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Anderson Lucas de Paiva
Amazing
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I had the opportunity to participate in a Web Development course at Ironhack and I can say it was one of the best experiences I've had. The teachers were exceptional, with clear and efficient teaching methods that allowed me to learn a lot in a short period of time. In addition, they were very available to clarify doubts and help solve problems.
The course was also very fun because I made many friends and was able to exchange experiences with other students who were also interested in web development. The atmosphere was very positive and this really contributed to my learning.
Today, I feel that the knowledge acquired in this course has been of great value in my work. I can create websites and applications more quickly and with higher quality, which has been highly valued by my clients. In addition, I feel that I have a solid foundation to continue learning and improving in the web development field. -
Marta Cacabelos Martínez
It was life changing and inspirational
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Ironhack changed my life. I was looking for a change in my career and choosing Ironhack was the right choice. In a very short period, I learned a lot. The curriculum is excellent ,and the teachers are great. The in-person experience for me was the best choice. Sharing this with my colleagues helped me to grow and learn even more. Teamwork prepares you for the future at work. The bootcamp gives you the basics to get started.
The only things I would adjust in my experience are the part of the portfolio preparation and the part of the accompaniment of the job search. But I know that they have already improved this a lot. They value feedback very much and are continuously improving. -
Pedro Laender
Best choice ever
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Doing the Data Analytics Bootcamp at Ironhack was the best choice I could've done for beggining my career as data analyst. The content of the course is very dense and complete, but the teachers know how to make you learn in a simple way. The support they give you during the couse and aftewards is amazing, you really feel they care about you and that they gonna make everything in their hands so you can learn this new abilities and get a job when the course is done.
I must mention as well that the content is very up to date and they give you many tips that would take months to get by studing by yourself.
Another great point is the community they have, I've met a lot of people in the area, from colleagues to alumni and even great professionals with many year of exeperience that came to tell their professional history and answer any questions we had. In addition to meet data analyst people we have the opportynity to meet people from other areas, once Ironhack have 3 other courses, and make our contacts network even bigger and diversified. -
Alexander Weinstock
New Job after one month
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Hi guys,
The boot camp was a very good and productive experience for me. You can learn a lot and even more important you get access to a lot of very motivated people. I took the full time course because I wanted to block the 3 month completely and just focus in my training. You definitely get a good impression of the cyber security profession and you can do the boot camp even without a lot of prior IT knowledge. I would recommend to familiarize yourself with general knowledge about Linux and Windows before so that you can gain more benefit by more purely focusing on Cybersecurity related training and not just general It stuff. You guess right understanding the system we are protecting is necessary to do the job right. The boot camp is focused on the core Cyber security knowledge and does that really well.
You also get access to job hunt training which you should use a much as you can because even if there are a lot of jobs out there people need to see you. And now about the most important issue. As far as I know everyone out of my boot camp who really took the time and did extra work and was in a study group doing extra learning got a job. Some took a bit longer because of country related differences or because they needed some more general knowledge but in the end there are enough jobs out there which need to be filled :)
If you are prepared to focus on learning and keep learning even after the boot camp you will get a job ! But don't expected to get one just by finishing and doing the minimum that won't be enough.
Have fun -
Viviane Rauffus
Great memorable experience
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Both teachers were great; always explained things well, promoted a good classroom environment where we felt comfortable to make mistakes and ask any type of questions, which collaterally also made us receive and give feedback openly between each other. Even individual projects felt like collaborative projects because everyone helped each other out!
I will say the Lead Teacher, especially by the end of the course, seemed quite tiered and not as eager to help us out as in the beginning. But the Teacher Assistant was there giving great back-up, which was ok.
The campus environment is great as well, with all the different courses mixed together and with cool themed happy-hours every Friday 😎.
The Bootcamp is very intense, as a Bootcamp should be, and it will test your limits for sure. Both mentally and physically (🥵). But it’s by testing the limits that you learn what you are truly capable of doing and it unites you to your classmates in a way that wouldn’t be possible otherwise. By the end you’ll be surprised by all you and your classmates have accomplished in just 2 months, it’s crazy!
For me the highlight was by far the people that did the bootcamp with me. They really become family, and that’s worth more than 6000€ if you ask me 😜.
