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  How App Academy Grad Jerrik Became a Software Engineer at 23andMe

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 17, 2019

  Jerrik Shaw, a graduate of App Academy’s software engineering bootcamp wrote a verified review of his bootcamp experience and won our latest sweepstakes competition! Over 1200 tech bootcamp graduates wrote a Verified review for t...

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  How to Land an Internship After Coding Bootcamp

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on July 11, 2019

  Internships at tech companies are different than your typical internship – don’t expect to be picking up coffee orders! We spoke to Rachel Bussert, Epicodus’ Director of Student Services who has been coordinating the internship program at Epicodus for over four years. Rachel tells us what she’s learned about finding internship opportunities, the value of...

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  From Pastor to Software Sales Rep with preHIRED

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  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  When Pastor David Stewart had to move to an expensive part of Seattle to be closer to his kids, he urgently needed a higher paying job. Through his research he found that software sales jobs had high salaries, so he enrolled in the online preHIRED software sales bootcamp to learn the tools of the trade. David tells us how he found the...

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  Stacey's Final Project at Hackbright Academy

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 1, 2019

  Stacey was a veterinarian, but started coding little apps to help her with calculations at work. She found she really enjoyed coding so decided to make a career change! Stacey enrolled at women’s coding bootcamp Hackbright Academy in San Francisco to accelerate her learning and learn how to build useful tools for vets. Read...

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  June 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on July 1, 2019

  June 2019: a coding bootcamp fundraise, an interesting acquisition, and great new initiatives to encourage more women and underrepresented groups to get into tech. In this month’s podcast, we talk about the status of the tech skills shortage, what is happening to fill the gaps in areas like data science and cybersecurity, and the ongoing conversation around ISAs (income share agreements). Plus...

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  From Medicine to iOS Development with Lambda School

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on June 28, 2019

  Jerrick excelled in biology and medicine, but he was always thinking about technology. After medical school, he decided to pivot to iOS development and enrolled in Lambda School’s iOS Development Track! He was impressed with the online...

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  Learn from a Real Product Manager at BrainStation: Khaled Zaky

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on June 27, 2019

  BrainStation Product Management Instructor Khaled Zaky is also a Director of Product Management at the Royal Bank of Canada. He wanted to share his knowledge, so he started teaching aspiring product managers on evenings and weekends, online and in Toronto. Khaled tells us how he uses real examples from his job to help his...

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  Insights on Galvanize’s New Hack Reactor Software Engineering Program

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on June 27, 2019

  Since Galvanize acquired Hack Reactor, you may be wondering what’s new about the Software Engineering Immersive. We sat down with Teddi Maull, who actually graduated from Galvanize in 2015 and now works as an instructor, to learn about the changes to curriculum, time commitment, and focus in the new immersive bootcamp. Teddi shares why she was passionate about returning as an instructor to ass...

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  Upskilling Analysts to Data Engineers with The Software Guild

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on June 26, 2019

  The Software Guild teaches data engineering courses for business analysts at companies that want to analyze a wider variety of data. Could data engineering be the next skill you need in your skillset? Software Developer Jonathan Frazier and Data Scientist Haythem Balti, both instructors at The Software Guild, explain the differe...

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  Thinkful's Income Share Agreement + Stipend: What You Need to Know

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on September 17, 2021

  Thinkful has been offering job guarantees for their immersive courses since 2016, but now the online school is taking it a step further by launching income share agreements and living stipends which students don’t need to repay until they find a job. We sat down with...

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