Ironhack Reviews
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Muge Cetinkaya
9 weeks of UX/UI Design Courses. Worth it!
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My experience at Ironhack was great as at the end I believe I reached my objective: landed a job on UX Design, (yay!) while also enjoying the process. How?
This is a 9 week intensive course. And when it says 'intensive', it literally is. You have to work hard to learn the theories. Then do exercises to practice your newly acquired skills. And complete your projects to practice. Finally present them to an audience, as well as on your portfolio.
What you will learn;
Design Thinking Methodology; most of the tools you would use when you start working as a UX or UI Designer. Since you had already practiced them during your school projects you will not feel strange when your manager asks you prepare a User Journey for example. And this will help you to be operational from the first day of your job.
Sketch App, Prototyping and Animation tools; if you don't have a graphic background you will struggle a little but you will definitely learn to create UIs and test them via these tools. The more time you put in, the better you will become.
Presentation skills; for each project, you will learn to present it to your audience. It's very important to sell your work, and you will not always have too much time to tell about your design process. So it's important to synthesize information, prepare it in a best way and capture the attention of your audience.
How to prepare your portfolio; presenting your work is also important on paper (or digital). You will learn to put every project you did on your portfolio, get feedback from your peers, teachers and TAs at the bootcamp. Ironhack has a culture based on constructive feedback, sharing information and growing together.
Work hard & enjoy at the same time; although the bootcamp is difficult and exhausting at some times, i bet you will enjoy your time at Ironhack. Each time you accomplish a difficult task (eg. design the UX of a mobile app, from scratch, by yourself in 4 days!) you will feel the wonderful feeling of achievement and relief.
And last but not the least, if your aim is to get a new job, you will be accompanied even after the courses to reorganize your resume, write efficient motivation letters etc. as a junior UX desiigner candidate.
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Miguel
Best bootcamp experience!
The Ironhack experience is tough but at the end it pays out for those who are willing to put the hours down. Its a great opportunity to learn from a highly qualified industry experts and increase your exposure to the industry. If you are looking to for a carreer move, improve or learn new skills that are highly demanded by industry participants, this is the place to be.
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Daniela
UX/UI REVIEW
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The experience at Ironhack was great! I do not regret doing this course. At the beggining I was not sure to join or not. In my particular case I was already an industrial and graphic designer. So I was not sure if I was going to learn new things. As is turns out it definetely complimented my skills and knowleadge. Now I can say i´m even a better and more broad designer. This course really teaches the specifics of how tech industries (the ux/ui part) really work. The people that work there are very professional and extremely kind. The placements manager is perfect for the job, he does care about the students and finding a profesional path for them post bootcamp.
Very nice experience. Totally recommend it!
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Anna Villar
The best choice!
Lovely team! the teacher, the TA's and the entire family is always supporting you. It's by far one of my best experiences doing a course.
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Axel
Best Experience
A life-changing experience. Found what I was looking for.
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Barbara
We development
- Great environment for a career-change with dedicated and skilled staff to help you find your way and get the skills you need to work in a programming role. You'll be part of the Ironhack community, which will open doors to you in the industry.
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Helen
Best experience ever!
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Beatriz Ribeiro
The best bootcamp
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Last Summer I attended Ironhack’s bootcamp in Barcelona and it amazed me with how much I could learn in such a short period of time. The staff and the teachers were extremely professional and helped me all the way, providing me all the support to give my best on every project. I strongly recommend this bootcamp if you are willing to change careers or if you plan on starting your own startup.
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Jorge Rybar
A Top Notch High-Intensity Bootcamp
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Ironhack exceeded all my expectations.
The curriculum is extremely up to date. We learned the MERN stack (Mongo, Express, React, Node). We worked on 3 portfolio projects (a videogame, a full stack app with a partner, and a full stack app in React on our own). Our main teacher Hector Bliss has worked with Google, and is a fantastic communicator and coder (he's quite a funny personality too). The other TA's were very helpful and knowledgeable as well.
The pace was definitely more intense than I expected. Even having a Computer Science minor in university I still felt challenged by the material (which I loved!). You have to be ready to devote all your energy to this (up to 10hrs a day). However, this is what makes the experience so valuable.
The management team is super professional. Julian (the regional manager) is a native of Silicon Valley and has worked with many startups when he served as Global Entrepreneur Program manager at IBM. Anahí was on top of every situation and always willing to help and listen to us. The program is very well organized.