But besides great friends, Ironhack also offers good career advice and support. The curriculum is pretty good (even though I wish more UI content was taught, as well as more about figma), but for me what stands out the most from the school is the career services they offer. A good curriculum you can find on online courses nowadays, but not career preparation and support. They give great insights on recruitment expectations and help you prepare for your career kick-off. I was lucky to find a job soon after the bootcamp but on average it takes 1-2 months after the course to get a job (depending on how soon you finish your portfolio).
This course will not teach you everything you need to know, but it will teach you more than enough to start a Junior career in the field and give you the tools to continue learning on your own after it. -
Volney Faustini
Changed my carreer
The teacher was something extraordinary. Excellent pedagogy and patience.
Ironhack's material is also something that makes a difference. I still reach out to it when I have doubts.
For me, it was valid taking the full stack web dev course. It changed my career path and now I even work abroad. -
Jessica Menezes Nonato
Life changing experience
If you are intending to exchange careers or beginning one, Ironhack is the school of your choice. After finishing my Bootcamp in three months, I conquered my new job in tech. I didn't know I could learn so fast! Due to most of the classes being practical, I have gathered a lot of knowledge in my Bootcamp. -
Margarida Pereira
Ironhack bootcamp experience
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My bootcamp experience was extremely positive. I had no previous coding experience, apart from some online exercises before enrolling, and the mandatory pre-work. I did a full-time on site course. It is a very intensive course, very practical and perfect if you want a first hands-on experience. Things move extremely fast, but by the end of the course you are able to develop a full-stack application. The teachers and staff were very friendly and always available to help. Besides all the learning, Ironhack also prepares you for the job hunt and some notions about the tech industry. -
Miguel Braga
What a ride!
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Strongly recommend the UX/UI Bootcamp. The greatest asset of Ironhack is the teachers, they have real-life experience and know exactly what skill set you should get in order to hit the ground running on your first job.
The faculty, curriculum, and staff (in particular the outcomes service) were all amazing during the process (which by the way you should trust on XD ).
Overall, it was a great experience that changed my life, as a bonus, don't be surprised if you finish it with a dozen of new friends. -
Bárbara Pimenta
LIFE CHANGING
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It was one of the best experiences of my life, especially taking the full-time one. Besides the whole experience of making friends for life, having the best time around the campus and outside of it, and meeting people from all over the world - it was a truly immersive experience. The curriculum, teachers, and how we learn are - sometimes overwhelming (as they should be), but also (and most important), super dynamic, motivating, and engaging! I would reach the end of the week and projects were mostly more exciting than tired! And in the end, I felt really prepared to enter the industry. Super recommend! One little thing: they sell a lot of their career service for the applicants and for me, it was oversold. For someone who already has an experience in the market (doesn't matter that much in which industry) and is just transitioning, it felt a little basic - maybe it was the expectation of how big they sell this service. But for newcomers who never had any experience with the hiring processes and stuff, I think it is useful. -
Leticia
Life changing
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The ironhack bootcamp was the best thing i did for myself in a while! It was not only an amazing learning experience it was also an opportunity to meet alike people and start a new career! I couldn’t recommend it enough.
The whole team at Ironhack Portugal was very driven and made sure the students had the best experience possible pushing us to our limits but also hosting amazing events.
Im forever grateful for this experience! -
Marina Martinez Sanchez
Amazingly well prepared by Ironhack
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Ironhack Portugal Review. No words to describe how well prepared I feel. For the short period of time we had, we covered multiple subjects that are currently needed for my design ux ui career. What we did, it takes normally up to 3 years or more but we packed all the knowledge in 9 weeks. I am really grateful for this new life change career path that I achieved thanks to my teachers Rita and Rita plus the whole Ironhack PT team. Now, it’s time to continue learning and getting better and better.
Each euro spent on this course is totally worth it. -
Asier Rodriguez Ruiz
Best decision ever
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I do not have words to describe this course. It has been amazing from the staff to the colleagues and the teachers. You don't have time to feel bored or slow, every day you learn something new and the team pushes you to give your 100%. It's super rewarding because you are capable of amazing things in a matter of weeks. And once the course is done there is a career guidance week that will help you achieve your career goals. Special shout out to our super dedicated data teachers Xose and Gladys. Honestly, doing this career change is the best decision I've taken in my whole life. -
Hugo Esteves
Best Education I've ever had!
