CareerFoundry Reviews
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Jack Mullins Verified via LinkedIn
Very impressed so far!
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I'm new to Graphic design and two months into the UI course. These are my key take aways.
1. Your progress and time remaining is tracked together helping you judge you're workload.
2. The curriculum is paced very well introducing theory and technical concepts in a good order.
3. The human element of Career Foundry is unmatched. You always have access to your tutor, mentor, and career advisors. Your advisors will check in from time to time, and are so quick to answer your questions.
4. I'm a new parent and my career advisors linked me to a Parent focused Slack Channel they provide. The community has been very helpful. Make sure to utilize the slack channel!
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James Tanksley Verified via LinkedIn
Not Worth the Money
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I went through the UX Design course. The teachers were good and knowledgable for the most part. Most if not all of the information in the courses you can find online for free. I did very well on all of the courses and upon graduation, I tried to get a job. I spent over six months applying for UX jobs and never got a single interview. They have a career coach but they did not really help much. They gave common-sense advice that did not help with the job search and any meaningful way. Because I was a little late meeting with the job coach (they weren't helping me) I was denied the job guarantee. Most of the jobs require that I found required a Masters degree at least. They're not looking to hire anyone with an online certificate. If you're looking for a job transition like I did keep looking elsewhere. I ended up going back to a traditional school to get a Masters Degree.
Madina of CareerFoundry
Course Specialist
Sep 27, 2019
Dear James,
We are sorry to hear that your experience with the career coaching did not match your expectations.
The vast majority of our students are able to land roles in UX design based on their portfolio work which demonstrates the skills they bring to the table. We’re more than happy to continue supporting you in your job search.
If you’d like that, please contact us at feedback@careerfoundry.com
Best regards,
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Jenk C Verified via LinkedIn
ALL UI/UX designers should do this course.
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DISCOUNT LINK for this course, and ALL courses at CareerFoundry
This course is an absolute must if you want to survive as a UI, UX, or UI/UX designer, and if like me, you struggle to sit and teach yourself HTML, CSS and Javascript. The real value with this course is the access to the online tutor. All of the information that I learned and the information that ACTUALLY stayed in my head, was all from being able to ask someone a question, and get a direct answer back. I didn't know that this is how I absorb information the best way possible, but it is.
I landed a UI/UX designer role not long after completing CareerFoundry's UI designer course DISCOUNT CODE FOR THE COURSE and I truly thought my skills in design would save me from any embarressment - trust me - knowing how NOT to design things that cannot be built by an engineer has been far more valuable.
You will earn the price of this course back in no time, not just in terms of salary, but in terms of reducing STRESS when you're in the job. And, if anyone reading this is going into any form of tech design (web, UI/UX, product, interaction, multimedia), make your life easier and get engineers on your side by showing you've taken the time to understand how what they have to do to build a site page or component, works. Believe me, you feel a lot more confident in your abilities and life will be good again!
Another HUGE thing about this course is - you build your own online portfolio as a part of the course. I have interviewed at several tech companies who have asked me in the interview to walk them through my portfolio (my projects), and they LOVE it when I tell them I coded my own site. In every UI/UX job advert, you'll see in the requirements "an understanding of HTML/CSS" so completing this course allow you (and them) to confidently check that skillset off their list of desirable skills before offering you the job.Finally, the job guarantee that CF offers....worth its weight in gold. The careers advisor (Sami) helped me write cover letters, plan my CV/portfolio, and taught me how to research salaries. We covered interview techniques, and hunting in the job market, which is backed up by their job guarantee! Paying for a private career advisor alone is more than the cost of this entire course. And same goes for hiring a tutor!
Again, here is the DISCOUNT CODE to get a chunk off this course and any other at CareerFoundry. You should 100% be factoring this in to any other UI/UX related courses you are studying.
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Zachary McCormack Verified via LinkedIn
Certified UX Design Course
I am only a month into the course, but already I feel like I'm learning a lot of information! Everything is learned through practical application which really helps to digest the information. I did a lot of research into which program I should choose and I'm really glad I chose CareerFoundry! I'm really looking forward to digging deepr into UX!
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Nandika Gupta Verified via LinkedIn
UX Immersion: Awesome course, great support!
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I am currently a second year student in university. I took Career Foundry's UX Immersion course right after I finished high school because I believe UX was something I would truly enjoy. CF's UX Immersion course is thorough, and detailed without being repetitive. They really helped me get started on my portfolio. The assistance was also superb from them. Timely, always encouraging and helped me through the process. Definitely recommend!
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Jenk Constantine Verified via LinkedIn
UI design - Best decision I've ever made!
