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  Meet Matt: Thinkful Product Management Flex Student

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on April 7, 2021

  Matt Lemcke has moved from film to bookkeeping to hospitality – he was even a Character Performer at Disneyland for a spell! Now, he’s working on his next big move: a career in Product Management. Matt tells us all about being a student in...

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  18 Data Science Jobs You'll Land After Bootcamp

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on September 30, 2024

  The spectrum of data science jobs is broad – everyone from governments to businesses to non-profit organizations are collecting data. But it takes Data Scientists, Data Analysts, and Data Engineers to turn that data into smart business decisions. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from interviewing s...

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  Math for Data Science with Metis

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on January 8, 2021

  In this webinar, we're talking about why you need math skills to be a Data Scientist and exactly which types of math you need to know. Kim Fessel, a Senior Data Scientist and Instructor at Metis, joins us to share her...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Tech Elevator Grads 3 Years After Coding Bootcamp

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on February 13, 2020

  Rebecca Sullivan and Gabriel Sheeley are both bootcamp alumni from Tech Elevator's Ohio campuses. They actually graduate...

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  From College Grad to Senior Software Engineer at Target with The Software Guild

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on February 12, 2020

  Anna Maxam was having a hard time finding a job in her field after college. After hiring managers told her she needed more programming experience, she decided...

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  Everything You Need to Know About General Assembly’s Revamped User Experience Design Immersive

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 30, 2024

  Editor’s note: General Assembly stopped accepting new consumer enrollments on April 28, 2026. This article describes programs and experiences from before that change. Read General Assembly’s official notice. The UX Design job market is changing, and General Assembly just revamped their User Experience Design Immersive to evol...

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  Why Priceline Hires Developers from Flatiron School

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on February 4, 2020

  Tony Padovano, Pedro Gutierez, and Aadi Deshpande f...

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  Meet an Instructor: Brijesh Patel from Sabio

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on February 8, 2021

  Brijesh Patel is an instructor at Sabio’s Full-Time Coding Bootcamp – a bootcamp he graduated from 4 years ago! We caught up with Brijesh to learn how (and why) he became an instructor at Sabio. He also shares how wor...

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  January 2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on January 30, 2020

  It's our first podcast of 2020 and January is already buzzing with bootcamp news! To kick off the New Year, we’re telling you about new acquisitions, fundraises, accreditation, and regulation. Plus we’re passing along tips on how to spruce up your resume for that new tech job! And of course we round up general coding bootcamp updates, new campuses, and new coding bootcamps in the Course Report...

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  Codecademy vs Treehouse: The Complete Guide

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on January 29, 2020

  Codecademy and Treehouse are both on-demand coding classes that run on monthly subscriptions and are delivered entirely on an online platform. Both schools offer multiple career...

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