CareerFoundry

This cource provided a great jumping point for learning web development. As compared to free programs that are out there, this provided a much more "start-to-finish" view of development. The price was affordable, and if you aren't looking for something that will land you six figures straight out the gates, this is a great program. I was looking to add to existing skills vs learning a whole new career, and the course provided what I needed. 

Pros: Price tag, great overview "start-to-finish," 

Cons: Course materials were mostly written, some lessons basically tell you what to do vs finding a way to make you think and find a solution, tutor/mentor feedback was often the same, telling me what to do vs giving me a tiny hint and allowing me to find the answers, difficult time connecting with other students (this is likely inherent of ANY online program, not specific to CF). 

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I recently completed CareerFoundry’s 6 month UI/UX course and received a job offer about 3 months afterwards. It enabled me to achieve my goal of changing my career trajectory. I was already working as a traditional graphic designer, but had been wanting to do more UX/UI work and CF helped make that a reality. I was so pleased from beginning to end. 

The course is very well laid-out and paced appropriately. I worked hard, but was able to complete it while still working full time. Expect a minimum of 15hrs each week, more if you want to get the most out of it. It was worth every penny. 

CF pairs you with 2 mentors, one who you work with weekly, and another who reviews your final unit assignments, of which there are about 6. This pairing works really well so that you get multiple viewpoints. They also have numerous active slack channels setup for student communication which really help if you take advantage of them. It was always great to get feedback from students around the globe. I live in New Jersey, USA, but often communicated with students on the opposite side of the globe. I also like that CF is constantly re-evaluating the course and making tweaks to improve it. 

The tail end of the course is set up towards completing your online portfolio, which is really key. It is not an afterthought, or something you are left to do on your own. That alone is priceless. I went back and forth with each mentor honing it, along with my resume, until I felt it was “ready” to show to prospective employers. It paid off. 

Once my portfolio was ready, CF has many job placement specialists who help you prepare and also have industry contacts. They were able to connect me with a few NYC firms and I was off and running. 

I highly recommend CF! You will not regret it!

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It's now been more than six months since I went through the UI Design course and I can honestly say that I totally regret it. Although the instructors were great, the curriculum and the job assistance left a lot to be desired.

  First for the good. You are assigned a tutor and a mentor. The tutor looks at your smaller projects and gives you feedback and the mentor gives you detailed feedback on the larger projects. My tutor and mentor were both great. They gave me a lot of helpful feedback and I learned a lot about design from both of them.   The written curriculum was another matter. It was badly written and hard to read. I had to read it out loud to follow what was written (not typical for me) and I had to rewrite a lot of the sentences to make them make any sense. There were a great many typos throughout which was, I think, a large part of the reason the text was hard to read. Both the UI Course and the Career Course desperately needed to be checked by an editor and a proofreader.   The job assistance was the worst part of the course. At the time I went through they said they would help you find a job you love within six months or they would refund your money. They seem to have amended that to just "find a job" since then which is probably for the best, especially if they have the same career advisors now that they had when I finished the course. My advisor basically told me it was unrealistic for me to get a job that I loved and that I would have to settle for something I probably wouldn't much like.    I ended up switching to another career advisor who was less gloomy but she was not anymore helpful. I am chronically ill so I need to work remotely. They weren't able to help me find remote work or to offer any guidance for finding freelance work. The only advice the career advisor offered for finding a freelance job was that I should know how long it takes me to finish a project so that I can offer a time estimate to clients. I knew that already anyway, but she didn't offer me any help or guidance for freelance work other than that.   I would not recommend that someone take this course if they think they'll actually need help getting a job. If you live in a big city or can relocate, it might be all right, but if you're like me and need to work from home they won't help you. They also have things set up so you probably can't get your money back. I wish I could. I regret taking the course. It did not help me to get any sort of job and I could really use the money I spent on their course because I'm broke. If you are in a good position to get a job already, they might be okay, but if you need help finding a career, look elsewhere. They may well just drop you as soon as you complete the course work the way that they dropped me. Read less

Last year I took the leap and undertook a UX Design course with CareerFoundry. I'm so glad I made this choice and it was by far the best (also hardest) course I've ever done. It took me 9 months to complete and you have to be willing to put your all into it. I like the pratical element and each task built up to a final portfolio piece. The mentor and tutor support really is invaluable and you also get support after the course from the careers advisors. I've just landed my first UX role all thanks to the course and my final portfolio piece. I really couldn't be happier and can't recommend it enough!

