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  Alumni Spotlight: Hillary Whitworth of Covalence

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on August 4, 2017

  When Hillary Whitworth heard that a coding bootcamp, Covalence, was opening in her city of Birmingham, Alabama, she took a semester off from college and took the plunge. Now, two years after graduating from...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Michael Casciato of Flatiron School Online

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on August 2, 2017

  Finding a tech job in San Francisco? Easy. Landing a tech job in Cincinnati, Ohio after learning to code online and switching careers from campus ministry? Sounds harder! Michael Casciato did just that with the help of...

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  July 2017 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup + Podcast

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on August 1, 2017

  Need a summary of news about coding bootcamps from July 2017? Course Report has just what you need! We’ve put together the most important news and developments in this blog post and podcast. In July, we read about the closure of two major coding bootcamps, we dived into a number of new industry reports, we heard some student success stories, we read about new investments in bootcamps, and we wer...

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  Why Hack Capital Hires From Lighthouse Labs

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  Kyle Campbell has launched two startups, Retsly and Hack Capital, and built his engineering teams by hiring developers from Lighthouse Labs in Vancouver...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Carrie Ryan of We Can Code IT

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on July 31, 2017

  After finding she was the only woman in her Computer Science undergrad courses, Carrie decided to switch paths and pursue a career in Education. But she found herself drawn to software development, looking for the opportunity to learn and grow. Carrie knew that she needed to continue working while sh...

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  Why MassChallenge Hires from Startup Institute

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 27, 2017

  Boston-based startup accelerator MassChallenge recently hired their new Global Marketing and Operations Senior Director Peter Micali out of Startup Institute’s Digital Marketing bootcamp – and we wanted to find out what made this alum shi...

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  14 Alternatives to Dev Bootcamp

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 25, 2017

  With the closing of Dev Bootcamp (slated for December 8, 2017), you’re probably wondering what other coding bootcamp options are out there. Dev Bootcamp changed thousands of lives, and built a great reputation with employers, so we are sad to see it go. Fortunately, there are still plenty of quality coding bootcamps in the cities...

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  Inside Hackbright Prep at Netflix, San Jose

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 20, 2017

  Hackbright Academy launched an 8-week, part-time Hackbright Prep program in San Francisco in April, and...

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  How to Find Remote Developer Jobs After a Coding Bootcamp

  

  Kim Desmond

  Updated on April 10, 2020

  What was once an idyllic pipedream of working from a laptop on the beach, remote work has become a global reality - and necessity. Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the world now works remotely. For some, jumping on Zoom calls and working online is basically business as usual. Unfortunately for others, social distancing at home means no work at all. Despite much of the world slowing dow...

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  5 Tips to Acing an Online Coding Bootcamp

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 16, 2020

  How do you stay motivated throughout an online coding bootcamp (and land a job afterwards)? Many people choose to take online coding bootcamps because it’s more convenient to study from home, or because they don’t have access to an in-person bootcamp in their city. At Course Report, we regularly hear success stories from online bootcamp graduates who have found great jobs with their new skil...

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