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DISCOUNT LINK: - Use this code to save on course fees with CareerFoundry.
I'm so glad I made the decision to study the UI design course. I was a freelance graphic designer with no real focus on where my creative career was heading. In terms of the course - the material is solid, but the real winner here is the access to a tutor, mentor and career advisor. My tutor was by far the best resource for me in terms of absorbing the information. I learn better from asking direct questions and having someone walk me through the answers. Also, having someone give real-world examples of how they work as a UI designer really helps to understand how you apply what you're being taught on the course to an actual job or task.
Subject areas of study:
• Brief-writing
• Moodboarding
• Wireframing
• Brand-asset design
• Style guide creation and management
• UI design
• UX design
• File-archiving and management
• Design presentation and delivery
• Prototyping
• User-testing
• Research
• Data-analysis
• Case study creating
• Design practices and principles
I landed a UI design contract within 3 months of completing the course, which led onto a full-time role because the careers advisor (Sami) helped me write cover letters, plan my CV/portfolio, and taught me how to research salaries. We covered interview techniques, and hunting in the job market, which is backed up by their job guarantee. This is where the investment in this course comes really matters. Paying for a private career advisor alone is more than the cost of this entire course. And same goes for hiring a tutor!
I can't stress enough; if you're on the fence about signing up to a course to advance your career, stop hesitating and enrol. It will change you life! Again, use this link for a discount: https://careerfoundry.com?referral=V0R5bOrd
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Charly Verified via LinkedIn
CF makes your dream come true
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One day I told myself enough is enough and I'll start doing what I love for a living. It took me guts but I finally left my comfort zone, I had a well-paid job but I didn't feel personally accomplished.
After thoroughly informing me about Careerfoundry, I enrolled in the UX course. I haven't studied for the last 10 years and I have absolutely no knowledge about UX whatsoever. I was skeptical and scared that I did the biggest mistake of my life.
As of now, I'm about to finish my UX course and I've learned tremendously. I can do stuff, I had no idea about still a few months ago. CF gave me the fundamental knowledge to start a career in the UX field and I'm so grateful for that!
The course is extremely well structured, perfectly adapted for people starting from scratch. Every task provides examples of what they expect from you and the whole course is based on projects, so you apply what you've learned right away after each task. Additionally, you get support from the student community, your mentor and your tutor, so it makes learning online easier since you're not alone.
Besides that, you get an amazing job preparation so that once you finish the course you know what to expect and how to behave and speak during interviews to land your first UX job.
In a nutshell, every single minute spent on this course was definitely worth it and I can only recommend it!
Btw: It was such a rewarding experience that I've decided to enroll in the UI course as well ;)
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Luka Verified via LinkedIn
UI designer course
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A few months ago, I was a reader as well as many of you right now searching through the best course for you. The price, other reviews, and job guarantee were my signup triggers, and I am very satisfied so far. The content is rich and structured. Student advisors are always in touch with you, the mentor and tutor are great ( means they are supportive, you will get quick feedback etc.) I started a few days ago with Job preparation, but I am sure things there are going great as well. I can recommend the CareerFoundry as you will work on real projects, and you will have a ready portfolio for job searching.
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Sabine Verified via LinkedIn
Certified UX Design Course
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I am halfway through the UX Design course now. I have to say, I learned a lot already. I really feel that I am ready to go out there and use my knowledge.
I am doing this course full time. And it really is like a full-time job. I feel like I am not only getting prepared to be a UX Designer but also to become a freelancer.
The course is well structured. It starts with a fast-paced UX introduction with a quick run through all steps of Design thinking and some important methods with a practical project. Followed by a big project with 6 modules, where you dive deeper into the whole process and different methodologies.
I really like the CF community. In Slack, you have the possibility to help each other which sometimes is really helpful and motivating if you get stuck.
For people living in Berlin, you even get the possibility to meet fellow students. CF invites for productivity workshops or speed networking events or offers the possibility to go to job fairs.
I am really happy about the regular Skype calls with my mentor. He is really knowledgable and motivating and has helped me in difficult times, and gives great advice.
I can absolutely recommend this course.
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Duska Jovanovic Verified via LinkedIn
More than expected!
I am loving the course so far! It offers great both theoretical and practical knowledge, you can see your own progress and feel more competent with every new achievement. Tutor and mentor feedback is also very helpful and straightforward. Looking forward to finishing the course. I would highly recommend it! -
Ole Wahlström Verified via LinkedIn
Only praises
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I'm halfway through my course, and I must say that it has been really great so far. The material and tasks are very informative and well structured. And as it has a lot of small tasks (with an estimated time for completion) it's very fun and motivating to constantly complete new tasks, plus my tutor and mentor have given me great and thoughtful feedback!