I feel like there is a shortage of React developers here in Mexico, so job opportunities are abundant now. I validated that this week in our Hiring Week, having over 20 interviews with top notch startups and Fortune 500 companies. I am excited about the following months too where I will be have someone looking over my shoulder (Rocío the Outcomes manager) as I apply to jobs. This level of accountability is useful to me.
I would recommend Ironhack to everyone who has the guts to take it on.
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Irving Andrade
My best decision was Ironhack
I was interested in changing my profesional career and for me ironhack was a great option to accomplish this goal. The experienced during the course was amazing, i had the oportunity to learn a lot of the trending technologies referenced to web development and also the comunity in the bootcamp is amazing.
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Omar Navarro
Web development full time Ironhack
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Andrew valencia
Great Experience
Ironhack is an excellent school. I had an amazing experience doing the full-stack development bootcamp in mexico city.
The curriculum is very completed, it gives you all the tools you need to start programming and continue learning.
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Perla Vianey Ramos Rios
Excellent Bootcamp
I took this bootcamp and it's very challenging. Every activity has a complexity to acomplish, which is a very good source of knowledge. I loved it because I discovered I could do things I didn't knew I could.
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Verónica Fernández
Ironhack
Choosing Ironhack has been one of the best decisions I've made in my life. I have gone from not knowing what a pixel was to designing mobile applications and web pages. And not only that, I have learned that the word surrender is not in my dictionary. I would repeat the experience with my eyes closed.
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Christian Lopez Pagarizabal
My experience
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I was a waiter before doing Ironhack,I had no coding experience and after two months I can transform my ideas into web apps. One of my biggest achievements here is reaching the level I wanted to reach as a developer. My learning curve was exponential and I'm proud to say that I'm a full stack developer. I met amazing people, amazing teachers and TA's, I leave Ironhack with great friends. We were always helping each other in class. I loved doing my third project with a friend.
I recommend Ironhack to anyone who is looking to change career!
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Luis
Great place to study
I just finished the full-time UX/UI Design bootcamp at Ironhack, previously I studied Computer Science. It was an amazing bootcamp.
For me it was very important and a good experience. I would not doubt to recommend it course. Ironhack is a great place to study and expand your network.
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Tormod
From HR to programming
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I graduated in October 2018 and it exceeded my expectations! I worked as a HR manager in my “previous” life, but wanted to follow the technology trends and not become a ‘technosaur’. The Ironhack community is amazing and it manages to balance both the learning and social aspects perfectly. Surely it was difficult at times, but being surrounded by a a great team of students and instructors helps a lot. I came to Ironhack without hardly any knowledge of programming and nevertheless I was offered a job only halfway through the course!
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Doug DeJong
One of my Best Decisions
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I attended Ironhack's full time Web Dev course in Miami from August to October of 2018 and had the time of my life.
With no previous coding experience, I discovered that I had a great passion for coding and Ironhack's curriculum as well as its great instructors were able to help me turn that passion into a talent.
We were also the first cohort to learn React.js as a front end programming language and they did a fairly good job adapting the new curriculum on the fly considering how new teaching the language was.
Ironhack was something I grew to look forward to every morning, despite my hour long commute. I walked into a classroom of strangers in august and left being able to count every single member of my cohort as a great friend. I really loved my time here and I can't recommend Ironhack enough if you even have the slightest urge to turn coding into your career.
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Myriam Manso
From dancer to UX Designer
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Ironhack has given me the opportunity to refocus my professional career. In just five months (from the moment I met Ironhack, going through the realization of the botcamp and ending the hiring week), my professional career has taken a 180 degree turn: from a dancer to UX Designer.
I have received several job offers and I am going to start working in a company like Junior UX Designer only two weeks after finishing.
Without prior experience, Ironhack has given me the tools to face the world of work and, what is more important, it has given me the confidence to demonstrate my potential in this sector and the desire to continue learning.https://www.linkedin.com/in/myriammansoizquierdo/
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Mike Dougllas
Ironhack. Too much money, too bad course
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Lessons broken. Fact! You will spend more time trying to debug than actually learning. Their lessons are worse than any tutorial you can find online. Vague lessons and the best they do is providing a link to the online documentation for the subject in question.
I took the part time course and I regret every single penny of the 12000 dollars I’ve invested on this.
The people are superb and think they’re better than you. And they will treat you like that! The Saturday presentations were marked by someone saying that he could be with his family, taking the day off, but noooo, he drove many many miles to be there for helping you. And you’re paying them 12000 dollars...
