Careerist is a US-based career accelerator offering online courses in Software QA Engineering, QA Automation, QA Bundle that includes manual QA and QA test automation and UX/UI Design. Careerist is designed to help students learn the skills needed to land a tech job. They are committed to making tech education accessible, and creating new career opportunities for individuals who want to get into the tech industry. Over 1,000 companies in 40 states now employ Careerist graduates, and 57% work remotely!
Careerist's training programs include live classes, an internship, career coaching, and mentorship. The live lessons are recorded so students can review them whenever it works for their schedule.
Careerist aims to help people fulfill their career aspirations and land high-paying, inspiring jobs in the tech sector. Careerist students receive 1:1 Career coaching and mentoring. Students will learn how to effectively search for a job, answer interview questions, and how to significantly increase their chances of getting hired.
Learn Manual QA (Quality Assurance) and QA Automation. Get a high-paying tech job. Technical experience is not required.
● Training schedule: 10 month
● Average time commitment: 6-8 hours per week
● Class format: 2 hour live sessions, 3X / week
● Salary target: $110K – $170K
● Job search: 2-4 months (follow our proven process and get a job fast!)
What is QA?
Software Quality Assurance is a set of activities for ensuring quality in software engineering processes. SQA practices are implemented in most types of software development, regardless of the underlying software development model being used.
Apply to get:
● Live classes are weekly Sunday to Friday 9:30–11:30 PM Eastern.
● After each lesson students get handouts and recordings.
● Internship
● 1:1 Career Coaching
● Support and Mentoring
Students can ask questions during the lessons or after them. Even after the course is over.
We will make your resume and post it on job sites with proper keywords so you could get tons of calls from recruiters.
You will learn how to search for a job effectively, answer interview questions and significantly increase your chances of getting hired.
● Job Application Service
Our software automates your job applications and our team trains you to become more hireable. With JAS, you will land your target job faster.
● Money back Guarantee
If you follow all the instructions we give you, your career will start 2–3 months after graduation. If you don’t find anything within 12 months of starting the training, Careerist will refund the money you paid for the course!
Read the complete terms and conditions https://www.careerist.com/legal/guarantee/07192022
The Careerist QA Automation+Python bootcamp is a total of around 21 weeks: 5 weeks of Python + 7 weeks of QAA + 3 weeks of internship + 6+ weeks in Career Coaching. Students will be prepared for jobs as Test Automation Engineers. Bootcamp students will learn Python, OOP, PyCharm, Selenium WebDriver, Behave, GitHub, and Git. Also students will learn window handling, test data separation, page object pattern, and expected conditions library. Then students will learn basic algorithms and Big O: Fibonacci. Students will learn popular interview algorithm tests such as Array Pair Sum, Largest Continuous Sum, String Compression, and Unique Characters in a String. Finally, our students will learn sorting, merge sort, quick sort, and bubble sort.
Bootcamp makes QA Automation approachable for all (Manual QA background required.) Learn UI testing with Selenium and Behave (Page Object Pattern.) Master Automation the popular language Python, and become an in-demand QA Engineer.
Apply to get:
● Live classes. After each lesson students get handouts and recordings.
● Internship
● 1:1 Career Coaching
● Support and Mentoring
Students can ask questions during the lessons or after them. Even after the course is over.
We will make your resume and post it on job sites with proper keywords so you could get tons of calls from recruiters.
You will learn how to search for a job effectively, answer interview questions and significantly increase your chances of getting hired.
● Job Application Service
Our software automates your job applications and our team trains you to become more hireable. With JAS, you will land your target job faster.
● Money back Guarantee
If you follow all the instructions we give you, your career will start 2–3 months after graduation. If you don’t find anything within 12 months of starting the training, Careerist will refund the money you paid for the course!
