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CareerFoundry

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CareerFoundry is an online bootcamp that offers flexibly paced programs for career changers in web development, UX design, UI design, product design, data analytics, digital marketing, and product management. Headquartered in Berlin but with a global student base, CareerFoundry has provided tech education since 2013. CareerFoundry combines the flexibility of online learning with the guidance of mentors and tutors through their dual mentorship model, training students...
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  • Ryan S Baker
    Ryan S Baker
    Account Manager/UI Hopeful • Graduate • UI Design • Online
    Nov 01, 2016
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    Worth It

    Online education is not for everyone, and it can be very hard to find an organization that can effectively convey useful information and help establish a skill set. That said, Career Foundry does an excellent job at taking someone (such as myself) with little, to no UI design background and points them in the right direction. Career Foundry helps establish a knowledge base that makes that "where do I even start?" feeling, much more manageable.

    A word of warning, if you are new to...

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  • Anna Costalonga
    Anna Costalonga
    Junior Full Stack Developer • Graduate • Full Stack Web Development • Online
    Nov 01, 2016
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    CareerFoundry was fundamental for changing my career at 44yrs

    I am originally a translator, with a humanities background and a good flair for technology. I had been working as helpdesk support in a wellknown company for years. I never felt realised with this job, though, on the contrary I was feeling stuck in a dead-end.I thought I had to become more technical and I always felt an affinity to web technologies, although I only knew HTML and CSS so far. I got in touch with CareerFoundry almost by chance, I started getting info and reviews about this on...

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  • Marjorie
    Marjorie
    Graduate • UX Designer • Online
    Oct 31, 2016
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    Best decision ever!

    I enrolled in Career Foundry for two reasons: 1-It was 100% focused on UX design which is what I wanted to do. 2-It would give me the flexibility to take care of my family and still work on the side.

    It was by far the best decision I ever made! I have learned more than I could have ever imagined in the past 3 1/2 months. The great thing about CF is that you learn by doing. The lessons are brief and then you jump in and do a project. 66 to be exact. Is hard work? Yes. But do I fee...

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  • Beccy
    Beccy
    Student • UX Designer • Online
    Oct 31, 2016
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    Good idea, bad execution

    Today I'm quitting Career Foundry and these are my reasons.

    1) I signed up thinking I could do the course at my own pace. CF shouldn't advertise their courses saying "study online at your own pace", it is a misleading statement. 

    2) When my laptop crashed and I had no computer for 2 weeks, I asked for an extension and was declined on the basis that I wasn't keeping track. If felt like they were saying to me "you're...

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    Rosie Allabarton of CareerFoundry

    Blog Editor

    Nov 02, 2016

    Dear Beccy

    As you know from our email correspondence, we are disappointed that you have chosen to cancel your CareerFoundry course, despite our repeated efforts to try to resolve this situation. We value all of our students, and it was clear from your work that you were a passionate, ambitious and talented UX designer. We are very sorry to see you go, as is your tutor. 

    I’d like to take the opportunity to address some of the points in your review.  

    Your wrote in your review: “When my laptop crashed and I had no computer for 2 weeks, I asked for an extension and was declined on the basis that I wasn't keeping track. If felt like they were saying to me "you're a bad student, and bad students get punished", and this left me stressed.” 

    As we mentioned in our email, after considering your case we did extend your course for 2 weeks free of charge after your laptop broke down. We always try to be empathetic when the personal circumstances of our students’ inhibit their ability to keep up with their coursework, and we do make allowances for those who are unable to study due to their personal situations, within reason. 

    In your case, we not only extended your course for 2 weeks free of charge, we also offered you an extra month of the course free of charge, including full mentor access, due to the stress you felt you were under from being behind on your assignments. Altogether we offered you an extra 6 weeks of study time for no extra cost. We were extremely sorry that despite this you chose not to continue studying with us. 

    You wrote in your review: “[you] don't put your students learning needs at the core of your value proposition, have poor customer service, and care more about money than a good student experience. I think your company culture comes across as defensive.” 

    We were saddened to read that this was your experience of the CareerFoundry team and extremely sorry you felt unsupported by us, despite our best efforts. Our Student Advisors work tirelessly on meeting the needs of our students, to ensure they stay on track in their studies, have a great relationship with their mentor or tutor and have their feet firmly on the career ladder of their new industry by the time they have graduated. The student experience is crucial to everything we do, and the reason we all work so hard. 

    If you would like to continue the conversation further, we would be only too happy to hear from you again and see if there is any way we can still resolve this. My email address is below. 

    Best,

    Rosie Allabarton

    rosie@careerfoundry.com
  • Ilse
    Ilse
    marketing manager • Graduate • Full Stack Web Development • Online
    Oct 23, 2016
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    High quality curriculum, great mentoring

    I highly recommend Career Foundry's Web development course. I had some background in coding, mostly by learning through Codacademy. However, I was looking for something a bit more substantial. 

    This course is intense, but in the good way. The exercises, topics and skills covered give you a good basic understanding of the webdevelopment spectrum, and leave room for more exploration if you want to dive deeper. Every expersice includes theory, and hands on coding. The results are su...

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  • Seyon Wind
    Seyon Wind
    Graduate • UX Designer • Online
    Oct 20, 2016
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    UX Course: A good start

    Pros:

    • Self paced
    • Supportive staff
    • Job placement support

    Cons:

    • Curriculum needs work
    • Dependent on mentor
    • Not entirely "job-ready"

    My frustration with the shortcomings of the UX course content was counter-balanced by the friendly, responsive staff at CF. They addressed all of my questions and concerns quickly and to my satisfaction. This included changing mentors afte...