It's a great experience where you learn how to code, how to think and how to create amazing things that you didn't believe you could!
You meet a lot of fantastic people and the staff in the Lisbon bootcamp is perfect. Always ready to help, always looking for ways to improve our experience and always there for you when you need.
I'm recommend 100%! -
Marcelo Milhomem
Life changing
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My experience at Ironhack was very good. From start to finish I always felt it was the right choice. I consider myself a lucky person. I had a very united class, a great teacher, great TA and the entire Ironhack team have always been incredibly supportive. Ironhack Lisbon has become a place that even after the course I still visit and miss. Today I'm already working and I would recommend Ironhack to anyone who’s looking for an intense, fast, effective course with great job opportunities. In summary, my overall experience with Ironhack was great. -
Luiz Alberto Hupsel
Above my expectation
Im reaching the end of my bootcamp in about a week, and I have to say it exceeded my expectations. Loved the teachers, but what I enjoyed the most was the 5-6 projects you have to work on during the entire 5 month period (part time). -
Rafael Montagnoli da Silva
Inspiring perseverance
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I spent time of my life trapped in a frustrating work cycle. I was thinking that I would never again be able to have peace and be truly happy in a job. When you decide to choose to study at the best schools in my area, Design. I chose IronHack, and it was the best choice I had in my life. My knowledge journey at IronHack taught me so much that today I have a passion for learning and being someone inspiring, as my journey was. I am very grateful that the school has ignited this flame in me, and has helped me to find a map so that I can climb the union of happiness and work in the same space in my heart. Thanks! -
Ricardo Fuentes
Con Ironhack logre cambiar mi vida
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Con Ironhack logre cambiar mi vida.
De inicio, hice muy interesantes amistades, me ayudó a adquirir las habilidades técnicas requeridas para incursionar en el mundo tech y me ayudo a buscar el trabajo ideal para mi.
Después de finalizado el bootcamp de Data Analytics, logre cambiar mi carrera en menos tiempo del esperado, y las habilidades adquiridas me han ayudado a continuar desarrollándome personal y profesionalmente.
Sin duda alguna, siempre recomendare tomar cualquiera de sus bootcamps y aprovecharlos al 1000% -
Karina Freitas
Best bootcamp experience, change your life!
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Like many others, I was a professional looking for a career change and interested in learning how to code. I knew I could learn by myself, but I thought that doing a coding bootcamp would boost my learning curve and accelerate my entrance into the tech market. So, 1-year ago I enrolled myself in Ironhack's web development full-time course, and today, I'm a fulfilled software engineer working in a globally renowned tech company.
It's unbelievable to think how fast my life has changed since Ironhack. Let's be honest, the bootcamp is a challenging and intense experience, but this is how a life-changing process needs to be effective. Plus, you get the best staff to support you during the process.
In my opinion, Ironhack is the best school to get foundation training in web development, and all the support you need to start your career in the tech field. -
Xavi Almirall
A fulfilling and rewarding experience!
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After exploring several options, I opted for the remote part-time UX/UI Design bootcamp at Ironhack due to its good references. Furthermore, Ironhack offered me a schedule that better suited my needs, along with the possibility of doing it remotely.
The experience was intense; each session had a lot of information, so I had to dedicate time and prioritize the bootcamp work over other things for a few months. However, I remember it fondly, full of learning, and I shared good times with the people in the class.
One of the things I liked most about the remote mode was sharing projects with multicultural teams, which enriched the exchange of ideas and the bootcamp experience.
After one month of finishing the bootcamp, I found my first job offer as a UX/UI Designer. I highly recommend this bootcamp to all those committed to a career change! -
Guilherme Sousa Guedes Silva
Ironhack promised, Ironhack delivered.
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Make no mistake, it is not easy, on our part it takes effort and dedication, and we can trust that they will give us the training, tools and assistance necessary for you to be able to enter the job market. I finished bootcamp 1 year ago and I couldn't be happier. At the age of 30, after graduating and several years working in an area that had nothing to do with web development, ironhack gave me the opportunity to do something that I discovered I love, accompanied by extraordinary people. -
Mariana Isabel Lucas Oliveira
from nurse to developer in 9 weeks
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I was a nurse, I felt unmotivated and frustated with my job, so I decided to change my carreer path so I would have better life quality.