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(I had basic coding knoweldge and a little bit of iOS experience before beginning the course)

The CareerFoundry iOS Bootcamp helped take me from a beginner iOS Developer to paid professional.  Throughout the course you cover a wide range of iOS topics that when put together give you the tools to create tons of different apps.  I enjoyed taking the course online, at home, and at my own pace.  This allows you take more time on topics you struggle with, and less time with others. 

My mentor and career specialist were also instrumental in helping me pass the course and get a job.  They were always available, extremely helpful, and awesome throughout! 

I highly recommend CareerFoundry! 

 

 

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I decided to start my UI design course at Careerfoundry because after years of experience as a 'classic' graphic designer I felt it was time to upgrade my professional skills for the world of digital design. Before deciding to sign up for the course I've been hesitating many times about my choice, since in many cases an online formation doens't really give the skills you can then apply in the real work market. All my doubts just blew away as soon as I started my experience at Careerfoundry. All the lessons were really clear, focusing on the most practical aspects of design. My tutor and mentor (the lovely Henrietta Creedy and Argenis Alvarez) were extremely qualified and very kind people, always there to help me and clarify all my doubts. Last but not least, when the course was over I could still count on the support of the members of Careerfoundry's team, who shared with me a lot of useful informations and tips for my job research and interviews. And 1,5 months after the end of the course I got my first UI designer job!!! 

I would definitely repeat this great experience and recommend it to anyone else who feels fascinated by the growing world of UX/UI design. 

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I took the UX Design Course at CareerFoundry in 2017, and can absolutely recommend it anyone who wants to gain practical experience in User Experience Design. The course covered everything from the conception of ideas, through sketching, prototyping testing and iterating. Don't worry about the fact that it is an online course - my tutor was always available when I had questions, my mentor was there for the bigger questions, and the community of students and student advisors is super supportive. I was already super happy with course immediately after finishing it, however the cherry on the top was the career specialists' advice AFTER the course. I could always reach out to them and get an answer, or an appointment for a skype call / mock interview within a few days. Their advice was actionable and super helpful. I think, this is what makes the course different to others in the end. Only a few weeks after finishing the course I started working for a Design Agency, that I had dreamed of working for in about 3 years time.

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I’m a Creative Development Specialist in Global Product Development at eBay and work with developers and engineers on a daily basis. Since I don’t have a CS background I wanted to use this course for understanding Web Development better and be able to facilitate this understanding in my job. The course provided a good opportunity to dive into Web Dev through a concrete project, which was challenging but also fun. My tutor provided superb support and patient explanations on every topic, that needed further elaboration. I’m happy I took the course and would recommend it to anyone, who would like to deepen their knowledge in this exciting field. However, if you want to start a job in Web Dev, this course wouldn’t be enough and some more practice would be necessary. It provides a good starting point though and you can learn a lot, if you are willing to do some research and exercises on your own. I didn't take the "Job preparation" course, so I can't evaluate the Job Assistance.

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I come from a design background having studied Graphic Design in university and having 4 years of web design under my belt, however I wanted a career refresh so that I could move from websites to user experience design within the mobile app industry without having to go in at a junior position.

