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Are tech companies hiring coding bootcampers during COVID?
8/4/2020
In “normal” times, 83% of bootcampers are employed after graduating from a coding bootcamp. But the question we hear most often in 2020? Will I get a job if I go to a coding bootcamp during the COVID pandemic? Should I “wait and see” or should I take advantage of this time to change careers? Companies like ServiceNow continue to hire bootcampers as developers because demand for their product has surged during the pandemic. Other companies like Progressive are shifting to online work and remote hiring and onboarding. Candor and Layoffs.fyi have kept real-time, 100% user-generated lists of companies that are hiring, freezing, furloughing, etc throughout the pandemic, and The New York Times posits that big tech could emerge from the coronavirus crisis even stronger than before. But the hiring landscape has undoubtedly changed and is impacting coding bootcampers, so we’re answering all your questions about whether you’ll get a job or not after bootcamp. Plus, advice from bootcampers who have landed jobs during COVID-19 about how they did it!
Continue Reading →June 2020 Coding Bootcamp News
6/30/2020
Continue Reading →How Dani Went From Registered Nurse to Software Engineer with Holberton School
6/24/2020
When her career as a hospital nurse became too emotionally taxing, Dani Gómez made up her mind to transition into tech with Holberton School. After completing the 9-month Foundations course at Holberton School’s Medellín campus in Colombia, Dani got the chance to land her dream job as an Associate Software Engineer with HUGE. Dani shares how Holberton School gave her the mindset and confidence to pursue a tech career, plus learn how Dani gives back to the burgeoning tech community in Medellín.
Continue Reading →7 JavaScript Projects Built by Bootcampers
9/24/2020
One trademark of a coding bootcamp is the project-based curriculum, which means students build many smaller projects throughout the bootcamp and one final capstone project, graduating with a full portfolio of web applications and mobile apps. Coding bootcamps prioritize teaching what the tech industry actually uses on the job today, so it’s no surprise that Full Stack JavaScript is the most common teaching language at coding bootcamps, used in 44% of Web Development courses. At Course Report, we’ve spotlighted so many JavaScript bootcamp alumni who have built innovative applications using these languages. Here’s a round-up of some of our favorite final projects!
Interested in Python projects? Check out our favorite Python Projects Built by Bootcamp Grads!
Continue Reading →How Rory Landed a Lockheed Martin Internship with Holberton School
5/29/2020
After years of trying different career paths as a salesman, bartender, and caterer, Rory Fahy realized that his future was in technology. When Holberton School’s New Haven campus opened up right near his home, Rory took it as a sign to enroll in the Full Stack Web Development career pathway. After completing the Foundations portion of the program, Rory landed an internship at Lockheed Martin. Learn what Rory plans to pursue next in Holberton School’s Specialization program, plus his advice for others looking to launch a tech career.
Continue Reading →How Rene Landed a Remote Internship After Holberton School
5/1/2020
Rene Goertzen has always taken her education into her own hands – so she found the self-driven, collaborative classroom at Holberton School to be perfect for her learning style. After learning C and Python at Holberton in San Francisco, Rene landed a remote internship with Alygne. We caught up with Rene to share her tips for working remotely, the importance of building community while learning, and her advice to get the most out of Holberton School.
Continue Reading →April 2020 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup
5/27/2020
Continue Reading →March 2020 Coding Bootcamp News
3/31/2020
In the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, this month has shown that coding bootcamps are uniquely prepared to deliver quality remote learning to those now staying indoors, working from home, or even unemployed. In addition to COVID-19 news, March brought a $19 million fundraise, regulatory news, several scholarships to close the gap in diversity in tech, and 6 new schools in the Course Report directory!
Continue Reading →A Guide to Low Level Programming for Beginners
3/23/2020
High-level languages like JavaScript and Python may be the most popular programming languages today, but there’s no argument that these languages are doing a lot of work for the developer, from memory management to runtime interpretation. On the other hand, low level programming has very little abstraction – you’re writing code much more closely to the computer. So why would you want to learn low level programming? In this guide, a mentor and student from Holberton School answer all of your questions about low level programming!
Continue Reading →Coding Bootcamps + COVID-19: Updates, Scholarships and Tips for Learning Online
10/22/2020
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:
At Course Report, we have been keeping tabs on how coding bootcamps are responding to and meeting the needs of their current and upcoming cohorts. We’ve seen in-person coding bootcamps transition to delivering live remote instruction, and also a lot of new hardship scholarships and initiatives to support students breaking into tech now.
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