I joined Ironhack Lisbon to the Web Development Bootcamp in April2022.
The bootcamp is structured in a way that allows us to learn progressively. It takes place during 9 weeks, 3 modules. In the first 2 weeks of each module, we learn new content in the morning and in the afternoon we have labs to practice what we have learned. Every day the dificulty level increases, so that we can create new and more complex things. The third week of each module is the project week, where we have the chance to delevop our project, created from scratch by us. It was the best part of the bootcamp, because it was the moment where we mixed it all together and came up with something of our own. After this 3 modules, there was a Carreer week and we had guidance for job searching.
They give you all the structure and support needed, and success will come if you are willing to commit and work for it.
In April I had absolutely no background in Tech. 2 months after the bootcamp endend, I landed my first job in tech. -
João Pedro Duarte Gonçalves
One of the best experiences of my life
I was a Junior Designer, frustrated with the job opportunities available in my country. Ironhack showed me that it wasn't too late to shift careers and enroll in a new market where your hard work is valued. It is amazing the effort that all the staff puts to prepare you for a new world in just 2 months, and all the support they give you during job hunt! Thank you Ironhack! -
Matheus Sartortt
Met my expectations
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The course, in general, met all my expectations and even ensured my hiring in this field as a Data Analyst in an American company.
As it is a more dynamic and hands-on course option, I learned quickly and intuitively, and I have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to enter the job market more safely.
There are points that could be improved: need to review the materials, availability of exercises answers (sometimes not even the teachers' results were similar), better formatting of the final projects of each module (such as providing pre-selected options of topics/themes). -
Sharlote Leikuma
Ironhack UX Bootcamp
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I did a UX course at Ironhack in 2021. The idea was to add additional knowledge to my Arts studies and a Tech sales career in order to move closer to the product and be the voice of the customer at the business. The course was absolutely hands-on and intensive. We went through every step of the design process, thinking, and all approaches one can have. There was a lot of freedom for creativity in terms of design, but strong product and research learnings.
100% recommend taking this course, plan your time wisely as you really need to invest a lot of it in learning and working and developing your sills, but its all worth it and transforms you into a Jr UX designer. -
Jean Pierre Torres
Fantastic...!!!
One of the best experiences of learning I have ever had, it was an intense but very satisfactory learning experience, I could strengthen my coding skills and learn the best coding practices... I recommend it 100%... -
Olayinka Oginni
Intensive learning condition
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I was considering switching careers and I came across Ironhack Berlin. It was an all round great experience because with the hybrid model used, I have been able to fit into my new role as a junior software engineer. The Berlin campus experience was wonderful because the student and teacher relationship was great, questions are encouraged and they will never make you feel less of yourself. I met my employer in an event organized by ironhack Berlin. So I can proudly say I got the most of the bootcamp. -
Carlos
Great way to break into the cybersecurity industry
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I enrolled in Ironhack's Cybersecurity Bootcamp with a programming/technical background, but it is perfectly designed for career changers (the pre-work covers everything you need to get started)
From my perspective, the best thing about the bootcamp was the instructors (Jochen and Daute, in my case) who were also working professionals.
They assumed nothing and covered everything at a reasonable pace, providing additional resources if needed.
The curriculum generally spent more time on defensive (blue team) learning than offensive (red team), probably to match the industry’s overall demands.
Also, the career service coaches really help you to prepare for the interviews throughout the job search process.
In my opinion, it would add a lot of value to the bootcamp to prepare us for one of the main entry-level cybersecurity certifications (CompTIA Security+, CEH, GSEC...), as they are internationally recognized and demanded in almost all job descriptions. -
Marco Capurri
Great tool for a career change
It helped me a lot to understand the basics of Javascript and web development, and I enjoyed my time in class during the whole course.
It was a great tool to achieve a career change and land my first job. Would definitely recommend
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Lorena Garcia
Best decision ever
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Doing a Bootcamp with Ironhack has been one of the best decisions I've ever made.