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  • Alexandre Ouellette
    Alexandre Ouellette
    Full Stack Web Development • Online
    Oct 18, 2016
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    Great bootcamp!

    Before enrolling with CareerFoundry, I had tried to learn to program web applications on my own. It was a struggle to find material that guided you properly and made you feel like you could write apps later.

    CareerFoundry's web development curriculum is great, it guides you just enough and it pushes you to explore interesting concepts on your own. 

    My mentor was very nice and available relatively quickly to answer my questions. They would always be ab...

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  • Ansh Deb
    Ansh Deb
    UI Design • Online
    Oct 18, 2016
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    UI Designer

    The best UI Designer Course I have taken so far. I have tried a few other smaller courses, over time but nothing compares to Careerfoundry. The mentors, the helpful slack group, the instant customer support, everything is TOP NOTCH !!

    Moreover, at times I felt overwhelmed at the tasks and how much they expected, but eventually as I reached the end of the course, I realised how thorough those rigorous tasks made me with my work.

    Great Experience. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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  • Norman Dubois
    Norman Dubois
    UI Designer • Student • UI Design • Online
    Oct 17, 2016
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    UI Designer

    I'm currently doing an apprenticeship as a media designer and wanted to learn more about UI/UX Design. I browsed through the internet and found careerfoundry, so I decided to took this class.
    I started in august, so I'm doing this course for 2 months now, and I already learned so much cool things.
    The practically oriented exercises are so much fun and you can really learn a lot from them. If you stuck there's always a great community around you which will help you! The conversati...

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  • Terri Rodriguez-Hong
    Terri Rodriguez-Hong
    Graduate • UX Designer • Online
    Oct 14, 2016
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    UI/UX Visual Designer

    Once upon a time.... I was sitting in my first real interview and it was good feeling to be with "the big cheeses" I did not get the job, but the UX Director gave me some really great advice. Terri, you have a solid background, but I think you need more UX, so I recommend you take a class. So that is where my story starts. I took his advice and I look, hunted, look, turn over rocks, check out bootcamps... Wholly crap! Talk about expensive. I would have to sell my left leg to get ...

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  • Caroline
    Caroline
    UX Analyst • Graduate • UX Designer • Online
    Oct 12, 2016
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    Absolutely great course and amazing people

    I started the CareerFoundry course after already doing a UX design week-long short course with another company. It had been really hard to grasp the basics of UX in a week and althiugh I'd been working as a UX designer for about four months previously, I really needed a confidence boost.

    Studying the CareerFoundry course was the making of me.  It is coursework-based and pupils are allowed to work on the UX project of their choice. I chose to redesign my company’s h...

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    Rosie Allabarton of CareerFoundry

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    Nov 15, 2016

    Hi Caroline!

    Thanks so much for reviewing CareerFoundry and sharing your experiences working as a UX designer and travelling the world! 

    Stories like yours are an inspiration to the many people who are looking to make a change in their lives, start a new career and get more satisfaction from what they do day in, day out. Your career path is also proof that with the right education and commitment it is possible to gain the confidence and skills to be the best at what you want to be.

    We are so proud of the work you put in, and what you have achieved with the help of our career guidance and UX skills training. 

    We look forward to hearing more of your adventures in UX design in the months and years to come!

    Best,

    Rosie

    rosie@careerfoundry.com


  • Maysoon Al-Quran
    Maysoon Al-Quran
    Professional Services Engineer • Graduate • UX Designer • Online
    Sep 16, 2016
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    User Experience Design course

    I wandered alot on the internet before someone recommended CF for me!

    I have been always interested in the UX field and wanted to become an expert in it, unfortunately the more I "googled" it the more it became complex and harder to learn!

    CareerFoundry UX course developed a study area, where the material is well organized, resources are available, experts are on-call, 1 on 1 communication channels, and the best of all; the established a community for the students to co...

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CareerFoundry Alumni Reviews Summary

Based on 1,400+ CareerFoundry reviews on Course Report, alumni appreciate the practical, skill-building approach of the bootcamps, particularly highlighting the mentorship, structured and engaging curriculum, and the flexibility to learn at their own pace​​​​​​​​. One student remarked, "The support and feedback from the Tutor and Mentor are what keeps me motivated, energized and confident about the skill I’m learning."​ However, some noted that learning online can feel lonely, especially for tasks typically done in teams​​.
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How much does CareerFoundry cost?

CareerFoundry costs around $7,900. On the lower end, some CareerFoundry courses like Data Analytics Program cost $6,900.

What courses does CareerFoundry teach?

CareerFoundry offers courses like Data Analytics Program, Digital Marketing Program, Full-Stack Web Development Program, Product Design Program and 3 more.

Where does CareerFoundry have campuses?

CareerFoundry teaches students Online in a remote classroom.

Is CareerFoundry worth it?

CareerFoundry hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 1,482 CareerFoundry alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed CareerFoundry on Course Report - you should start there!

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We let alumni answer that question. 1,482 CareerFoundry alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed CareerFoundry and rate their overall experience a 4.67 out of 5.

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You can read 1,482 reviews of CareerFoundry on Course Report! CareerFoundry alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed CareerFoundry and rate their overall experience a 4.67 out of 5.

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