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2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
1/4/2021
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How 87% of Codesmith Grads Land Full-Time Coding Jobs
12/28/2020
Codesmith recently reported that 87% of their grads get full-time software engineering jobs within 6 months, with an average salary of $115,000 a year. How exactly are Codesmith graduates landing the mid/senior engineering roles that they’re now known for?
Continue Reading →Meet Our Review Sweepstakes Winner: Kendall Lu of Codesmith
8/20/2020
Kendall Lu, a graduate of Codesmith’s software engineering bootcamp wrote a Verified review of his bootcamp experience and won our latest sweepstakes competition! Over 1,200 tech bootcamp graduates wrote a Verified review for their school on Course Report and went into the draw to win a $500 Amazon gift card! We caught up with Kendall to hear about his coding bootcamp experience and his job in software engineering!
Continue Reading →Navigating the Job Search as a Codesmith Grad During COVID-19
8/14/2020
Unsatisfied working in the construction field, Ashley Austin looked to Codesmith’s Software Engineering Bootcamp in Los Angeles to help him career-switch into software engineering. When COVID-19 swept the U.S., Ashley’s bootcamp moved from in-person to remote with live online instruction. Learn how Codesmith supported Ashley’s career change both in-person and remote, exactly what he did to land a job as a Platform Operations Senior Software Engineer, and his advice for other new developers navigating the job search during a pandemic.
Continue Reading →Are tech companies hiring coding bootcampers during COVID in 2021?
8/4/2020
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Remote Classroom Tour at Codesmith: Tips for Learning Online
5/11/2020
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Phillip Troutman is the Director of Instruction & Curriculum at Codesmith, and he gives us a virtual tour of Codesmith’s remote Full-time Immersive classroom. Curious about the differences between Codesmith online versus in-person and the tools they use to keep collaboration strong in the remote classroom? Phillip answers those questions, plus advice for students who want to excel in an online bootcamp and get a job when they graduate.4 Steps to Become a Remote Developer
5/6/2020
Remote jobs are rapidly becoming more popular in nearly every industry, growing by over 173% in the past decade. This phenomenon is sweeping the US, Canda, and most of Europe as millennials demand a better work-life balance. Over 3% of US employees work from home at least half of the time, and over 5% of the US works full-time remote jobs. Whether you want to work from home, become a digital nomad, or have a more flexible schedule, becoming a remote developer can help you find the job of your dreams. Remote work and remote coding bootcamps open a wide range of possibilities, including better salaries (remote software developers make an average salary of $66,000), less time spent commuting, and a better work-life balance.
Continue Reading →Coding Bootcamps + COVID-19: Updates, Scholarships and Tips for Learning Online in 2021
1/8/2021
Schools and universities may be scrambling to figure out remote learning, but coding bootcamps have essentially been preparing for this since 2013. Online coding bootcamps already use Zoom video, Slack, GitHub, and VS Code Live Share for pair programming, online lectures, and to connect mentors and instructors with students. Of course, you can learn to code online – but it doesn’t stop there! Maybe you’ve needed to learn SQL for a while, or sharpen your data science skills, or wrap your head around UX Design. All of these digital skills are being taught online (not to mention, these are jobs that can be done remotely). Online bootcamps have been perfecting the online learning experience for years – and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many in-person bootcamps are launching remote options. If you’re dreaming of a career change while stuck indoors, working from home, or quarantined, then start here – we've rounded up all of the scholarships for anyone impacted by COVID-19, updates from bootcamps regarding classroom closures (and reopenings), and our best tips for job searching online:
Continue Reading →Everything You Need to Know about Codesmith’s New Online Bootcamp
1/24/2020
You may know Codesmith as an immersive bootcamp in New York and Los Angeles, but did you know that Codesmith just launched its Part-time Remote Software Engineering Immersive? Lead Instructor, Shane Taylor, answers all of our questions about this new option! We cover the curriculum, time commitments, prereqs, instructors, teaching style, and what Shane is most excited about for this course.
Continue Reading →Deep Dive: Career Services at Codesmith
12/5/2019
Codesmith has campuses in Los Angeles and New York City and is known for having strict admissions standards – but that selectivity also means graduates land mid-level and senior-level entry jobs. So how do they prepare their students for a senior developer interview? Shanda McCune, Director of Admissions and Outcomes at Codesmith, shares her advice for portfolios and projects, the difference between “junior” and “senior,” and how to compete with CS degree graduates for jobs.
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