I couldn't be happier at the moment.
Conserning my lack of rating the Job Assistance, is because I haven't started on that yet. -
Ruth Verified via LinkedIn
Full stack web development
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After thoroughly researching the various different courses available, I decided on this one as it was advertised as a course which would enable its students to build an e-commerce site from scratch. I work for my family business who were in need of a new website and this course appeared to offer me the means of building one.
The first third of the course concentrated on front end development; HTML, CSS and a little jQuery and Bootstrap were used to build a portfolio website. The remaining two thirds was the main project: an e-commerce website built using ruby on rails.
This course is advertised as not needing any previous coding experience but I'm afraid this just isn't the case. Thankfully I had already completed several courses on Udemy, Code Academy and Free Code Camp before starting this course because I otherwise would have been completely and utterly lost.
The instructions were often vague and I spent hours and hours scouring Stack Overflow and Google trying to find where I'd gone wrong only to find out a key step had been entirely omitted from the instructions, or was explained in the next lecture.
The course promised a fully deployable e-commerce site but unfortunately all it did was scratch the surface of how to build a simple site; nowhere near a fully useable one. There was no admin interface built (although that was an optional extra project with no instructions), no shopping basket/add to order etc.
Now for the pros. My tutors and mentor were all lovely and very helpful, although I was assigned to two or three different tutors/mentors initially. I had two tutors leave during my time on the course but was offered extra time to make up for this. The tutors on Slack were also very helpful even though I was not assigned to them. The Slack community were also very helpful where they could (especially when it came to errors in the instructions).
I fell pregnant whilst doing the course, and CareerFoundry were very supportive. Not only did they give me an extra month to finish the course out (beyond the two month built in flexible time), but they also allowed me to put the job prep course and job guarantee on hold whilst I had my maternity leave.
On the whole, I definitely did learn a lot on this course; primarily the reality of being a developer - spending most of your time searching for code solutions and debugging your code! However I felt that for the cost of the course (£3k at the time I did it) the content was very poorly thought out and put together and often backwards in order causing hours of needless headache. After I completed this course I took a ruby on rails course on Udemy for £11.99 which was far cleaner, concise and much easier to understand.
From what I've read the job prep course and the support you receive after when looking for a job is superb, however I was lucky enough to land a job off my own bat based on other websites and projects I'd built prior to the course.
I finished with the impression that this course has been an add on/afterthought to the certified UX course. It seemed hastily thrown together, and it didn't hold much/any weight in my job interviews.
My advice: either do the certified UX course or spend a lot less money and get much better courses on Udemy and the like.
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Allison Verified via LinkedIn
Certified UX Design Course
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I enrolled in the Certified UX Designer course in hopes of paving a new path for myself. I was working in the fundraising industry and was looking for a new challenge and a new career. This course with CF has not disappointed.
Fundamentals set me up with a holistic job preview for what lay ahead for me in UX design while creating a foundation of confidence for the successive achievements. Along the way, my tutor and the online Slack community have supported me, helping combat imposter syndrome as a newcomer to the industry. The course continues to be engaging and informative as I try my hand at other tasks I hope to repeat as I grow in the field.
I strongly recommend CF for students who are ready to be immersed in a collaborative, challenging and extremely interesting and motivating educational environment and launch their career in UX!
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Dominic Verified via LinkedIn
UX Design Fundamentals: so far, excellent
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I only began my course a few weeks ago, but so far the support, resources and study plan has been excellent. It is well structured, the tutor provides support and quick responses, and together with interesting UX tasks I look forward to each new task. I've been familiarizing myself with industry terms that I'm sure will come in handy in a professional environment. I'll update my review nearer the end of the course, but so far I have nothing to criticize. The only thing I might have wished for is an app so I could more easily access course material on the go.
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Urooj Verified via LinkedIn
Ux design fundamental
The course is well structured and the tutor and mentor -the combination is really helpful. I really wish that they develop an app or something because there is no way to be notified ( on our mobile or iPad) when there is a message form tutor or mentor. -
Miriam Verified via LinkedIn
UX Design with CareerFoundry
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I did the CareerFoundry Certified UX Design course. It's been an amazing opportunity for me to go for a career change whilst working in my current role and company. My employer has been very supportive of my choice, which was a bonus. The course provides a thorough overview of the UX design process. The clear focus on practical exercises is really what boosted my learning curve. My tutor and mentor were great: Very experienced and skilled. They provided the right balance of valuable, constructive feedback whilst staying supportive and encouraging when I got a bit lost along the way. I really recommend it if you're thinking about entering the UX area.
