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  From Accountant to Security Operations Analyst after Lighthouse Labs

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 20, 2022

  Tatsiana Kamarova was working in accounting before considering cybersecurity. As an alum of the first Lighthouse Labs Cyber Security Bootcamp, Tatsiana shares how she made a career change. Learn about the cyber security certifications and exams she recommends, the tools she learned in the bootcamp, and the personalized career support that helped lead to her first cyber security role as a Securit...

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  How to Get Into 5 Coding Bootcamps

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on September 30, 2024

  Editor’s note: General Assembly stopped accepting new consumer enrollments on April 28, 2026. This article describes programs and experiences from before that change. Read General Assembly’s official notice. In this Live Q&A, admissions representatives from 5 coding bootcamps – General Assembly,...

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  Ask a Career Coach: Should I Freelance After Bootcamp?

  

  Liz Eggleston

  Updated on September 30, 2022

  Welcome to Ask a Career Coach, an advice column where real bootcamp career coaches take a minute out of their busy days to answer a question from a Course Report reader. Today, Nancy Her, the Career Counselor at Sabio, is answering a question about the pros and cons of freelancing or contracting after a coding bootca...

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  Why David Quit His Job to Learn Coding Full-Time at TrueCoders

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 13, 2022

  David Taccetta dove into several life changes at once: getting married, quitting his job, and enrolling in a full-time coding bootcamp at TrueCoders to make a career change! At TrueCoders, he was impressed with the beginner-friendly curriculum, dedicated career services, and reasonable repayment plans for tuitio...

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  Ask a Career Coach: Can I Work in Cyber Security With No Technical Background?

  

  Ashley Mataya

  Updated on September 30, 2022

  Welcome to Ask a Career Coach, an advice-column where real bootcamp career coaches take a minute to answer questions from a Course Report reader! This time, our expert is Ashley Mataya, Senior Manager of Cyber Partnerships at Lighthouse Labs, who has worked for years in talent strategy for cyber security companies across Canada. Today, she answers a reader’s question about highlighting your tran...

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  From Teaching To Tech: Advice from Teachers who Pivoted Careers

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on February 19, 2025

  With their hard-working determination and unique ability to clarify difficult material, teachers have long been an asset to their teams. But with low teacher salaries and long hours on the job, many educators have begun to reconsider their career choice....

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  Reskilling into Data Analytics with University of Toronto SCS Boot Camps

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on December 7, 2022

  Working at a startup as a mechanical engineer, Akinsola “Sola” Salami quickly learned he would rather be manipulating data to help drive business and product decisions. With University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies (UofT SCS) Boot Camps (offered in collaboration with...

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  August 2022 Coding Bootcamp News

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on September 2, 2022

  Course Report · August 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup This August saw over $175M in fundraises in the coding bootcamp space! Republicans in the US shared what they would like to see in an expanded Pell Grant program, and an OPM giant, 2U, had some g...

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  From Unemployed to Information Security Associate after Code Fellows

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on August 31, 2022

  After battling addiction and homelessness, Bill was rebuilding his life when the pandemic blocked his career path. Armed with a hand-me-down computer, he explored intro tech courses and found a love for cybersecurity. Through Washington State’s Training Benefits program, Bill enrolled at...

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  inkVue: What Bootcamp Grad Jordy Built at Coding Temple

  

  Jess Feldman

  Updated on August 31, 2022

  Jordy was working as a registered nurse in a NYC hospital before deciding to reskill with Coding Temple’s full-time online bootcamp. Jordy walks us through his capstone project, inkVue, a Python-based web application that helps users find the right tattoo artist for them. Jordy highlights what he loved about...

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