CareerFoundry Reviews
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Amitha Ganesh
Great UX design Course
It has a great circular. We can get 2-3 projects from the bootcamp. I love my tutor and mentor. They provide a great feedback and resources to make us industry ready. It also has Job preparation course, which is included in the bootcamp. Overall, a great Return for the money. -
Kyla Quilos
CareerFoundry was the most PERFECT choice for me!
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Quitting my stable job to do a boot camp for web development was not an easy choice so I definitely took my time researching the right boot camp. Honestly, I have not regretted choosing CareerFoundry ever since I joined. I was so lucky to have been paired with such an amazing mentor who LOVES to teach, and that’s really hard to find sometimes. I also got lucky with my tutor who’s always available to help even though I know he’s also busy with his own life and other students, but he always manages to find time to help me. The student advisors are genuinely there to help you succeed so when I was having a hard time in my personal life, they understood and tried to help me out. Even just with advice to keep me going, they were there. I am so appreciative of CareerFoundy because I’m learning so much from their curriculum. Although I’m not finished with my entire course, I truly am grateful for everything CareerFoundry has offered me so far! -
Shir
Ux design course
I'm taking the UX design course for 4 months now, so far, it's a great course. I got a great tutor and a great mentor, I couldn't ask for more. -
Mann Jaiswal
Web Development Track
Learning with CareerFoundry was one of the best choices I have ever made. It helps you get to experience with HTML, CSS, and JS which are the three essentials to build websites. If you are willing to put in some hours, then CF is undoubtedly the best option for you. -
Shay
Overall Pleased
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CareerFoundry's online program is great for me because I can structured my time as I like it. I like that I'm learning by doing and that I will have 3 projects for my portfolio at the end of the program. Even though I don't have access to its Job Preparation Course yet (You have access to it upon 50% completion of your main program.), I'm impressed with the career specialist with whom I've interacted so far. -
Gabriella Kovacs
Awesome course :)
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I am halfway through CareerFoundry's UX course, and my experience couldn't have been better! The curriculum is well-designed, so even career changers like me can follow it, and having 2 experts in the field helping me along the way is super helpful and supportive. Student support is excellent, with attentive student advisors I can reach out to no matter what the issue. I highly recommend this course to anyone getting started in UX :) -
Chandler Jones
UX Design
A very well and beautifully organized course for aspiring UX Design students. -
Katie Yarnell
CareerFoundry
I think the team at CareerFoundry is great! Everyone has been so helpful and professional. -
Rajiv
Data analytics course
I am receiving quick and regular help from my tutor. I am happy with the learning so far. -
Ishan
Great program! Very happy with it.
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This program is really great for anyone looking to make a career pivot to UX Design. It's much cheaper than some other programs and the lessons are comparable. The course content is organized well and I love having access to the Slack channel to help other students with assignments and learn from other students' projects. My tutor and mentor are both amazing in answering my questions on time, making sure I'm understanding the material and providing other resources to explore. The only issue I've had is that some of the lessons are a little vague in their explanations of concepts. Examples that have been chosen to illustrate certain concepts are oftentimes very different from each other and can be contradictory, so it can be confusing understanding which is the more right way to do things. But the course does a great job providing additional resources and my tutor also helps clear up my confusions. Overall, I definitely recommend! -
Rob Rowland
Data Analysis Course
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I'm currently about 3 months into the Data Analysis course through CareerFoundry. I work full time and have two children, so flexibility was important for me in searching for the correct program. CareerFoundry has been great because it allows me to work at my own pace and 100% online, when and where I'm able to do it. The project-based curriculum provides hands on experience with the material, which makes me feel like I'm making the most of my time in preparing for my next career step. I've already recommended CareerFoundry to others and would again. -
Aaron Howland
Review of data analytics program
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The data analytics program is designed to introduce and provide the student with the mindset and skills to effectively conduct and communicate data analyses processes to relevant stakeholders. I have found the course materials to be relatively straightforward and easy to follow. My specific circumstances give me the ability to commit 6-8 hours per day to the program, which allowed me to move through the introduction to data analytics program fairly quickly. At this stage I am progressing through the data immersion exercises, and currently completing the visualization exercise acquiring skills in the use of the Tableau platform. I have found the hands on tasks at the end of each exercise to be helpful for strengthening and retaining skills in each domain; the tasks have been engaging, and most encourage the use of critical thinking skills based on the information learned from the exercise. My tutor has been responsive and encouraging, and has provided further support and resources on the occasion when I may have overlooked or misunderstood something in the exercise. My mentor has been similar supportive and to date has provided detailed feedback pertaining to submissions. The exercises also provide examples of other students work for reference, which has been helpful at times when I have gotten confused with a task. I'm looking forward to gaining more hands on experience with SQL and Python, and ultimately engaging with a career counselor to meet my objective of making a career change into the field of data analytics. -
Diana Kirby
Full-Scale Support to Launch a Career in UX
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I reviewed several options of how to launch my UX career change journey, and I'm glad I chose CareerFoundry for my UX Design Journey. The design of the class portal is super easy to use and know what is up ahead or review the progress you've made in the course. The student community on slack is so welcoming and students are open to help out and connect with others. I'm about half way through, and I can't wait to get to the job prep portion. I know that I'll be fully ready to join in the UX workforce when I've completed the course, having had the support of the program, my tutor and mentor, job specialist, and other students. Careerfoundry also asks for feedback all the time. It's amazing to see how much they want to listen and make changes that work for their students! -
Nicole
So far so good
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The course offers a very good overview and comprehensive deep dive into the world of UX design. Each section gives you the material needed to succeed in that particular area, with a quiz and task to be completed at the end. While having to complete a task may seem overwhelming at first, these requirements are segmented in such a way as to help with the overall picture and retention of what was just learned as well as allow you to piece together your portfolio at the end in a seamless manner. I'm looking forward to continuing my journey with them! -
Robert M.