I wanted to change career for a while but I always thought coding was way to hard to learn, in Ironhack I got lots of support and motivation from my teachers and classmates, I also learnt everything necessary to start working in a company and I got three projects to show on my portfolio.
Afterwards you will also receive support from professionals to help you find a job and advice you as much as they can.
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Sarah Bombaywala
Life changing learning experiance
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Ironhack came into my life when I wanted to up-skill and divert my career into somthing more creative. The UX/UI design bootcamp is a fast paced course to get into the tech industry. In 9 weeks you will learn how to implement design thinking and visual designing. With the mentoring available by the end of the Cohort you will have a prepared portfolio to dive into the job market. The remote team is amazing and I enjoyed every minute of the course. 100% recommended! -
Luz Adriana BUSTAMANTE
An empowering experience, in critical thinking and creative abilities.
The pedagogy and the networking is what makes this training special. It is also about learning how to fusion past experiences to knew knowledge so you can find your knew professional path. You learn a lot about your classmates experiences, skills, perspectives... and you are accompanied in the job research ! -
Logan
Dreadful Experience
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Terrible material, they have this online platform with what is supposed to be an addition to what you learn in class with information that could be easily found on the internet with an even more in-depth explanation. The staff is awful, it takes very long to answer emails and if you communicate an issue to them they are in my experience, extremely condescending. The teacher that led the online course was very unprepared, the lesson consisted mainly of him talking and using slideshows it wasn't interactive at all, and the teacher's English level and technical level was, in my opinion, not adequate enough to teach. The only good thing is that they provide you with exercise martial, but you could access very similar coding exercises through online katas. They don't provide any specific help with careers and I know many of the people that did the Bootcamp had difficulty finding a job, just have a look on Linkedin. -
Sameer AlAdoofi
Sales Expert
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I was very interested in the Data Analytics Bootcamp. After long research I decided to go with Ironhack and applied. I've been contacted with someone named Ariana Quintana to have a meeting and assist me in my application. The application began smothly but slowly turned down hell when I started asking about the course and curriculum. She was very rude and said why are you asking about Tabloue? didn't you read our Syllabus? if you are interested stuyding Tablou you shouldn't have contacted us because we don't teach it. I told her but is in the Syllabus ! and questioning my intelgiance by not reading the Syllabus. eventually she saw Tablou written in the Syllabus and said I don't know why it's there but we don't teach it. At the end I had enough with this employee and her attitude and told her I am no longer interested in attending your school ! she said well we don't want people like you too. Then asked her please to no longer send me the assisment test and hanged the meeting. I urge people in charge of Ironhack to rreevaluate this employee and give her some classes on how to talk to people and if the meeting was recored please check the way she talk to see it yourself. Thanks -
Diego Gimenez
Bad program and teachers
The program of study and the quality of the teachers/ team assistants is rather low. Only one week of SQL , the course is heavily focused on python and quality of you github at the end of the course will be quite bad. You will struggle to find a decent job and. The course is too fast, the certification (or degree, how they call it) is not interesting for future job hunters. -
Charlotte
Personal opinion about Ironhack Data Analytics Remote Bootcamp
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Dear Leadies and Gentelmen,
I will share with you my terrible experience with Ironhack hoping that it will be useful to you and that you will not make the mistake I made.
I also read a lot of reviews and saw very few negative ones, even ignoring them thinking that these were just exceptions, people who did not want to learn something new. But now I know they were people telling the truth.
I don't want to offend anyone, I just see Ironhack as a service provider and I evaluate it as I see it.
So let's begin!
1. The Teacher – Ignacio Soretas
He can't speak English properly!
He has a hard time understanding what we said, of course, I understand that English is not his mother language, but this is not just about pronunciation, it’s about the word combination he uses. He just lacks the ability to explain, to express himself correctly. Also, if you ask him a question, either verbal or written, he cannot understand what you are asking him, he cannot answer the question. It happened very often we asked him the same question in 1283091238901 different ways, just to understand what we are asking him and he again either says that he does not understand the questions or starts talking nonsense. Things that have nothing to do with the question.
Example:
Question: Hey Ignacio, how to clean this data?
Answer: It’s very important to clean your data. OR I don't understand what you're asking
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It flows from topic to topic.