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Alyssa Verified via LinkedIn
UX Design
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Overall, the Certified UX Design course with CareerFoundry was a great experience! The online curriculum and platform allowed me to continue working full-time while balancing my responsibilities as a busy parent. I would not have been able to make a career transition without this type of flexibility. It definitely was not easy and there were many late nights. But looking back over the last year, I am amazed at the amount knowledge I gained and work produced into a portfolio that I am proud of.
The support and feedback from my mentor, James and tutor, Kim were invaluable and a key ingredient to this as well. I cannot imagine going through the course without their expertise that comes from thier real-world working experience. They also challenged me in ways that made me into a much stronger designer.
The one piece of advice I would give to new students, is to try and read ahead on assignments and discuss them with your mentor before completing the work for each one. Sometimes your mentor will want you to complete coursework a little different than the online instructions just because it will help make a stronger portfolio piece. So, reading and discussing assignments ahead will save you time from back-tracking and making revisions after turning them in.
If you are considering signing up for this course, I would not hesitate. But,understand it does take a lot of time, hard work, and determination. It's not easy, but well worth the investment!
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Chris R Verified via LinkedIn
UI Design
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Wanted to say how good an experience I had with Career Foundry. I took some convincing to try something new, but after a lot of research I'm so glad I chose this particular course.
The curriculum was laid out in logical steps, starting with learning the software, building your knowledge of design theory and UI/UX, then ended with a strong emphasis on building a professional portfolio.
I knew the course would be tough, but any time I felt stuck or had an issue their support service was right there to help. You also have access to the Career Foundry Slack channels, to reach out for help from your peers on the course.
Finding a job afterwards was obviously hard, but you do have access to regular calls and help from a career specialist to point you in the right direction. Luckily I got my first UI Job after 3 months (and about 60 applications...) so I'm proof this course can work for anyone interested in changing their career!
Special thanks to my course tutor Henrietta for all the critique and advice, and also my career specialist Richard for all his help after I finished the course.
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Lidia Verified via LinkedIn
Recommended also for Product Managers and Web Developers
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Overall my experience taking this course was very good. The CF dashboard is really well designed, and the content and materials are really good. After finishing the course you can really get a very good idea of what the UX Design role is about. And because most of the companies that look for Ux professionals do not really know about the discipline and role, you can really grow and make an impact in the IT world. You will finish the course having an interesting Portfolio (after submitting all your tasks) that can help you to land your first UX designer job. I strongly recommend this course to everyone working in tech, also those like me that want to go more into frontend development. The only downside of the course is that mentorship is based on Skype. My personal feeling is that the professors are overwhelmed by the amount of revisions they need to take care of. Unfortunately, the feedback was not so deep and personalized as I expected. In my opinion, this has nothing to do with the quality of the mentors/tutors. Mine were great! Is more about the whole 100% online course system.
So to summarize: I’d recommend this UX course to everyone, including web developers and marketing people or even product managers working in It!
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Sarika Verified via LinkedIn
Amazing experience! Highly recommended.
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Katherine Lu Verified via LinkedIn
Highly recommended UX course
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I went with CareerFoundry after looking into three (Tradecraft, Springboard, and General Assembly) back in June 2018. I went with CareerFoundry because at that point, I came with no experience (just eagerness and determination!) and wanted the job guarantee, which Springboard did not have at that time. I have to say this was the best decision for me at that time because now it is May 2019 and I am very confident I have the skills necessary to transition into a UX career.
There are weekly Skype calls with a mentor, the ability to specialize in another skill (learn more UI, learn VUI, or a bit of front-end coding) to add an extra piece to your portfolio. The purpose of these UX programs is not the certificate of completion, per se, but more so you leave with a portfolio that you're proud of showing to the design community and for job applications.
For anyone who is still on the fence, I recommend talking to people who have already graduated from the courses and are either searching for a job or already have a job. I can say that CF has a great commuity of advocates and alumni!
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Justine Lee Verified via LinkedIn
Certified UX Design Course
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I'm just finishing up the UX Fundamentals portion of my UX Design immersive and am loving it! It's super convenient and fits into my lifestyle easily, allowing flexibility in my schedule. The content and courses are written and presented in a super clear way, paired with tasks to apply the learnings taken from the readings. For my lifestyle, budget, and learning goals, this camp has been a really great fit!
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Jo-Shan Verified via LinkedIn
UX Design + Frontend for Designers
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I've just completed my UX Design course and I'm now doing the Specialization course.