Really enjoying my UX course
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This course has been great in helping me find a new direction for my career. Each fundamental and exercise is clearly explained, so you can incrementally get comfortable with the field. The flexibility offered by the course is great too. You can work on the exercises whenever it suits your schedule. They also help keep you on track with an interactive timeline that moves along as you submit tasks towards our goal. You are assigned both a tutor and a mentor, and both of mine have been extremely helpful and responsive. Their criticisms are constructive and they give due credit for good work done. If you are thinking about a career change, I can definitely recommend this platform. It's a great opportunity! -
Paula
Great choice !
CareerFoundry is a great choice both for beginners and advanced learners. -
Frankie Flynn
UX Immersion
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CareerFoundry have really shined when connecting me with my mentor. His experience has helped me grow a lot and made me feel a lot more confident entering then world of UX design.
The course is in depth and you’ll learn a tremendous amount of UX, the course itself is broken down into many tasks, my goal everyday is “complete one task” and I’m getting through it rather quickly now.
Plus you can’t beat a job guarantee.
Some tutorial videos need updated a little for modern software, but this isn’t a huge issue. Overall I’m happy with how it’s going and feel excited to start my new career. -
Will
UX Design Program
Learning all of the skills, tools, and processes required to become a UX designer -
JL
UI Design
Really enjoying the course fantastic teachers and Mentors. The course is very professional. -
Ines
Good curriculum, but total lack of support
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I signed up for the Full Stack Web Development program as I already graduated from CF UI Design program with great experiences (though no job in the end).
I have to say, although their design program is worth it, the development one is just the opposite. First of all, there is a great distinction in CF team behavior to you depending on if you pay on your own versus if your course is paid by unemployment agency. When I was paying on my own, the team was cordial and I managed to change my mentor with no big explanations. However, now that I am studying through unemployment agency, even though I do not have positive experience with my tutor, all my feedbacks are in vain.
Some things that bother me the most:
- Complete lack of support. I often lose 2-3 days on one task jsut because my tutor is not availabe during normal working hours. I have to stay logged in until midnight in order to try to communicate to him. He is responding to my chat messages only briefly and often this is not enough to solve the problem. Actually, he has been of zero actual support to me, only giving out links that I can (and do) find myself. Imagine solving one task whole day and then trying to resolve some issues until midnight (because your tutor has better things to do than to tutor you) and even that is not helping because he replies maybe once in an hour!! This means I am sitting endlessly in front of my computer trying to wait for a single reply, which then usually consist of brief sentence with a link to stackoverflow, youtube or whatever!!
- Consequence of this total lack of support is that I have to pay for extra tutoring from external people. Yes, that is correct. Because as AfA student, I have no time to waste and I cannot wait 2 days for my tutor to communicate with me, for the tasks I get stuck on I have to pay another person who can tutor me and explain me what is the issue. Yes, you do get mentor calls, but they are LIMITED. You only get 12 calls for the entire course of 50 tasks -and trust me development is hard!! When I asked Student advisors if it is possible to get extra calls, they flatly refused. They do not care about student's opinion at all, when you are not the one who is direclty paying them.
- Curriculum is OK and you do learn a lot, but it is expected that you will learn JS from zero to hero in 3 weeks or so, then React in 2 weeks, etc. This is impossible in such a short time, therefore I am paying additional courses on Udemy so I can keep track with the curriculum demands. I found better support on Udemy actually, because when I post some issues there I get sensible and helpful reply from course leader, which is usually not the case with my tutor.