Very often while talking about one topic he turns to another or goes back explaining some things he forgot to say, but we talked about them 2 hours ago and now he remembered to say them.
Let me give you a similar example that will help us understand what I mean.
Let's imagine that we have a task to cook a pizza. I guess most of the people reading this post know how to cook pizza and that's why I chose this example.
Here's how Ignacio Soretas would explain how to cook a pizza.
Example:
Once you bought the dough from the store now roll it out and start making a pizza, then Michael Jackson was a very famous singer of the time, I forgot to tell you that he had no children, take the pizza out of the oven and eat.
This was an example that contained words and objects that are close to our daily lives. It was easy to detect the catch, but now imagine he is talking about stuff you hear for the first time like data analysis, statistics etc... It’s impossible to understand what he means, but he left you with confusion with many questions.
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2. Curriculum
The simplest and most basic things we all need to know we’re not explained. Things like how to create a table (Data Frame) in Pandas (Python library used to operate with data). How to fill this table with information. How to change the values in the table and other basic stuff.
The biggest downside is that they didn't teach us to THINK like a data analyst, they didn't teach us how to ask questions and how to check them, through the data, how to clean data, and many many more.
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Also, the exercises we had to do were not well structured and are not suitable for beginners. Task descriptions are very bad, it is difficult to understand what they want from us even for a person who is a native English speaker.
Very often the exercises included tasks that were not adequate for everyday life. Things that have nothing to do with us. Difficult to assimilate and thus further complicate the understanding of the task.
For example, things like some Pokemons and similar cartoon characters. We had the task to process a table with the characteristics of Pokemon and draw conclusions about them. Like ‘Who is the strongest Pokemon?’.
As you can guess for people who have never seen this cartoon and have no idea about Pokemon, the difficulty of the task increases. Once because you do not understand what information the table contains and second because you do not understand how the code work, with which you are trying to process the table.
It would be much better if the exercises contained things that are much closer to the problems in real life, things that we encounter every day, such as tables with information about food and so on.
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The lectures were nothing more than reading aloud, and there was nothing of added value. Not to mention that there were days when the lectures lasted about 4-5 hours from 9 to 14:00 in the afternoon and after such a long listening nothing remains in your head.
The information should be conveyed in small steps and at small intervals, not a lot of information together.
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Often they said to us that if we had questions we should ask Google or our teammates and if we failed then we would ask for help from the assistant or the teacher. Well, this brings us automatically to the question if I have to ask my classmates or Google then why did I pay you more than 7K euros?
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SQL is the number 1 required skill to find a job as a data analyst, well we learn it only for one week… but spend 3 weeks in ML doing something that nobody understands, and nobody will hire us to make a model that we don’t understand how they work.
Tableau is the number 2 required skill to find a job as a data analyst but we learn it only one day! ONLY ONE DAY, yes you read right ONLY ONE DAY!
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3. Job support is even worst.
I will tell you only that few months later I can’t find a job in the analytics field, and I will end there, hopefully, I helped you to understand what are the hidden costs of taking a Bootcamp at Ironhack.
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Of course, there are many more bullshits around them but yea, that’s enough for now.
As a summary!
STAY AWAY from IRONHACK!
STAY AWAY from IRONHACK!
Go to Udemy, Coursera, etc… and remember Data Analytics isn’t a sprint it’s a lifelong journey!
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Roy-Arne Brussel
Full Stack Web Developer
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IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING SIGNING UP FOR IRONHACK, PLEASE CHECK A VERY IMPORTANT NOTE AT THE END OF THIS REVIEW!
When completing Ironhack I decided to write a review after I got a job offer, as of last week I have been given a year contract as a Junior Frontend Developer.
The past few years it has been on my mind to switch careers and become a Web Developer, but I never took the chance because bootcamps are expensive and I was already dependent on my full-time salary. As COVID-19 came a long, I lost my job and had to find a new job. I knew that if I wanted to become a Web Developer, now would be the perfect time.
After reading a lot of reviews on various Web Development bootcamps in Amsterdam, I decided to sign up for Ironhack. Ironhack will schedule an interview and a test with you. If you pass, you will be accepted. As mentioned earlier, I had interest in switching careers before and have learned some HTML/CSS and some bits and pieces of JavaScript before attending Ironhack so the pre-work that you will have to complete before the first day was very easy to do for me. If you sign up, please make sure to learn HTML/CSS in advance, this will help you a lot. Not only with the pre-work, but also with the course itself.
