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April 2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
5/27/2020
Continue Reading →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 →Why Sarah Pivoted From Teaching To Engineering with General Assembly
4/23/2020
Even with 20 years teaching experience, Sarah Panaligan hit a roadblock when her music teaching positions kept getting cut out of school budgets. Sarah decided that there couldn’t be a better time to change careers and enroll in General Assembly’s Remote Software Engineering Immersive. Find out how General Assembly helped Sarah land a Junior IT Engineer position at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Sarah’s tips on how networking can boost your job search (even as an introvert), and how to set up your workspace to be a great remote developer!
Continue Reading →Alumni Spotlight: Alex Merced of General Assembly
3/18/2020
After Alex Merced spent 10 years in the finance industry, he decided it was time for a remote tech job. After struggling to learn online by himself, he joined General Assembly’s Software Engineering Immersive Remote bootcamp. And with his strong work ethic and new JavaScript skills, Alex landed a job as a remote developer at Crossfield Digital! See Alex’s advice for learning from home with Zoom, the online job search, and making the most of your online coding bootcamp.
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 →15 Data Science Jobs You'll Land After Bootcamp
2/19/2020
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Everything You Need to Know About General Assembly’s Revamped User Experience Design Immersive
2/12/2020
The UX Design job market is changing, and General Assembly just revamped their User Experience Design Immersive to evolve with it (plus you can now take the UXDI online). We talked to Instructional Designer Emily Roberts to find out what’s new in the curriculum, the ideal UXDI student, and the types of jobs that new graduates will be able to land in UX Design.
Continue Reading →Ezzia’s Journey with the SHE Tuition Discount at General Assembly
3/11/2020
Can you make it through a bootcamp even if you have no experience coding? We debrief with Ezzia, a General Assembly bootcamp graduate and awardee of the See Her Excel (SHE) Tuition Discount, just one week post-graduation. Ezzia had no idea what coding was before enrolling at General Assembly – see what she shared with us about her experience learning Python, Django, and React at General Assembly’s three-month long Software Engineering Immersive.
Continue Reading →2019 End of Year Coding Bootcamp Podcast
1/31/2020
As we near the end of 2019, we're rewinding and reflecting on the most impactful coding bootcamp news of the year. Follow along as we look at market trends, digest thought pieces, break down $750MM acquisitions and tons of fundraises, layoffs, and more. We’ll also look at our predictions for 2020 and our hopes for the future of coding bootcamps in the coming year!
Continue Reading →November 2019 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
12/3/2019
November was full of news about fundraises (and layoffs) and updates on past acquisitions like Trilogy and Thinkful. We’re also covering news about credentialing in bootcamps, a partnership between Wyncode and General Assembly, advice for data science bootcamp graduates about what to study after graduation, and 3 new bootcamps in Spain. And congrats to CodeClan – celebrating its 4th birthday this November!
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