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Why Joshua Chose Thinkful to Become a Remote Developer
8/18/2020
Joshua Akan-Etuk nearly finished their Computer Science degree before dropping out and starting work as a Help Desk Technician while learning to code. After many rejected job applications, Joshua turned to Thinkful to better prepare for a career in web development. Discover how Thinkful's remote Engineering Flex course suits Joshua’s full-time work schedule, plus their (very good) advice for anyone who’s thinking of enrolling in a remote bootcamp!
Continue ReadingNavigating the Job Search as a Codesmith Grad During COVID-19
8/14/2020
Unsatisfied working in the construction field, Ashley Austin looked to Codesmith’s Software Engineering Bootcamp in Los Angeles to help him career-switch into software engineering. When COVID-19 swept the U.S., Ashley’s bootcamp moved from in-person to remote with live online instruction. Learn how Codesmith supported Ashley’s career change both in-person and remote, exactly what he did to land a job as a Platform Operations Senior Software Engineer, and his advice for other new developers navigating the job search during a pandemic.
Continue ReadingHow to Get Into a Coding Bootcamp in 2020
8/13/2020
Unlike colleges, coding bootcamps aren’t interested in your high school GPA or SAT scores. What they do care about is passion, grit, and determination to change your career. So what does the path look like to get admitted to a coding bootcamp? Follow these 8 steps to get into the bootcamp of your choice!
Continue ReadingWhat Is Design Thinking? An Intro with Springboard
8/10/2020
Design thinking is a technique used by companies large and small to provide their end-users with easy experiences that satisfy and delight. You’re also likely to see it in any quality design bootcamp curriculum. But what is Design Thinking? Rylan Clark, Springboard Mentor and UX Consultant, walks us through the five phases of Design Thinking, how it is used in industry, and answers the question: can you effectively learn Design Thinking at a bootcamp?
Continue ReadingHow Equestrian Bronte Became a Remote Developer after Flatiron School
8/4/2020
After a severe injury disrupted her dreams of competing in the summer Olympics, equestrian Bronte Sewell took a chance on her nascent love of tech and enrolled in Flatiron School’s Software Engineering Program. For 15 weeks, Bronte rode her bike 10 miles to Flatiron School’s San Francisco campus where she learned the tech stack and soft skills she would need to land her first developer job. Bronte shares how the Flatiron School community supported the remote job search, plus her post-bootcamp journey from internship to a position as a full-time developer.
Continue ReadingJuly 2020 Coding Bootcamp News
7/30/2020
This July, there was so much going on in U.S. politics and we saw it trickling into the coding bootcamp sphere. We also continued to see discussions around opening the gates of tech to more diverse, qualified candidates and reskilling initiatives as well as a fascinating new study about the effectiveness of the traditional technical interview. Plus, we dig into all of the recent news about bootcamp acquisitions, a $130MM fundraise, and 13 new coding bootcamps!
Continue ReadingVirtual Classroom Tour: Rithm School Online
7/29/2020
Curious what you’ll get in a remote coding bootcamp? Today, Matt Lane from Rithm school is here to share a virtual tour of the Rithm School online classroom. Matt walks us through the differences between Rithm School online versus in-person, share his screen and give us a tour of the classroom (including how you’ll communicate with students and instructors, where you’ll find the curriculum, and how you’ll pair-program remotely), and shares advice for students who want to excel in an online bootcamp to get a job when they graduate.
Continue ReadingHow Isaac Became A Remote Developer with Sabio (and VET TEC!)
7/23/2020
U.S. Army veteran Isaac Winters grew up around code, but after medically retiring from the Army, he had difficulty finding a career path that suited his needs. When a tech internship reaffirmed his coding skills, Isaac enrolled at Sabio to round out his skillset. Learn how Isaac got VET TEC to cover his tuition, how Sabio’s instructors “threw me in the deep end, but didn’t let me drown,” and how Sabio’s remote coding bootcamp got Isaac job-ready to be a remote Full Stack Developer at Equiant right after graduation!
Continue ReadingAre tech companies hiring coding bootcampers during COVID?
8/4/2020
In “normal” times, 83% of bootcampers are employed after graduating from a coding bootcamp. But the question we hear most often in 2020? Will I get a job if I go to a coding bootcamp during the COVID pandemic? Should I “wait and see” or should I take advantage of this time to change careers? Companies like ServiceNow continue to hire bootcampers as developers because demand for their product has surged during the pandemic. Other companies like Progressive are shifting to online work and remote hiring and onboarding. Candor and Layoffs.fyi have kept real-time, 100% user-generated lists of companies that are hiring, freezing, furloughing, etc throughout the pandemic, and The New York Times posits that big tech could emerge from the coronavirus crisis even stronger than before. But the hiring landscape has undoubtedly changed and is impacting coding bootcampers, so we’re answering all your questions about whether you’ll get a job or not after bootcamp. Plus, advice from bootcampers who have landed jobs during COVID-19 about how they did it!
Continue ReadingHow Phoenix Found Her Footing as a Developer at Devmountain
7/16/2020
Phoenix Shane dove into programming by teaching herself SQL, but she knew it was only the beginning. In order to get a better footing with her tech career, Phoenix enrolled in Devmountain’s Web Development Immersive to develop a broader understanding of coding languages and the tech skills that developers use everyday. Learn more about Phoenix’s bootcamp experience at Devmountain, how she got an internship at TEKSystems during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her advice for kickstarting your software development career.
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