As I said the pre-work was pretty easy for me, so I had the idea that the bootcamp would be a easy to follow as wel. Let me tell you, I have never ever been so wrong in my entire life. IT WAS HARD! As it is only 9 weeks, the bootcamp jumps straight into JavaScript. I thought they would just start with HTML/CSS and have some sort of build-up. 40 hours of being in class and 20+ hours of homework is something that you will have to cope with. Do not underestimate this as three or four students dropped out due to it being stressful. If you can, make sure to learn about JavaScript before hand. It will save you a lot of stress.
Learning JavaScript is hard and Ironhack will most definitely help you out the best way they can. If I had to rate our teacher I would rate him 11/10. Malcolm is such a cool guy and it seems that he really loves to teach others about Web Development. Also hats off to the teacher assistants Lloyd and Thomas.
I had to give the job assistance just 1 star and I am really feeling guilty towards Najim about this. Najim is Ironhack's career coach and one of the most relaxed guys that I have ever met. You could tell that he really wanted everyone to succeed. However, the career content is not that great. The exercises feel a bit useless, presentations from tech companies were very few and it just didn't live up to my expectations. We've had three presentation during the 10th week (careerweek). Of which two of them were previous allumni speaking about their experience in the tech industry thusfar, which was very interesting and motivating and the third was a company that does internal training and place you after the training. It felt like Ironhack had or has somekind of affiliate deal with them. I'm not saying that this is correct. I would have expected to have a lot more opportunities in meeting with different companies, but I guess COVID-19 did not help neither.
As far as the campus goes, it's a 20 minute walk from Amsterdam CS and it's a decent campus. Do not expect it to be as in the pictures you see on Ironhack's website. It has enough facilities, however it can be really cold sometimes. Be sure to pack warm clothes.
Was I ready for a full-time job as developer after attending Ironhack?
Maybe. Even after winning Ironhack's Hackshow I did not feel like I was ready for a full-time job as a developer. I was not confident enough and made sure that I kept on learning.
Would I have prepared more before attending Ironhack?
Yes, definitely!
After sending out how many applications did I land a job as a developer?
After sending out 50+ application I still didn't land a job as a developer. Out of 50+ applications I was invited for an interview 4 times.
How did you land a job as a developer?
Somewhere in February (4 months after completing Ironhack) a company contacted me and invited me for an open interview. It went really well and had a second interview with one of the developers. After a week they contacted me saying that they think that my level was not good enough, but that they could see some potential. They offered me an intership for 6 months and if I were to fit in the team and be able to learn and adapt they would offer me a year contract with some great beneficials. And here I am, almost 5 months into the internship and earned myself a job.
What about your internship, did you manage with the knowledge you've got from attending Ironhack?
Ironhack provided me with a good base when it comes to Web Development, so I was able to follow along and adapt quickly. Sure, it can be very scary the first few weeks going through already excisting code, but I have learned so much during the internship I really feel a lot more confident now.
How many of your fellow students did find a job after completing Ironhack?
Out of 20 or somewhat student, three have found a job within three months after completing Ironhack.
Would I prefer to do the course online or be at the campus?
I've originally signed up for the course at the campus, but due to COVID it was a mix. Following the course online and from home has some benefits as you do not need to travel, but being at the campus with fellow students was really nice. I really enjoyed the days that I was at the campus, especially on Fridays where we had some beers after the project presentations. Good times.
What could Ironhack do better?
In my honest opinion I think they should extend the course from 9 to at least 12 weeks. Learning frontend and backend within 9 weeks is a pain in the ***. You have to go through so many lectures within a certain amount of time that it can be very overwelming. During the careerweek there should be a lot more presentations from companies and one on one time with these companies as wel.
What did I like the most?
The three project weeks where you be creative and show off what you've been learning the two weeks before that. The day of the presentations was definitely a highlight of my time at Ironhack.
NOW FOR THE IMPORTANT NOTE!
