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  From Medical Professional to Software Engineer after Codesmith

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on February 4, 2025

  While Li enjoyed the clinical side of her career as a dietician, she was burned out from managing the underpaid and overworked lifestyle of working in a hospital. Answering her lifelong interest in tech, Li sought an immersive, online coding school to prepare her to successfully change careers. Li shares her tips about how to prepare for...

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  How Vicki Elevated Her Product Management Career with Product Gym

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on April 26, 2023

  After years of working in Hollywood, Vicki Lau was ready to level up and officially specialize in product management. It was a challenge landing a product manager role outside of the motion picture industry, so Vicki enrolled at...

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  Career Services Spotlight: How Code for All_ is Getting Graduates Hired

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on December 4, 2024

  Although Code for All_ (formerly known as Academia de Código) is based in Portugal, the coding bootcamp is preparing career changers for global tech roles! Luis Santos, Head of Student Outcomes and Business Development, explains what students can expect from...

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  February 2023 Coding Bootcamp News

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on March 29, 2023

  Course Report · February 2023 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup We’re bringing you news of $70M in fundraises and acquisitions this February, and how a few coding bootcamps are making the shift to include apprenticeships. Layoffs at big tech companies con...

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  Build Job-Ready Data Analytics Skills with Maven Analytics

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on February 27, 2023

  Data analytics skills are powerful, versatile, and in high demand across virtually every industry. Maven Analytics has been training future data analysts since 2018, and their Founder & Head of Product, Chris Dutton, is taking us inside their Data Analytics Bootcamp. Find out exactly what you’ll learn in the Maven Analytics curriculum, how the project-based teaching style incorporates real-w...

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  From Data Analyst to Automation Support Engineer after Coding Temple

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on February 23, 2023

  Andre Londardo was working as a data analyst in the oil and gas industry, but wanted a tech career with a longer runway. After realizing he loved to code, Andre quit his job to enroll full-time in the online Software Engineering Bootcamp at Coding Temple. Four months after bootcamp graduation (and with th...

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  Curriculum Spotlight: Learning Data Analytics at Lighthouse Labs

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on February 22, 2023

  After years of teaching data science, Lighthouse Labs has launched an 8-week, full-time Data Analytics Program specifically aimed at career changers looking to break into data analytics. Lead instructor Simon Dawkins and Product Marketing Manager Jon Quinn walk us through the data analytics curriculum and what differentiates it from the data science curriculum. Find out what it takes to get into...

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  6 IT Jobs You Can Get Without a College Degree

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on February 17, 2023

  Skills-based hiring is a growing trend in today’s tech job market — but what kinds of tech roles can you actually land without a college degree? Libby Edwards, the Head of Career Outcomes at Springboard, weighs in with 6 tech roles you c...

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  7 Data Entry Skills to Break into Tech in 2025

  

  Nat Davis

  Updated on February 4, 2025

  Data entry is one of the original tech jobs. And while data professionals may not be punching cards anymore, data entry skills are still imperative to modern organizations and are in high demand by companies that use data to run their businesses. Developing strong data entry skills will undoubtedly benefit your tech career in software engineering, cybersecurity, or data analysis. Hone these 7 sk...

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  Curriculum Spotlight: Learning Part-Time at Sabio Coding Bootcamp

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on April 4, 2023

  Sabio’s remote part-time bootcamp format offers students the same job-relevant curriculum as the full-time program, but with additional flexibility. Robert Johannes, Sabio’s Director of Admissions, takes us through the part-time program – from the real world project that students will build to the career support that...

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