students can apply their past “career capital” to their new tech career. Find out the typical job titles and salaries of today’s Alchemy grads, and how Alchemy’s free Developer 101 course gives students a leg up in the immersive coding bootcamp.
Meet Our Expert: Marty Nelson, Co-Founder, CEO, and Chief Alchemist at Alchemy
Continue ReadingHow Divergence Prepared Thomas for a Cybersecurity Career
5/11/2022
As a military veteran, Thomas used VET TEC to cover his bootcamp tuition and a living stipend, which offered him the confidence, freedom, and peace of mind to fully invest himself in learning cybersecurity. Thomas shares how Divergence Academy prepared him for cybersecurity certification exams, the differences between the university and cybersecurity bootcamp experience, and his top two tips for incoming students! Thomas is graduating this week from Divergence Academy – has the cybersecurity bootcamp delivered on getting him career-ready?
What inspired you to go from serving in the Marines to launching a career in cybersecurity?
Continue ReadingAdmissions at Coding Temple: What You Need to Know
5/9/2022
Enrolling at an online coding bootcamp can be intimidating! Todd Schreiber, Admissions Director of Coding Temple, walks us through their 2-step admissions process, prework, and how to determine which of Coding Temple’s program formats is the best fit for you. Learn which technical skills and soft skills Coding Temple expects from their incoming students, and the kinds of tech jobs (and salaries!) Coding Temple grads are landing today.
The admissions process at Coding Temple is simple.
Continue Reading3 Jobs that Transition into Data Analytics Careers
5/6/2022
Data Analysts are responsible for helping businesses across many industries gain actionable insights from vast amounts of data. But what does it take to launch your own data analytics career – especially if you don’t have the college degree for it? Celia Fryar, expert Data Analyst and Instructor of General Assembly’s Data Analytics course breaks down how musicians, teachers, and realtors have the transferable skills to launch data careers. Plus, find out how General Assembly’s Data Analytics course is equipping students — from total beginners to upskillers — with the skills they need to launch mid-level data careers.
In order to create data-driven decisions, businesses need to find actionable insights from data that exists in their organization. Insights from data can help businesses increase revenue or decrease losses. This is where data analytics has huge potential to make an impact on the success of businesses around the world.
Continue ReadingHow Rick Elevated His Tech Career (& Income!) with Tech Elevator
5/3/2022
Rick Anglin hit a ceiling with his IT experience and knew he needed more education to level up. While working as a ranch hand, Rick scoured the internet looking for coding bootcamps. He chose Tech Elevator for their 90% hiring rate 3-6 months after graduating, plus their Pathway Program career support (even six months postgrad). Rick received multiple job offers before graduating and immediately started earning double his salary. Now, he’s sharing his advice to excel at Tech Elevator and what makes Tech Elevator’s Dallas campus a great tech hub.
What inspired you to get into software engineering in 2021?
Continue ReadingApril 2022 Coding Bootcamp News
5/4/2022
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