During my first two weeks fellow students were telling me that they did get a discount because either they asked for it, or because they paid the full amount in once. We are talking about a discount of € 2000,- which is A LOT of money. I paid the full prive and also paid the full amount in once, but did not get any discount. I've sent Ironhack several emails about this and it was handled by the owners of Ironhack and they immediately denied my request. So if you want to attend Ironhack, please ask for a discount as it can save you up to € 2000,-!!
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Jess
Nope! Nope! Nope! Withdrew 1/2 thru and so happy about it!
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I enjoyed Ironhack's culture and the other students that were in the course, but the performance of our teacher and curriculum was simply not straightforward or clear. Halfway through of the Berlin's Full-time data analytics course, I withdrew from the course due to the confusion and lack of comprehensive lessons. With 7 years of data-analytics experience, I didn't think it would be confusing to understand the teacher, however it was simply painful going so fast-paced. For a course that was marketed to me with a strong focus in the curriculum, the pedagogy and pacing from the teacher didn't seem to work for me (or others in the class based on their complaints), as it often didn't make sense (i.e unnatural progression of lessons, class activities that didn't test you on the lesson just covered, or even questions that were badly written that it takes native-English speakers 10m to figure out what they're asking...) They did not use the online course features as much as they could have and relied on the teacher to provide all learnings. The teacher and the teaching assistants were very kind and did try to address my issues, however, the changes did not happen quick enough nor comprehensively.
Due to Corona regulations, there may have been some consolidation of courses, which caused our class simply to be too big (about 29 students at the start, when I was told there would only be 15) - this with the fact that the teacher didn't field questions, or retained the focus of the module, questions from students (with diverse backgrounds and experience) often took the discussions to places that were not adequate for beginners.
Perhaps I had bad timing and simply landed in a strange class since our original teacher had been replaced due to him getting Corona. However, Ironhack's performance has left me with a bitter taste in my mouth and I feel like they were simply a learning/teaching startup that grew too quickly to fulfill the needs of the students. They were going for quantity of students in their class not the quality of teaching/graduates. They're culture focused on "staying positive" and as great as this is, when providing criticism to the program director, they were focused mainly on "actionable" items - relying on solutions from the students, not from the teaching staff or administrative team.
From those graduates that I still keep in touch with from my class, they have candidly mentioned that it wasn't the best experience for them either. -
C.
Full Time Web Development
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During this bootcamp I learned so much in such a short notice, I never could do that with any self learning course. You learn very valuable skills you only learn by actually doing, trying, falling, rising and working together. No matter what your entry level is, the mentors always were sure you were not left behind and were very patient and willing to explain it until the whole class understood. I felt always very safe to ask any questions, which is very important to me.
Instead of the bootcamp on location, I attent the remote cohort. At Ironhack they really know how to organized remote classes. It was a good balance between classes, tasks and self learning. Even remote, every one was always involved in the classes throughout the day. And there was no room for slacking :) , which I also very much like. Make sure you do not plan anything at all these three months. It will be 100% bootcamp which I was grateful for afterwards.
Besides learning, we also build up a bond within the class. In the end it felt like friends that I still speak after the bootcamp was done. The Ironhack community is a big pro of (and after) the bootcamp.
I thought about it for a long time, and just did it. I left comfortable en secure job for this bootcamp, and did not regret it at all. -
Justin Ochoa
Happy with my time at Ironhack
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I started the full time web development cohort at the peak of COVID, we were the first cohort to go fully remote. The folks at Ironhack were all open to recommendations on how to make the remote experience better. I started the bootcamp as a career changer with no experience in the tech field. It is a lot of work, I know they say your day will typically run from 9-5 but the reality is that you will probably have to put in extra work to fully grasp some of the concepts taught. You have two weeks of learning followed by a project and you follow that schedule for 8 weeks and then you start career week. Throughout the 9 weeks you will also have guest speakers. The benefit of being remote allowed us access to guest speakers that you wouldn't normally get to speak to because they are not in the Miami Area. Following the completion of the cohort begins career week. Where you meet with the outcomes manager who will help you solidify your resume offer advice on how to make yourself standout in the job market as well as help you navigate the sea of job opportunities on career sites like LinkedIn. I am overall happy with my experience at Ironhack and would recommend it to someone looking to start a career in the tech field.