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Lauren StewartUpdated on March 16, 2018After 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 atContinue Reading →- Imogen CrispeUpdated on March 14, 2018You’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 andContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on April 16, 2020What 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...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on September 6, 2018So 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 andContinue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated 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 w...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on March 7, 2018Even 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 atContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on March 6, 2018Freedom and flexibility are core to Springboard’s online, six-month Digital Marketing Career Track bootcamp. But the mentors are the ones who keep students focused and on track! As a former VP of Marketing at a real estate startup with 20...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on March 5, 2018With 19 years of experience working in startups in San Francisco and New York, David Friedman moved to Berlin, Germany two years ago to be the first instructor at SPICED Academy. David built out their JavaScript bootcamp curriculum from scratch and now leads the teaching team. As a self-taught developer, David believes that a...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on February 28, 2018A lot happened in the world of technology education in February 2018! In case you missed it, we put together a roundup of all the coding bootcamp news we found interesting at Course Report. We read about government support for bootcamps and vocational education, we heard about companies training their employees at bootcamps, we saw coverage on the debate between colleges and bootcamps, and ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 26, 2018In this episode, we’re talking about women’s success at coding bootcamps. Every year, Course Report does a survey of real coding bootcampContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on October 21, 2020You’ve likely heard of cryptocurrency (ahem, Bitcoin), but what do you know about the underlying blockchain technology that it’s built on? If you’re researching coding bootcamps today, then it’s safe to say that blockchain will be a part of your job in some way during your lifetime. Brian Sweeney, a Blockc...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on August 6, 2024When you think of your next tech job, does “Digital Marketer” come to mind? It should; a solid understanding of marketing, combined with analytical and a few tech skills, can lead to a fulfilling, evolving career. By 2024, digital advertising revenue will amount to $460 billion dollars! With the increase in marketing buys over the last few years, experts have forecasted that digital will eve...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on February 20, 2018Rebecca was a high school math teacher for 4 years before deciding to pick up coding. Inspired by her programmer mom, Rebecca went to Tech Elevator’s Women, Wine & Web Design event in Columbus, Ohio to dip her toes into the coding bootcamp ...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on February 16, 2018Joram Clervius was passionate about music and computers growing up. When college didn’t work out, he used his self-taught computer skills to get a job in web design. Joram soon realized that to build products from scratch, he needed to learn software engineering, so he enrolled inContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on February 14, 2018Not everyone gets into coding bootcamp on their first try. Even though Valerie Moy had been working in tech operations for five years, and had taught herself some code, she struggled in the Hackbright Academy coding challeng...Continue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on February 2, 2024You’ve heard the terms UX/UI Designer and Web Developer, but do you understand the differences between these tech roles? Here's what you should consider when choosing between UX/UI Design vs Web Development, the types of jobs you could land after a bootcamp, and the soft skills you’ll need in each role. Professional UX Designer and EducatorContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on February 8, 2018Since WeWork acquired Flatiron School in October 2017, the bootcamp has started taking advantage of the opportunities the new partnership brings. A month after the acquisition, Flatiron School’s online students received comp...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on February 7, 2018Scot Sustad is the CEO of Digital Hot Sauce, a Vancouver-based digital growth agency. He’s always looking for new hires with practical experience (think hands-on experience with SEO, PPC, email marketing, copywriting, and design), which is why he’s already hired threeContinue Reading →
- Lauren StewartUpdated on February 5, 2018As a college sophomore, Noah came up with a great idea for a tech startup. But when he wasn’t learning enough practical skills in his Computer Science degree to build his idea into a product, Noah enrolled inContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on February 2, 2018What do tech recruiters want? It’s a difficult question for a new coding bootcamp grad to answer, so we asked a former recruiter to give us some insight. TJ Kinion is the Program Manager at LearningFuze coding bootcamp in Southern...Continue Reading →