- My tutor (again him, yes) is often rejecting my tasks even though I did the same as other students did (as a student you can see 3 approved examples made by other students as a guideline). We all get same tasks and same curriculum. I do not understand why I need to do more than others (for some tasks)!? When I asked my tutor how come I need to do X and Y which other students did not do, his response was that maybe their tutors overlooked this (!?). I have 3 references of same solution, so how can it be possible that 3 tutors made the same overlooking mistake for 3 different people??
- My mentor was initially non-responsive to my messages (would only accept call requests), but he did change his behavior when I pointed this out to him and is now much more helpful. However, I still have only 9 calls left with him and more than half of the course to go, so I know I will not have enough calls with him until the end of the course. Then I guess I will just have to pay to someone else if I get majorly stuck (my progress is watched by the unemployment agency so there is no leeway), which is of course not mentor's fault, it is the limitation of the course itself. In comparison, when I was paying on my own, I think I even unlimited calls with. my mentor (or at least much more than here - but this info I should double-check as I graduated already some time ago from the first course).
All in all, while I know that I will make it through this course because I did learn some basic development before on Udemy and some initial knowledge helped me to progress faster in the beginning, I would not recommend this course for Bildungsgutschein students, nor for beginners. Getting feedback as a beginner developer is extremely important because many things can go wrong that are beyong your control (especially when you are facing the topic 1st time in your life) and I am extremely disappointed by how they treat me as a student. And yes, I did send my feedbacks to their Feedback team many times and I also leave review and feedbacks after each lesson (maybe that will help other students if not me).
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John Cowley
Good experience, liked it
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After my 30s, I decided to find a new career path. For most of my life, I liked to paint and design, that is why I thought that it would be a great idea to become a UX designer. I had no appropriate skills and decided to join the CareerFoundry UX design course. The course program was very profound, lectures are understandable and my mentor was always ready to help. But in the middle of the course, I realized that it is not the career of my dreams. I realized that I prefer working with people much more than just working with the computer. So I've dropped out, but I the course itself was marvelous. I recommend these guys, if you want to start a new career in UX. -
Ashley
Great UX bootcamp for beginners
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After doing extensive research on finding a program best suited for me, I came across CareerFoundry. The program offers both a tutor and mentor specifically for you, and I love both my tutor and mentor assigned to me. I like that the course lets you go at your own pace but shows you the deadline it should be completed by for each section. The curriculum is in-depth and easy to understand, considering I knew very little about UX Design. I'd absolutely recommend CareerFoundry to beginning and mid-level aspiring UX designers! -
Matty
UX Design Bootcamp
A fantastic dive into the techniques and best practices of the UX designer. -
Pauline Margossian
Thank you CareerFoundry!
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As a student with no background in web development & coding in general, I feel CareerFoundry is the best choice I have ever made. The curriculum is very well organised, I was skeptical at first when I knew it was online but when I started the course I felt involved in the course more than ever, there's so much to learn and to practice that you don't feel the time pass by and you just want to finish one task and start another.
My tutor and mentor are people who you look up to they are always there to help, give advices and guide me through my coding journey.
The Student advisors are very welcoming and they always keep contact through encouraging emails.
I encourage anyone who is interested in coding to take Full-Stack Web development course at CareerFoundry you won't regret it! -
Vira
Compelling and competing UI course
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I'm very happy I've chosen CareerFoundry for the start of my UI career.
It's not only easily accessible and can be done from any corner of the world, but its program is covering if not all, but the most important topics of UI/UX design.
I love the way the course is organised and planned. The platform can be tricky sometimes, but it's very well-planned and easy to use, compared to many other online education platforms I've tried before.
Daily you have a team of course advisors, mentor and a tutor behind you, ready to help you to solve all your queries.
But the most important, I think is the course program and its coverage. You end up getting most important info that will help you in your career. Here everything depends on you, but many of my friends or course buddies ended up landing a job, not even finishing the course first! It tells something about it, right?
Check it out for yourself and good luck! -
Kane Roskell
CareerFoundry UI
As a career changer, I have found CareerFoundry to be absolutely amazing. The instructors are so knowledgeable and helpful, and you really feel encouraged to work hard. The course is self paced so even if you’re busy you can still find time to study. Each task is super interesting and prepares you for real life scenarios/projects when you start working in your field. -
Cinged
Great School
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I am happy with my decision to attend CareerFoundry over the other high-ranking schools for UI Design. The class work is easy to read and understand, the work is a healthy challenge to complete (not too hard, but not so easy you get bored). The support has been amazing. My tutor is timely and encouraging, my mentor is local and extremely helpful, and I just met my career specialist who was very understanding and intuitive to my work position. I would definitely recommend this school to others interested in learning UI or UX Design. -
Maria
Wonderfully flexible online platform!