Read the complete terms and conditions https://www.careerist.com/legal/guarantee/07192022
Financing
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Financing
Lending partners available, including Climb Credit, Affirm, Ascent, Meritize
Refund / Guarantee
Careerist is fully committed to your success, we now offer a 100% money back guarantee if you don’t land a job in tech within 1 year of graduation. Read the complete terms and conditions here https://www.careerist.com/legal/guarantee/07192022
Learn Software QA Engineering (Quality Assurance) and get a high-paying tech job. Technical experience is not required.
● Training schedule: 7 weeks classes, 4 weeks internship, 5+ weeks career coaching
● Average time commitment: 6-7 hours per week
● Class format: 2 hour live and self-learning sessions, 3X / week
● Salary target: $70K – $105K
● Job search: 2-4 months (follow our proven process and get a job fast!)
What is Software QA Engineering?
Software Quality Assurance is a set of activities for ensuring quality in software engineering processes. SQA practices are implemented in most types of software development, regardless of the underlying software development model being used.
Apply to get:
● Live classes are weekly Sunday to Friday 9:30–11:30 PM Eastern Time. After each lesson students get handouts and recordings.
● Internship
● 1:1 Career Coaching
● Support and Mentoring
Students can ask questions during the lessons or after them. Even after the course is over.
We will make your resume and post it on job sites with proper keywords so you could get tons of calls from recruiters.
You will learn how to search for a job effectively, answer interview questions and significantly increase your chances of getting hired.
● Job Application Service
Our software automates your job applications and our team trains you to become more hireable. With JAS, you will land your target job faster.
● Money back Guarantee
If you follow all the instructions we give you, your career will start 2–3 months after graduation. If you don’t find anything within 12 months of starting the training, Careerist will refund the money you paid for the course!
Read the complete terms and conditions https://www.careerist.com/legal/guarantee/07192022
Careerist is fully committed to your success, we now offer a 100% money back guarantee if you don’t land a job in tech within 1 year of graduation. Read the complete terms and conditions here https://www.careerist.com/legal/guarantee/07192022
Getting In
Minimum Skill Level
Basic computer skills with a curiosity for data and problem-solving, basic math skills
UX/UI designers improve people's lives by creating usable, enjoyable digital products. It offers opportunities for creative problem-solving and a sense of accomplishment.
The duration of the course is 27+ weeks:
-15 weeks of classes
-7+ weeks of internship
-5+ weeks of Career Coaching
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2-6 months of Job search
Apply to get:
● Live classes are weekly Sunday to Thursday 9:30–11:30 PM Eastern.
● After each lesson students get handouts and recordings.
● Internship
● 1:1 Career Coaching
● Support and Mentoring
Students can ask questions during the lessons or after them. Even after the course is over.
We will make your resume and post it on job sites with proper keywords so you could get tons of calls from recruiters.
You will learn how to search for a job effectively, answer interview questions and significantly increase your chances of getting hired.
● Job Application Service
Our software automates your job applications and our team trains you to become more hireable. With JAS, you will land your target job faster.
● Money back Guarantee
If you follow all the instructions we give you, your career will start 2–3 months after graduation. If you don’t find anything within 12 months of starting the training, Careerist will refund the money you paid for the course!
Read the complete terms and conditions https://www.careerist.com/legal/guarantee/07192022
Financing
Deposit
N/A
Financing
Climb Credit, Affirm, Ascent, Meritize
Refund / Guarantee
Money back Guarantee
Read the complete terms and conditions https://www.careerist.com/legal/guarantee/07192022
I’d been wanting to get a job in IT for a while, but I didn’t quite understand what to start with, since they all ask for at least some experience and knowledge. A friend of mine told me about Careerist and I thought that it was worth a try, and I’m glad I did! True, the education process was fast paced and rather difficult, and finding a job was too. Anyway, it was all worth it. Now I can enjoy working from home, from anywhere really, and my salary is about 50% more than it was at my ol...