Although I had a hard time towards the middle of the course due to several reasons, I was able to get the help I needed. More specifically, the co-founder Martin reached out to me personally and offered to help me solve my issue. I really appreciate the nice gesture and the fact that he is really trying to help students achieve their goals. Thanks, Martin!
My tutor- Carlo and my mentor- Margarida are amazing too! They are both highly experienced in the industry and they are always there to help. I requested for Carlo to be my mentor in my Specialization course too and it was certainly the right decision! He's been really helpful; not only that he makes sure I am on the right track, he also gives advice based on real-life experience and examples. I truly believe I'm in good hands!
The course itself is great too! It's not all theory, but we actually design something and build something! It definitlly bring up my passion and excitement throughout the study. Oh, and that sense of achievement when I see my "masterpiece" :D
I'm work at a Saas company but I'm totally new in this area. Doing this course ceratinly helps improve my work process, e.g. understand the product and customers better in terms of the product design and functionality.
I'm really glad I chose CareerFoundry and this course that brings me to a whole new Tech world! :)
Just one thing though, although I enjoy doing the course, it does take a lot more time than expected in my case (work full-time + family). However, as mentioned, Martin was nice enough to help me sort out my situation. -
Tricia Verified via LinkedIn
Valuable Course!
CF provides a really valuable and easy to follow UI course. The practical tips and articles at the end of each exercise are helpful as well! I really appreciate the mentor and tutor who are very supportive throughout the course and always available when I need them. I would highly recommend CF for those who are interested to take up new things to learn.
Tricia
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Umadevi Mohan Verified via LinkedIn
Best Decision Ever!
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CareerFoundry is the best decision that changed my life forever. Best student support, wonderful tutor and mentor, practical exposure to concepts through well thought out curriculum structure makes CF the best ever school online. I feel very grateful to CF team who helped me to rediscover my potential as a UX Designer and boosted my confidence level to a greater extent to survive in UX/UI industry. I would recommend anyone to CF who wants to kickstart a impeccable career. Great work team! Proud to be a part of CareerFoundry!
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Brooke Verified via LinkedIn
Great Content!
I'm 70% of the way through and so far am LOVING the UX Immersion course. I feel challenged yet capable to get through the course work and I have support of my peers/tutor if I get stuck. I recommend this course to anyone looking to dive into UX and want something to show for it.
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Shawna Verified via LinkedIn
The best decision I have ever made for myself.
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When I first started looking at viable schools for UX/UI, I was a little sketched on the price and data that most were presenting. I learned about CareerFoundry through a Medium blog post and went down the rabbit hole from there. I signed up for a short free course to get a sense of how the information would be presented, then chatted with one of the school's advisors. Within a month I was enrolled.
Here is what I love:
- Career Foundry partners with SkillsFund to provide loan options. This was a selling factor for me. I applied, was approved, and now a pay a decently low rate to learn not only UX/UI but Front End Development as well.
- You get a mentor. My mentor is Maria and she's amazing. She is patient with me and blows my mind every time we meet. You have the ability to meet with your mentor however frequently you desire. What is great about this, is that they work in the industry that you will be transitioning into.
- You get a Tutor. My tutor is Johnny and well, he is a lot in all of the good ways. Johnny will ensure you fully comprehended the lesson and will provide all the feedback your heart desires. He has high expectations and does his due diligence to ensure your work is up to par with where it needs to be in order to be successful within this industry.
- You get access to an advisor and the CF slack community.
- The material is presented exceptionally well. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to keep up but it is self-paced.
- I haven't even finished the course yet and I already landed a job doing exactly what I want to be doing.
I really can't speak highly enough. I am still completing my way through the course but I learn so much that is applicable to my current career. I am able to apply the methods in real time.
This school is worth the investment 100%.
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Kevin Myung Verified via LinkedIn
A big investment with no anxiety, and lots of fun
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If you're a professional that's contantly being chased by the financial reality of life, it's hard to make long-term investments in yourself. I became sold on CareerFoundry because they made me less anxious about the investment I was making. I knew going in that it requires my own efforts and dedication to the courses, but their comprehensive payment plans, as well as the job guarantee removed all anxieties regarding how successful of an investment this would be. I could then focus on the courses, and realised that the course is designed with ample time to work on the tasks. Even before finishing the courses, as a UX Design student, I noticed a huge increase in responses I was getting from employers. Tying it with my background, experiences, and skillsets made me a much more attractive candidate, and it's completely changed my life. Take their free course to see if this is something you're interested in studying, and make the investment in yourself. You honestly have nothing to lose.