After taking the User Interface Design course last year I am now in an amazing role as a mid-weight UX designer at the UKs leading mobile app company. I am currently the sole designer on a number of app projects and I get to work alongside talented project managers, strategy managers and iOS/Android developers. The company takes UX seriously so alongside UI design I am learning loads about UX and strategy and I will be helping facilitate a week long client design sprint within the next couple of months (using the Jake Knapp methodology).

I have come so far since starting the course, I would never have dreamt I’d be in this position less than a year into studying so I just want to say a big thanks to everyone on the team at Career Foundry! Although I didn’t get the chance to finish the course, it gave me all the skills I needed to move from web design into the mobile app and UX industries.

I would recommened this course for anyone who already has some design background or talent, who has a passion for problem solving and user experience.

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Overall, I really enjoyed the UI Course. It helped me boost up and round out the UX experience I already have under my belt.  The classes/modules were comprehensive and challenging. By the end of the course I felt confident that I could market myself as more than just a designer who was limited to wireframes and site maps. Now I have a whole host of other skillsets that help design an entire website/app from soup to nuts. 

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I personally like the UX Bootcamp at CareerFoundry.  At the beginning, I was hesitated to enroll this program for many reasons. Because of its 100% online course, I wasn’t sure how the school would navigate Graduated students for their future careers. However, at the end of this road, I knew I made the right decision.

A couple things I want to point out that I think might be helpful for the future students. For those who have a design background may found it’s very light contents at the beginning but think in this way - this is where you can speed up. I do think the curriculum laid out is well-design and effective -  getting challenging more and more as you go along. I got a great mentor, he has been super helpful. His feedbacks and suggestions help me get a clear understanding of many “whys”. Help me to develop a mindset and ability to empower my skills.

Danielle is amazing! She is a career specialist here. She helped me when I graduated with all the resources, everything you need to prepare and get done if you need to succeed in your career. I had many interviews right after but I still enjoy learning, so I paused for a while to continue learning, develop skillsets, and get connections. Not for long, I achieve my goal - get a job I love.

Overall, it’s an excellent course. I would recommend for anyone who is interested in getting started in UX Design. All you need to do is just to set you mind believing in the program, make a commitment and believing in yourself!

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I really enjoyed my time going through the program. Right out the gate I was introduced to my tutor who helped sharpen the quality of my work throughout each exercise. She offered Skype calls whenever I wanted, which I took advantage of with my most challenging assignments. The video reviews my mentor sent were instructive and the 1-on-1’s are mainly what you want them to be, so be prepared to ensure you make the most of them.

CareerFoundry has an excellent community. Fellow students are active on slack, always sharing, and there's certainly a spirit of participation. Seeing others progress spurred me on too. CF staff reach out often and are a vibrant bunch. I interacted with a lot of awesome people beyond my tutor and mentor. This also increased my level of engagement.

The coursework itself was good and helped me develop solid design skills. Each task has examples of previously approved work which gives additional perspective. I will say that some of the article links seemed a bit outdated (a few were 2+ years old) but CF was working on refreshing this material.

After receiving my certification I started working with my career specialist who is very resourceful. I spent the majority of the 6 months after graduation developing my portfolio which took away from applying. Know upfront you should have at least 3 projects to be considered a viable candidate. I ended up recently accepting a new job in the tech field that I wouldn’t have been able to get without this course. UX plays a big role with any company and these skills are applicable anywhere. CareerFoundry is a great place to learn it and live it!

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I completed the UI Design Course with Career Foundry in August, and got a job 2 month later. I really liked the flexibility of the class, exclusively online and self-paced. I also liked being able to communicate with real humans at the same time (my mentor and tutors) to answer questions. The one area where they could improve according to me is to provide a better consistency in the quality of the classes (they were not all equivalent in quality of content and deliverables to provide)

 

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Hi, I recently finished my User Interface designer course and was happy to have made this decision, to go with CareerFoundry,  I am so grateful to the wonderful CF community, as now I made a transition from Web/Graphic designer to a UI Designer, This course gave me the skills, knowledge and professional credibility that were required for my field. My confidence as a designer has excelled exponentially with the help of the CF Curriculum, Team and Mentors. Thanks for all the support !

