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Imogen CrispeUpdated on May 15, 2024When Nataly found out her job was being eliminated due to an acquisition, she realized it could be an opportunity to upskill and try entrepreneurship. Having enjoyed General Assembly courses in the past, Nataly decided to enroll in GA’s one-week remote intensiveContinue Reading →- Imogen CrispeUpdated on June 24, 2019Jacob began his professional life running a water polo club, but kept thinking about the coding he explored in community college. He decided to switch careers into software and enrolled at Holberton School! Jacob te...Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on June 24, 2019Alex was interested in coding throughout college but initially dismissed it, thinking that coding just wasn’t for her. But seeing the potential of technology while working for nonprofits, she decided to revisit software engineering, and loved it. Alex won the Edie Windsor Lesbians Who Tech Scholarship to attend Codesmith coding ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 31, 2019Being a Solutions Engineer at Datadog takes a unique combination of technical and soft skills. And since many Flatiron School graduates come armed with previous client-facing experience, Datadog has hired 8 of them for this role! We sat down with Avery Johnson, a Technical Solutions Recruiter ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 17, 2019Curious about landing data science interviews (and ultimately, a job) in Seattle? Today, we’re diving into the Seattle data science job market, the types of companies that are hiring, and advice about standing out in a crowded pool of applicants. Our panel will share advice from two different perspectives: Nathan Thompson is a graduate ofContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 13, 2019CD Baby is one of the largest music distribution companies for independent artists. As they’ve built out their technical team to support the 21st-century music industry with digital and streaming services, CD Baby has hired several bootcamp graduates fromContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on June 21, 2019Why is Lighthouse Labs changing their web development bootcamp curriculum again? In 2017 they lengthened the bootcamp to be 10 weeks long, and now it is becoming a 12-week program! Amy Mansell,Continue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on January 8, 2021Data Scientists need a whole toolbox of skills to be able to analyze and manipulate data on the job. One of those skills is Natural Language Processing (NLP), which helps machines understand and classify human speech and writing. To learn more, we asked Data Scientist Lauren Washington, who also mentors Thinkful data science stu...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 7, 2019Ashley had found success in social work but was searching for a job with less stress and more balance for her young family. She attended DigitalCraft’s 16-week full stack immersive bootcamp in Atlanta and is now an Associate Engineer withContinue Reading →
- Imogen CrispeUpdated on May 1, 2019After college, Hinesh found himself in a technical support role, and discovered a passion for software development. He decided to pursue programming full time and attended Rithm School coding bootcamp in San Francisco on a friend’s recommendation. After 16 weeks of bootcamp study, a real-world project with Course Report, and ...Continue Reading →
