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  Instructor Spotlight: Jeremy Branstad of Startup Institute

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 23, 2018

  After graduating from Startup Institute in Boston and working as a Software Engineer for some time, Jeremy Branstad has returned to the coding bootcamp as a part-time instructor. The former English professor was surprised to find out how much his previous teaching experience would come in handy. Jeremy tells us why he wants t...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Ed Jasper of Flatiron School

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on March 22, 2018

  We know that coding bootcamp graduates get jobs, but are they successful long-term in their careers? It’s been 4 years since Ed Jasper graduated from Flatiron School – and he’s the perfect example of how much a coding bootcamp graduate...

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  The GI Bill and Coding Bootcamps: Why (and How) It Works

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on December 3, 2024

  Which coding bootcamps are approved for the GI Bill, and what is the process to use it for your tuition? In this podcast we talk to Maggi Molina, who helps veterans get into tech at Operation Code; Erin Frazier, the Director of Operations at The Software Guild coding bootcamp; and Eric Dowty, a...

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  Alumni Spotlight: Maria Gallegos-Vallejo of Brainstation

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on March 19, 2018

  After waitressing and earning a degree in graphic design, Maria was on a mission to find job security and utilize her skills. During her graphic design job search, she kept seeing “front end development” as a hot skill wanted by employers, so she decided to enroll in BrainStation’s Remote Web Development Program. Learn why Maria c...

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  Student Spotlight: Alex Wong of The Tech Academy

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on March 16, 2018

  After multiple degrees in geology, Alex Wong set out to become a petroleum geologist. But a crash in the oil market coincided with a change in Alex’s interests, and he started his journey into tech. Alex chose to learn programming in Seattle at...

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  How to Make Your LinkedIn Stand Out Without Coding Experience

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on March 14, 2018

  You’ve graduated from a coding bootcamp, you know how to build a website from scratch, but you have no relevant work experience – how do you find a job? It may sound like the chicken and the egg problem, but as Fullstack Academy and...

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  What to Expect in a Data Science Job Interview

  

  Imogen Crispe

  Updated on April 16, 2020

  What should you expect in a data science job interview and how can you prepare for one? We asked a Senior Career Advisor at Metis Data Science Bootcamp, Andrew Savage, to give us some insight into what candidates will experience when they apply to data science jobs. Find out examples of interview questions you might get asked (and what yo...

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  Webinar: You survived a coding bootcamp... now what?!

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on September 6, 2018

  So you're going to graduate from a coding bootcamp – congrats! But just because you learn to code doesn't mean you're automatically handed a job as a developer. In this free webinar, a panel from two notable bootcamps – Turing School and ...

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  Campus Spotlight: Ironhack Berlin

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on October 21, 2020

  “Berlin is proving to be an incredible tech ecosystem.” With campuses in Miami, Madrid, Paris, Mexico and Barcelona, Ironhack is launching their web development bootcamp in Berlin, Germany in 2018 to take advantage of the growing tech scene. We spoke with...

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  How Thinkful Brings Coding to Smaller Tech Hubs

  

  Lauren Stewart

  Updated on March 7, 2018

  Even if you don’t live in a bustling tech hub, there’s demand for developers in every city. But what if you’re learning to code in a city with a smaller tech community? Veteran Chris Billiau and former supply chain analyst Brian Barrow both studied at...

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