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One year ago I decided to give a try to Careerfoundry online Web Development course.

After a few presential courses and some all over the place self study, I decided to try something more structured than my own program and more modern than the previous classrom intake.

My major concern though was the kind of support I'd receive and how to proceed when I got stuck.

It turns out that I had the best feedback ever and the tutor and mentor know in so much depth what they are teaching. To not mention how quick they are. You usually wait 1-2 days for an assessment review and you can also schedule calls.

I do think the course doesn't go into enough depth into JS and Ruby, to be honest, but it already took me nearly 8 months to conciliate work and studies. So overall it has a good balance.

I'd strongly recomment this course to anyone willing to start a career as web developer but keep in mind to go further in all the links and extra material your tutor provides.

The carrer specialist were also great and helped me to tailor my resume and get more confident for interviews.

As I was putting some of the course skills on my marketing and social media job since the beginning of the year, I had some sort of experience in the eyes of the marketing but not much, what was decisive were the code challenges and I was able to do them all until I found the perfect match 2 months ago.

 

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Career Foundry's UI Designer course helped me to up skill is some key areas where I need some help. As a designer with 8 years commercial experience I was unsure whatelse I would learn. But, I was wrong.

The course structure is designed for someone who has no 'design' expereince so the early course content was a little limiting. But as the course progressed learning new software and applying design patterns to mobile interfaces was inspiring and worthwhile.

The tutors are friendly and helpful and my mentor pushed me to succeed. The online community are very supportive and I found each student wanted to help and assist eachother.

The only CON I would have is that the UI course is predominatly mobile app focussed. This was fine for me as I wnated more expereince in this area. But the course content is less aimed at desktop and tablet, if this is what you are wanting.

I did found it difficult to juggle full time work and a young family around my studies. This could be down to my time management but I found the length of course content challenging. Full time workers beware.

 

 

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The decision to depart from my 11 year long career in Marketing to become a UI designer was not one i took lightly but was without doubt one i will never regret. It's one year since i began my UI Design course and since completing the course just under four months ago, i have managed to secure a number of paid UI/UX design roles and just last week a full time designer position in a well respected UK digital design agency. I am delighted i chose Career Foundry as my course provider and enjoyed every minute of the course. The format of the teaching and lessons were well crafted, the projects challenging but fulfilling and the general UX of the online course was great. One of the best parts however, was the tutors and mentors. My tutor was extremely helpful and marked all work in a timely manner. My mentor, Muwuso an very experienced designer by far exceeded my expectations in his mentoring role providing me with consistently valuable feedback, insights and suggestions and continously inspired me in my journey both throughout the course and onwards. He was generous enough to support me in my search for a job even once i had completed my certificate and we are still in touch. I cant communicate enough how important his mentoring influence had on me. 

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I researched many many courses and even signed up for a few, but they did not have the level of detail or proffessionalism I needed. I got an amazing tutor and she encouraged me to develop the course in a direction I wanted to best suite my requirements.

Skype calls were really the best and quickest ways to develop ideas and go through feedback, also my tutor Olga went the extra mile and always encouraged me to email her any time I got stuck. 

My partner is now doing the UX course and I have the confidnce that she will complete it being ready for the change of career she desires.

Expensive, but really, it's worth it in the grand scheme of things.

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The CareerFoundry UX course was a great experience for me. My intention for taking it was to change careers and get a job in UX Design. The course material was excellent and I gained many new skills over the 7 months. What made this course highly valuable to me is the interaction I had with my mentor, tutor, and career advisors. At the end of the course, I felt confident in my skills and abilities, and was excited about moving forward in the UX industry. Most importantly, I was successful in getting my first UX job at a well-known company!

Overall, this course was worth every penny. I learned a lot, enjoyed interacting and receiving feedback from mentors and peers, and got a job in UX! 

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