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Tod Khanian Verified via LinkedIn
Certified User Experience Designer
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I started the User Experience Designer course at CareerFoundry in February 2018, completed the course in October and got my first UX job in December. The course gave me the knowledge, experience and portfolio I needed to confidently apply for UX jobs.
I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience with Careerfoundry, I chose the course as I needed a flexible part-time course to complete alongside my full-time job. The content and the structure of the course is excellent, broken down into manageable chunks to gain an in-depth knowledge of the UX process, the best part of the course is the support provided by the tutors, mentors and the course advisors. The course also provides support at every step of the job application process, I felt fully confident and ready when I started applying for jobs.
I would like to specifically mention my tutor Matt Kollat, my mentor Pia Klancar and my career specialist Richard Learthart for being three of the most supportive and inspirational people I’ve met.
If you are considering a career change into the world of UX I highly recommend CareerFoundry.
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Anamaria Verified via LinkedIn
From 0 to Web Developer
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I have a Bachelor in Communication Studies and English is still a big obstacle in my career. So when I realized that I can not become a journalist in my new residence country, I start looking around for other options.
I did my research and I start thinking about programming and web development. I had no idea what is what and what do I have to do, so Google became my best friend for the first weeks.
I started several free tutorials but without having someone to show me and a real path to follow, it was pretty hard to do it. This is how I decided to register for the Career Foundry Web Development course.
I was amazed by the structure of the course: you have around 10 assignments for each unit. At the end of each assignment, your personal tutor is going to review your work and give his feedback. At the end of each unit, you will have a video feedback from your mentor, reviewing your entire work and suggesting you any improvements.
In the beginning, it was hard as I knew nothing about web development but slowly-slowly, with a lot of work from my side and a lot of patience from my tutor and mentor, I went through the entire course in less than 6 months, meanwhile working a fulltime job.
I knew nothing about websites, how are they made or how they work, but the course thought me everything: a bit of front-end, a bit of back-end and hocus-pocus: at the end of the course, I had an entire portfolio that I used at my interviews.
At the end of the web development course, I had a job preparation course where I learned a lot of tips and tricks specific for this field but also practice for job interviews. My career advisor was amazing and she helped me to overtake my fears and to be confident with my new skills.
Less than 6 months after I finished my course, I've got not one, but two job offers. One of which was an internship from a company where I was dreaming to work at, but with a year before I wasn't able to pass their coding interview. Now, not only that I got the internship, but at the end of the internship period (4 months) I received a permanent, full-time job offer from them.
Web development is a competitive field and the learning never really stops. I am so proud of myself to say that I am a developer and I suggest to anyone who wants to change their career to follow their dreams and to start learning. Career Foundry is definitely a very good start and teaches you not only the basics but also some advanced techniques. Plus, you have their full-time support both for assignments and job preparation.
So what are you waiting for?
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Anja Lena Verified via LinkedIn
Certified UX Design
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Certified UX Design: As a career changer with a degree in Graphic Design, I am very happy to have taken this course to become a Certified UX Designer. I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience with Careerfoundry.
During the course, I designed a Task Management app, by conducting a case study to define users and pain points. I learned tools such as sketch (and others) from scratch and greatly enjoyed this learning process. At times the course was a test in perseverance, but the step by step approach to the material really helped me to stay on track, together with the advice from my very helpful and positive tutor and mentor. Both of them readily gave me feedback and support, whenever I needed it, material to read up on, work with or in order to understand certain concepts in more depth. It was a pleasure and an honour to work with both.
Furthermore, it was valuable to have such an enthusiastic student community, that provides useful advice and support.
Job Prep: This course I took after the completion of my UXD course and I can really recommend it.
The course not only gives you valuable advice on writing the essential application material such as your CV and cover letter. It also helps you introspect on your transferable skills and the broader picture of a job-hunt process, as well as encouraging you to design a professional portfolio website. That way it structures your 'job-hunt phase', which is naturally not always easy. I continue to stick to the structure in this course throughout my current job search and have had several interviews already.
I would like to add, that the calls with my career specialist were really valuable, as she gave me great advice, adding the perspective of an HR specialist. This experience I wouldn't normally have had the chance of gaining.
Also, I would like to mention that all CF career specialists are very helpful (and continue to be, even after course completion) and always get back to me with advice and feedback on my interview material, great links and video sessions.
In total, my experience with CF has been a very positive one. I took my UXD course from Jan-Aug 2018, Job Prep from August to September 2018.
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Kevin Meldau Verified via LinkedIn
Danielle Sander - Career Services Specialist at Career Foundry
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It is great enthusiasm that I recommend Danielle Sander as a Career Services Specialist for any Career Foundry course. I worked with Danielle for a few months while completing the Web Development course. I thoroughly enjoyed my time learning from her and valued her feedback and assistance throughout the course. She is dependable and hard-working. Beyond that, she is tactful in finding the right jobs for people upon completion of a course.