I’d been wanting to get a job in IT for a while, but I didn’t quite understand what to start with, since they all ask for at least some experience and knowledge. A friend of mine told me about Careerist and I thought that it was worth a try, and I’m glad I did! True, the education process was fast paced and rather difficult, and finding a job was too. Anyway, it was all worth it. Now I can enjoy working from home, from anywhere really, and my salary is about 50% more than it was at my old job…
I took Manual Qa class from Careerist. Advisor promised me that if I don’t get job within 30 days after I finish the course ,I would get 100% money-back guarantee. I finished my course on time and they couldn’t find me job interview so I called the customer service to request money back but it got denied saying the advisor was wrong 😑. Stay away big fraud
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I'll always recommend this program, it literally helped me get into the tech bubble. The instructors are knowledgeable and patient, the materials are detailed and self-explanatory. The experience I got during the internship afterward was beneficial. My mentor was quite responsive and prepared me well for my interviews. After applying for jobs, with the help of JAS, I was able to ace most of my interviews and secured three offers at the end of three months...
I'll always recommend this program, it literally helped me get into the tech bubble. The instructors are knowledgeable and patient, the materials are detailed and self-explanatory. The experience I got during the internship afterward was beneficial. My mentor was quite responsive and prepared me well for my interviews. After applying for jobs, with the help of JAS, I was able to ace most of my interviews and secured three offers at the end of three months. Enjoyed every bit of the experience.
I am regretting attending Careerist instead of another boot camp. The program guarantees that one can break into tech with no prior sales or tech experience needed. Moreover, it guarantees 1:1 mentorship, specifically to improve my resume and practice mock job interviews. As of today, even after Graduation on March 3rd, these guarantees have not been delivered. I have been assigned to Aigerim Yerzhan as my mentor. In attempting to schedule a meeting with this mentor...
I am regretting attending Careerist instead of another boot camp. The program guarantees that one can break into tech with no prior sales or tech experience needed. Moreover, it guarantees 1:1 mentorship, specifically to improve my resume and practice mock job interviews. As of today, even after Graduation on March 3rd, these guarantees have not been delivered. I have been assigned to Aigerim Yerzhan as my mentor. In attempting to schedule a meeting with this mentor, I noticed that her availability will be either between the hours of 12 am-5 am or 10 pm - 11:30 pm CST. These hours are not conducive to my schedule. Nevertheless, I went ahead and scheduled an initial meeting on February 3, 2023, to discuss Careerist and what I can expect with mentorship. During our meeting, I asked very specific questions about how we will proceed, and how my resume should be curtailed for the Sales Engineering position, and Aigerism could not answer the questions. All she kept communicating to me is to send her my resume and never addressed my concerns. At the conclusion of our call, I did not feel confident that she could adequately assist me because she never answered my questions. On your website, it states that Careerist has qualified mentors. My experience with Aigerim does not prove that she is a qualified mentor. Then, on March 7, I had a demo + interview session with Farhan Awan. During this session, he stated that I did a bad job with my demo. He did not give me any constructive criticism as to how I can improve my demo. Additionally, during the interview portion of the session, he was critical of my answers; his body language was coming across as negative to me with Farhan constantly shaking his head from side to side and rolling his eyes, indicating disagreement or disapproval. He offered very minimal tips for improving my interview techniques. At the end of our session, I left feeling less confident, not encouraged, and more so, I felt penalized and was put in a place of judgment for my responses. Before this demo session, we never received any practical hands-on training in the classroom to successfully prepare and complete a good demo and ace a tech industry interview. Once more, my experience with Farhan does not prove that he is a qualified mentor. I found Farhan rude, dismissive, and distressing. I, now realize that the current structure and personnel of the Careerist Sales Engineering program is not the same as when Cyrus Harbin went through the Curriculum. He received hands-on interviews and demo practice in the classroom to successfully ace his interviews. That is how he was able to confidently pivot into tech, and that's why he recommends Careerist to his 100,000+ followers on social media. I feel that after my financial and time investment into Careerist, I have not acquired the adequate training and skills to become a Sales Engineer. I am left to seek other avenues and boot camps to learn how to demo, learn to interview successfully, learn how to optimize my LinkedIn and resume, and learn to effectively seek a Sales Engineering position.I am highly disappointed with my financial investment and time in the Careerist program. Since starting this program, I have not received an adequate return on my investment. I have connected with other former students who encountered similar experiences to mine, and they have enrolled in other boot camps and as a result, now have jobs in the tech industry. My hope that in the future is that Careerist will address these issues and really deliver on their training's guarantees. At this moment, I am asking for a full refund of my investment. The course lacks structure. The instructors pretty much read from the slides every night and do not prepare you adequately for the demo and job interview that you must pass in order to successfully pivot into tech. The Careerist program is a scam. The internship is a joke. It is just you calling potential students to get them to sign up for Careerist. During the internship, they do not train you with any technical skills to be a Sales Engineer or to do a successful demo presentation. There are so many students that I have spoken with that have graduated from Careerist, and have not found jobs as Sales Engineer. They, like myself, wish we could get our money back.
Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback regarding your experience with Careerist. We're truly sorry to hear that your expectations were not met and that you encountered challenges with the mentorship and demo + interview sessions. We take your concerns seriously and are committed to addressing them. Your feedback will be thoroughly reviewed, and we will take steps to improve our program and mentorship offerings. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and understand your disappointment. Regarding your refund request, please reach out to our support team directly, and we'll assist you according to our policies. We appreciate your honesty and hope to have the opportunity to rectify this situation and restore your trust in Careerist. If you have any further concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we're here to assist you in any way we can.
Josef Casimiro
Student • Software QA Engineering • Online
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Apr 27, 2023
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I enrolled in a QA Software engineer boot camp with Careerist and it has been a simple, good learning experience thus far. The one thing that can be better is the understanding of the material we need to do. Other than that, it has been great!
I recently graduated from a course for the Manual Quality Assurance Analyst role at Careerist, and I was really pleased with how well it was taught. The course material was well-organized and simple to follow, and the instructor was knowledgeable and interesting. In addition, there were many chances for discussion and feedback throughout the course also the mentors have your full support in terms of helping you after graduation in applying to a Job and guiding you through the pat...
I recently graduated from a course for the Manual Quality Assurance Analyst role at Careerist, and I was really pleased with how well it was taught. The course material was well-organized and simple to follow, and the instructor was knowledgeable and interesting. In addition, there were many chances for discussion and feedback throughout the course also the mentors have your full support in terms of helping you after graduation in applying to a Job and guiding you through the path. The training was a huge assist in preparing me for my career aspirations, in my opinion. Anyone trying to further their career should definitely check out Careerist, in my opinion.
I want to say thank you so much from all our group and from me personally to Alex Bodnia for been kind, informative, professional in testing field, involved in process and quick respond for any inquires about task and home work.
If you are looking to break into tech, Careerist is the place to go. I just completed the Manual QA. It was challenging but very informative and rewarding. I land a job very quickly with the tools from the program. You receive support from anyone of the Careerist mentors and it was also great meeting people who are learning along with me.
learning experience is awesome, fun experience, good teaching and lessons was awesome. im able to learn alot from this and gain knowledge and help for future work. i learn value about manual qa testing and what it used for in daily life for companies and personal.
I’m a former educator transitioning to tech. Careerist has been an excellent boot-camp experience for me. My neighbor told me about this company and got a high-paying job ($102k) after doing a course, so I knew it was legitimate! I did the ‘Manual QA’ course which included live online video lessons, quizzes and an in-depth homework task, followed by practical internship opportunities. Having finished the course, I feel really confident that I can do the job I was trained for because of t...
I’m a former educator transitioning to tech. Careerist has been an excellent boot-camp experience for me. My neighbor told me about this company and got a high-paying job ($102k) after doing a course, so I knew it was legitimate! I did the ‘Manual QA’ course which included live online video lessons, quizzes and an in-depth homework task, followed by practical internship opportunities. Having finished the course, I feel really confident that I can do the job I was trained for because of the hands-on experience Careerist provided. The ongoing support provided by Careerist for their graduates to help them successfully interview & land a job is outstanding!!
