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How Erin's Flatiron School Project Got Her a Job 5 Days After Graduation!
2/4/2020
Erin Johnson wanted more out of her career in art, so she attended Flatiron School’s Software Engineering Program in London. She designed a beautiful web application called Curatorial for her final project, and that project helped her land a job with Artlogic just five days after graduation! Watch the video Q&A or read on for a walk through the application – Erin shares the technologies she learned, advice for beginners, and how her previous career has made her a better web developer after Flatiron School.
Continue ReadingEverything You Need to Know about Codesmith’s New Online Bootcamp
1/24/2020
You may know Codesmith as an immersive bootcamp in New York and Los Angeles, but did you know that Codesmith just launched its Part-time Remote Software Engineering Immersive? Lead Instructor, Shane Taylor, answers all of our questions about this new option! We cover the curriculum, time commitments, prereqs, instructors, teaching style, and what Shane is most excited about for this course.
Continue ReadingAnja Lena’s Journey to UX Design with CareerFoundry
1/22/2020
Want to become a UX designer but have no idea where to start? Anja Lena Sack-Hauchwitz was in the same boat until she found CareerFoundry’s online UX Design Course. She tells us about what she learned at CareerFoundry, how she funded bootcamp tuition through Germany’s unemployment agency, her favorite inspirational UX podcasts, and how she uses her background in design to fuel her creativity and communication skills as a Junior UX Designer at Dept!
Continue ReadingMeet Our Review Sweepstakes Winner: Jeremy of LearningFuze
2/3/2020
Jeremy Wang, a graduate of LearningFuze’s web development bootcamp wrote a verified review of his bootcamp experience and won our latest sweepstakes competition! Over 1,200 tech bootcamp graduates wrote a Verified review for their school on Course Report and went into the draw to win a $500 Amazon Giftcard. We caught up with Jeremy to hear about his coding bootcamp experience and his new job at Verys!
Continue ReadingPedro’s Journey to Lead Software Engineer after Wyncode
1/23/2020
After trying out three majors, Pedro De Ona dropped out of college to attend Wyncode in Miami, Florida. He launched his own healthcare tech startup straight out of bootcamp and most recently landed a job with the massive Restaurant Brands International, the Miami-based company that owns Burger King and Popeyes. Pedro shares how Wyncode prepared him to hit the ground running, how his job search was different from the traditional bootcamp graduate, and his tips for succeeding after coding bootcamp.
Continue ReadingInside Springboard’s New Software Engineering Career Track with Colt Steele
1/8/2020
Colt Steele is a long-time teacher who just wrote the curriculum for Springboard’s new Software Engineering Career Track. We sat down with Colt to find out how he’s designed the new Python + Node.js curriculum, the support students can expect throughout the online bootcamp, what bootcampers can do to be successful, and Springboard’s Job Guarantee.
Continue ReadingEzzia’s Journey with the SHE Tuition Discount at General Assembly
3/11/2020
Can you make it through a bootcamp even if you have no experience coding? We debrief with Ezzia, a General Assembly bootcamp graduate and awardee of the See Her Excel (SHE) Tuition Discount, just one week post-graduation. Ezzia had no idea what coding was before enrolling at General Assembly – see what she shared with us about her experience learning Python, Django, and React at General Assembly’s three-month long Software Engineering Immersive.
Continue ReadingInside Brainstation’s Digital Marketing Diploma Program
1/7/2020
Continue ReadingBrainStation has been teaching digital marketing classes for years and recently launched an intensive, career-changing Digital Marketing Diploma program. Julia Osmar, the VP of Education Experience at BrainStation, tells us all about the new Digital Marketing Diploma – including who should apply (and who the diploma course is not right for), the admissions and interview process, and what the new Digital Marketing Diploma will cover.
2019 End of Year Coding Bootcamp Podcast
1/31/2020
As we near the end of 2019, we're rewinding and reflecting on the most impactful coding bootcamp news of the year. Follow along as we look at market trends, digest thought pieces, break down $750MM acquisitions and tons of fundraises, layoffs, and more. We’ll also look at our predictions for 2020 and our hopes for the future of coding bootcamps in the coming year!
Continue Reading4 Skills for Your 2020 Tech Toolbox
4/16/2020
Haythem Balti, the Director of Curriculum at Software Guild, says that his job as an educator is to “see the horizon of enterprise, to be aware of needs that are going to arise, and to introduce those concepts to students at the right time.” So we consulted Haythem to find out which technologies and skills he predicts will be most popular in 2020 – and how to take your own career in data, front end, or back end development to the next level in the New Year. Plus, how to upskill even if you’re working in a full-time job.
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