Her knowledge and expertise surpassed my expectations; if it wasn’t for her, I would not have been placed in the job I love now. I feel challenged but confident in my current position.
Without a doubt, I confidently recommend Danielle to be anyone’s mentor in this program and an aid in searching for the next move in a person’s career. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely, Kevin Meldau
Software Engineer
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Tamara Verified via LinkedIn
Certified UX Designer
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I signed up for the CareerFoundry's course to become a UX professional after my bachelor degree. Now, I am almost done with my specialization 'UI for UX Designers' and will start my first job next week! :) I can really recommend CF for someone you want to deepen his/her skills as well as for career changer who start at zero.
The course is very well structured and since it is an online course you are completely free when and where to do it. You will have a mentor and tutor who prepare you with helpful feedback, answer any questions and discuss problems and solutions with you. You will have a project which you build step by step through the course. This practical orientation is the reason why I have chosen CF. In the end of your course, you will have a great portfolio which demonstrates your skills and is often required when applying for jobs. Moreover, you will be able to take a Job Preparation course for free which I can recommend as well. It helped me through the whole application process. -
Anonymous Verified via LinkedIn
UX certified course
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Changing careers is not easy and it would have been very hard if it wasn't for CareerFoundry's course. I did the Certified UX course and it actually took me forever to finish because of my job (12 months instead of 10) so it was great that they gave me a 2-month extension for free. The course is well structured and the platform is very easy to use. I'll suggest for you to talk to your mentor and do a project of your own instead of the projects suggested by CareerFoundry, because it will not only look better on your portfolio, but you will also enjoy the process a bit more. My tutor and my mentor were pretty good.
Job preparation: I started looking for a job before I finished the course, and I landed my new job as a UX designer after a couple of months of seeking. In terms of the job preparation course, I think it's a good start but needs to be more way more tailored to the specific needs of UX designers i.e.: whiteboard challenge preparation, portfolio walkthroughs etc.
Overall, I'm very happy with the course, I don't regret the investment. Speaking of, if you want to get a 5% discount (from 200€ to 500€ depending on the course) I have an ex-student discount code, just use this link to buy it: https://careerfoundry.com?referral=V7W58x0g
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Gage Silvery Verified via LinkedIn
UI Design Course
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I could not be happier with my time at Career Foundry. I have just finished my UI Design Course and I am currently finishing up my job preparation course. It took me longer than 6 months to complete my course but thankfully they offer 2 free extensions. It was a lot of work completing the course while working full-time but totally worth it! I would definitely recommend this course to anyone trying to change careers or looking to advance their knowledge of UI design. The reading material and tools were extremely helpful. I still use them for reference.
I really lucked out with my tutor and mentor. They were very responsive (would usually get back to me within a day). My mentor sent me helpful feedback for each one of my projects and also helped me out with any questions I had about future employment. My tutor always sent great notes on my achievements and provided additional helpful resources.
Although I'm not finished, the job prep course has been very helpful as well. I am looking forward to applying for jobs and starting my new career in UI design! Hoping I land a job in the near future!
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Hiba Sultan Verified via LinkedIn
Best Investment
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I want to start by thanking CareerFoundry for helping improve my career and putting me on the first step in my new path, all ready and equipped with an impressive portfolio and new skills set.
I took the best decision when I enrolled in this program and made the best investment.
The course provided the essential information that I need, to understand deeply the user experience and user interface differences, process, research, best practices, designing, handing off files, and much more.
I appreciate all the help and guidance that I got from my tutor Francis and my mentor Dana. They were there for all the questions and issues I had and provided constructive feedback and critique that pushed me to give more and polish my work when I thought I am done with a task and I can't improve it.
The CareerFoundry team was very supportive throughout this journey, the advisors were helpful and provided assistance whenever I had a question regarding the course.
I recommend CareerFoundry to anyone who wants to improve or change his career. The well structured courses put us on the right path and arm us with outstanding set of skills and get us ready for our next journey.
You can check the apps I worked on at hibasultan.myportfolio.com
Thank you so much again!
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Anonymous Verified via GitHubGateway into web development
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I completed web development course on careerfoundry. The course is well structured, gives you road map into future studies and opens the gateway into understanding other frameworks and technologies you might need on the job..THe career specialists are great, wonderful tutors, mentors and most of all a great community to ask help from. You never feel alone on the course and everything is self paced. I recommend it for starters.