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I have been so extremely grateful for the team at CareerFoundry! My tutor Rachel is so kind and helpful with her feedback (and always timely!). My mentor Sam has been so encouraging, I really appreciate his feedback on my achievements (the bigger portions of the project that he reviews). I would highly recommend CareerFoundry to anyone who needs the flexibility of online learning and is unable to attend live discussions. They have a HUGE slack community that is always at the ready to connect and offer support as well. The student services team has been very easy to communicate with about my timeline concerns when I had a family emergency. Overall, I am very happy thus far. I can't wait to finish and go through the job preparation section of the program. I have a good feeling that it will not disappoint. -
Betty
UX Immersion Course
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I'm still not done my course yet but so far it has been great! I was on the fence of choosing between general assembly and UofT bootcamp but eventually decided on careerfoundry and I'm happy that I did. Having an mentor and tutor to support in your journey is very motivating and there is also a slack community where you can meet other people that are also taking the course. I would highly recommend this course as it has a job guarantee and a career specialist which other bootcamps don't have. -
Nina
Excellent community!
I’m about to hit 7 months in my course snd i’m absolutely loving it! The curriculum is structured efficiently and the staff is absolutely amazing! -
Nour
UI Design
It is my second month taking the UI Design course at CareerFoundry and I am loving it. I have previous experience in graphics and illustration and taking this course is adding a valuable set of skill that I think will allow me to grow and advance my career. The course is easy to follow and the Tutor is very helpful and responsive. Online learning with CareerFoundry has been great! -
Leelo
Highly reccomend
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Career Foundry has put together a course that it is a very easy to follow. I had no previous experience in User Experience Design and find that I have evolved so much during the past 4 months.
I wish sometimes the exercises would be given more realistic time frames. I flew through some exercises and now with final design I feel like I am working all the time and still lagging behind.
Overall a great experience and my mentor is superb! My tutor has also always given me very valued feedback :) -
Arianna
UX Course
Course created for people who wants to change their career and start in the UX world -
Titash Mukherjee
Review
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I have had a wonderful time with CF curriculum and tasks assigned. I am happy to know I've made the right decision with my career change, and I am proud to have gotten this far, and I look forward to working as a designer.
CF student advisers are responsive, supportive, and thorough. They helped through a difficult time and made me feel confident about moving forward at my own pace. I have yet to start working with my job counselor, however the first meeting went very well.
Something that I have been struggling with is my outlook on the support and response from my tutor & mentor.
Starting was fine, however further in the course I found that the feedback on my tasks seemed generic, and perhaps copy pasted, as one time my feedback had someone else's name on it.
My mentor has been great, however it would be nice if mentors were able to kind of check in with their students, outside of the call. It creates for a little more motivation and confidence, especially for someone like me that is brand new to this field.
Overall, great experience so far, perhaps something to consider would be students per mentor and tutor so that they could be more thorough and be able to connect with their students on a more consistent level.
Thank you CF, you've given me the opportunity to create a better future for myself, and for that I am very grateful! -
Anadtasia
UX Design
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The course is structured very logically, allows to build up your knowledge in the tech field step by step. What I really like, that there is a practical exercise after each theoreticall block, which gives me a better feeling that I am learning by doing and not just from reading the material. What I miss is technical details how to be better in visual design. This I might have to catch up from online tutorials. Regarding my tutor and mentor, they are really helpful, always ready to answer my questions. And they motivate me, which is important when you are a career changer. -
Lilli
The biggest blessing!
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I am immensely intrigued by my CareerFoundry experience so far. The guidance, support and patience is immaculate and I am happy with the experiences I make and how good and easy things are going- the texts are insightful, Resources are shared and the Feedback to submitted tasks are also super insightful. I am rarely being left behind and my mentor and tutor regularly check-in with me and make sure I don‘t fall behind or leave any valuable experience out.
All feedback is inspiring and never leaving me questioning my abilities, potential or sanity- the reasoning is great and I am so grateful!
I will gladly recommend CareerFoundry and especially the UX Design Programm to everyone who is willing to listen. -
Kelsey Morgante
Intro to UI course
Introductory one month course to the UI immersion program - This introductory course fully prepared me for the UI immersion program. Having both a mentor and tutor who are extremely experienced and at my fingertips throughout the course sets this program apart. I highly recommend this course! -
Ruchira Mehta
UX designer
Really impressed with UX course as it contains UX immersion and specialization as well as job preparation. -
Jairus Nouvel
Outstanding learning experience
CareerFoundry has been only a positive experience for me so far. The team responsiveness is just mind-blowing. Also, I have an amazing mentor that keeps checking on how am I doing. The only thing that annoys me is listening to the audio format of the course 😊. -
Siddhant Mehta
UX designer
Very good experience. Really helped a lot. Curriculum is good. Job assistance was provided.