The Positives:
· The expectations about the job market are clearly defined from the start· Job search process is explained in depth throughout the course· Lessons are well-structured, new-to-tech friendly and paced appropriately · Instructors welcome questions during class time via the chat· Instructors are very experienced in the industry and willing to share their knowledge· Learning portal allows you to watch video recordings of your lessons later (in case you missed it, or want to re-watch)· Lessons cover the most important aspects of the job, the most important industry tools to know, etc. · Internships opportunities are both internal (Careerist-led projects) and external (outside companies)· Student community is friendly, supportive and diverse· Careerist support responds quickly to questions/requests· Slack channels available for graduates enable continued peer-support, answers to job interview-related questions, etc.· Careerist utilizes the combined data of their graduates to provide up-to-date practice ‘Interview Q&A’ documents to help students prepare for job interviews· Interview preparation document includes many video links to extra lessons so you can continue learning and improving your skills· Mentors are friendly and provide one-on-one support for writing your resume/LinkedIn profile, practicing mock interviews & follow-up during your job search· Job Application assistance (special tool in Learning portal to help find jobs from several job boards & help streamline the application process)· Careerist graduates can attend ongoing weekly Zoom meetings with the CEO to hear success stories, ask their questions, give feedback, refresh interview tips, etc.
The Negatives:
· The internships allows you to practice the main skills required for the job, but hands-on experience with certain tools is not possible if you don’t have the hardware yourself since you’re learning from your home with what you have. (E.g. if you don’t have a Mac you can’t practice using Xcode hands-on. If you don’t have an Android, you can’t practice ADB/Android Studio, etc.) Note: this is not a problem with Careerist, just the reality of online learning! Careerist does provide video recordings of how these tools are used, however, so you can definitely learn how to do it – but just can’t practice “hands-on”). · You need to wait for your mentor to give you the go-ahead before starting the job search – after you pass the course, finish the internships, pass the mock interviews, have your resume/LinkedIn profile looking good, etc. This is a positive for people who like to follow rules/processes (like me), but could be a negative for people who want to do things their own way!
It was awesome. Great way for career change opportunity
One of my friend recommended Careerist to me. I took a Manual QA course with them. One of the best decision I made. I wish I had found this earlier. Careerist provides you with a good starting base knowledge to get into the software testing field. Instructors were very experienced, during the classes they always made sure all was well explained. Mentor was very helpful throughout the whole process of the job search which I appreciate. I would definitely recommend Careerist to someone w...
One of my friend recommended Careerist to me. I took a Manual QA course with them. One of the best decision I made. I wish I had found this earlier. Careerist provides you with a good starting base knowledge to get into the software testing field. Instructors were very experienced, during the classes they always made sure all was well explained. Mentor was very helpful throughout the whole process of the job search which I appreciate. I would definitely recommend Careerist to someone who is considering a career change in short time and wants to get into software development and testing.
Careerist has been an eye opening experience for me. They have cultivated an environment for success in the tech industry. This bootcamp helped people like myself with no tech experience, gain confidence breaking into the industry. The mentor help from Nadia from Careerist has come with such high value. Her ability to take my past and current experience and shape them into what tech companies are looking for is truly remarkable. Nadia, along with the rest of the Careerist team, have open...
Careerist has been an eye opening experience for me. They have cultivated an environment for success in the tech industry. This bootcamp helped people like myself with no tech experience, gain confidence breaking into the industry. The mentor help from Nadia from Careerist has come with such high value. Her ability to take my past and current experience and shape them into what tech companies are looking for is truly remarkable. Nadia, along with the rest of the Careerist team, have opened my mind to the importance of always enhancing your technical skills. With the valuable information that was given to me, I will be sure to tell others around about the great program of Careerist.
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Is Careerist worth it?
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Is Careerist legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 314 Careerist alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Careerist and rate their overall experience a 4.6 out of 5.
Does Careerist offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
You can read 314 reviews of Careerist on Course Report! Careerist alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Careerist and rate their overall experience a 4.6 out of 5.
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