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Tahir Verified via GitHub" Job guarantee thing is a trap with hidden terms and the course do not meet the market standards."
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Pros: Course and teachers are good. The website is very user-friendly. By the completion of the course (if you are already an intermediate developer) you feel that you can develop a simple application and can control many important parameters related to frontend and backend and this make you happy like adding a plugin and modifying website by modern tools. Career advisor helps you in preparing your CV, LinkedIn, and other social profiles. They really help with job applications and interviews. students learn a lot about polishing resumes and importance of social contacts. job preparation exercises are excellent.
Cons: This course is not for beginners. Job guarantee is a trap. They have not mentioned the term and conditions for the refund on the Job Guarantee page. ( https://careerfoundry.com/en/job-guarantee ) rather this is mentioned somewhere on the website. ( Please read paragraph 15 https://admin.careerfoundry.com/en/terms )
This course does not prepare you for the job market as a developer with PROGRAMMING skills. In the job market, most of the companies are looking for a candidate with sound programming skills(even for junior). You can develop web apps without being a programmer by watching Udemy courses. but in the real world, the demand is opposite because the companies are looking for more of a programmer type candidate with the knowledge of developing tools. Its like (70% programming and 30 % other tools) In my humble opinion, an average student cannot learn all skills required for a job in six months (programming and developing tools). Hence Job guarantee and the course do not meet the reality.
1. The course does not show the ability to prepare students for programming skill with tutor assisted exercise.
2. Terms and condition should be mentioned properly without moral corruption.Edward of CareerFoundry
Community Manager
Jul 02, 2018
Hi Tahir,
While we regret you were unable to find a job after completing the course, our Terms and Conditions require students to complete the Job Prep course after graduating, as well as to work closely with their Career Specialist to ensure their job search remains on track. Not only did you not complete the Job Prep course, but you did not reach out for assistance on your job search during your 6 month job guarantee period.
That said, we are committed to finding employment for our graduates and are more than happy to continue working with you in order to achieve this. Our Career Services Team has reached out to you to this end.
Kind regards,
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Ryan Verified via LinkedIn
2 Job offers within 2 months of course completion
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I came across Careerfoundry through another colleague who was also about to enroll in the course. The website really spoke to me - I was feeling stuck at my job and had no sense of where I should go. I decided to speak to CF's Career Advisor (Sam), who helped me to set aside my anxieties / fears of changing a career. I am so so glad I made this decision. I signed up for the UX certified course (June 2017), completed the immersion course early (Feb 2017), and spent 2 months prepping my UX portfolio and interviews. I applied to a total of 15 jobs, got 7 call backs and 2 offers. It really was a dream come true for me.
Careerfoundry is an amazing platform to help you go through this transition - learn new skills and get into the exciting field of UX. I know CF foundry tries very hard to offer the best support and have the best mentors from the industry but it doesn't always happen in real life. My UX course mentor and tutor were both incredibly amazing. Always reachable, helpful and got back to any of my inquiries really fast. However, my experience with my UI specialization course was the complete opposite. The mentor was not very engaged with the course, didn't offer much feedback (ex. your design is perfect, on to the next) and also wouldn't read my comments properly). Though I had unlimted Skype call with him, I really didn't see much point in calling him, as he really wasn't helpful at all. This is why i only gave a 4 star under "instructors".
Careerfoundry would be the perfect platform for you if you are looking into changing your career and start working as a UX designer. As long as you are motivated and wiilling to dedicate the time and hard work, it's going to pay off. I was working 40 hours a week while studying UX on the side so it was extremely tough but i am glad it's all worth it in the end.
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Xing Li Verified via LinkedIn
Network Administrator
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I started learning web development course on Nov 15, 2017 and graduated on Mar 27, 2018. I found a job at GTA area on Apr 19, 2018. It's not web developer, but network administrator.
The course is well designed and I think I'm a qualified junior web developer after completing the course. However, it's still not easy to find a job by just completing the boot camp. Most jobs require degrees or years of experience. The only opportunity is small start-up companies with low salary, but you cannot expect too much as a rookie. Right?
Career foundry helps me in multiple aspects.
1. Job guarantee reduces my anxiety which is the biggest headache for me.
2. The community of mentor, tutor, career coach and other alumni makes me feel that I’m not working alone.
3. Although my job is network administrator, my skills in web development helps me to win the job.
(1) In order to configure the Linux environment to run Ruby on Rails, I learned linux system and I was experienced with virtual machine, SSH connection etc., which is useful for a network administrator
(2) Interviewer asked me some details of my web development skills. Basically my web development skill let them believe that I’m a fast learner and I understand how to make different software work together.