The classes are just something you could do by yourself: reading the broken lessons. And then, the professor has to spend 2 hours trying to fix the problem before starting reading the lesson again. The exercises you’re supposed to do during the class you have to do by yourself as “homework” and guess what: they’re broken. And the lessons are broken. So, reserve at least 3 hours of your day trying to debugging.
I just dropped out their “hiring fair” because they started treating people like they were making them a favor. Like if we was there begging for a job and they were the God of Jobs.
The staff is constantly changing. So expect you getting in to the building using your fob (you have to make a 50 bucks deposit for that) and the new security guy coming running, blocking your way and asking who you are.
Terrible experience. Even the Udemy online course has better quality than Ironhack. And the price is about 10% of the incredible 12000 dollars for people being mean, rude and ignorant to you.
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Rubén Vilches Pérez
A 9-week unforgettable experience
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It’s difficult to describe what I’ve lived in the last weeks, perhaps the word is UNIQUE and IRREPLACEABLE.
A few weeks ago I decided to do the web development bootcamp at Ironhack, I had no prior experience in programming as I worked in admin and logistics. Having finished the course, I know programming is what I want to do and I want to keep learning about all types of technologies.
¿What did I do during these 9 weeks? Coding, coding, coding. It could sound boring but it was far from it. When you do something you like, you don’t mind putting in the hard work. Here you learn many technologies from day one, and even though it’s very difficult d and very intense, the result is worth it: my colleagues because friends, the staff is always there to help you even outside their working hours and, most of all, I know have the tools to become a junior programmer.
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Laura
Transformative experience!
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Ironhack has been a transformative experience, a very good opportunity to shape my professional carreer.
I graduated from Odontology and worked as a dentist for a few years and even though it’s a great career, it got to a point where I wasn’t motivated anymore and I wanted to do something I was truly passionate about.
I’ve always liked technology and I saw the opportunity of learning web development in a very short period of time to see if I would like it. The bootcamp requieres a lot of hard work and if you don’t have prior programming experience each day is a challenge with a big learning curve. You work hard and have daily frustrations, but it is completely worth it. I’m very happy to have done it and I truly believe anyone can learn to program.
Now I want to keep learning and work as a programmer, and it would be great for me to be able to unite Technology and Dentistry in a project that helps improve the oral health of people.
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Abel Alonso
That’s the way IronHack will change my life
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When I finished my Telecomunications Ingeneer carreer in 2006 I started to work in a sector that had nothing to do with what I had studied. I felt comfortable since the beginning on sales world, but somewhere inside I felt a bit disappointed of not having been able to dedicate myself professionally to the sector for which I had been dedicated my studies. I would’ve never thought that 12 years after I could find the way to reinvent myself, come back to the roots I should never have left.
“Ten years of no coding is too much”, “You are too old to begin again”, “You are out of date”, “It’s gonna be too much for you”... All the signs indicated that it was going to be a complicated process and there was a long way from my actual situation to the successful future in where I could work in something that I really love. IronHack was the answer to the question I asked myself all the time: How could I put my feet in this sector?
Everything you have read about IronHack is true. In only 9 weeks they are able to train you for being a junior WEB developer. Probably it will be the most intense 9 weeks of your life, your mind will be reorganized in a new way in order to understand all the information and new concepts. You will be stressed in a new amazing way… and sure… you are going to cry. But take it easy… it’s all part of the learning process. There’s only one thing left to say and it’s an irrefutable truth: you will make relationships for the rest of your life and you’re going to love it!!!!
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Anna Hogberg
Best experience
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By far one of the most richful experiences I've had.
I didn't know what to expect , everything seemed too "perfect". But now, a month after graduating, I can say without a doubt that enrolling has been the best decision I've made in a long time.
I didn't have any kind of previous experience, and already before graduating, I had an offer.
Of course there were ups and downs, but I would do it again and again. You don't only come out with the knowledge, but friends for life.
A million thanks to everyone at Ironhack!
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Paula
A really good experience :-)
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It has been a really good experience for me, not just professional but personal. I have learned a lot in just 9 weeks, the course is crazy intense and you learn many technologies in a short term, but the methodology encourages you to go beyond your limits and be autonomous to continue learning on your own, to seek and understand the technical documentation. The staff is very close and super mindful :-)
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Giorgi Gvetadze
Great bootcamp, great course
It was hard, but totally worth it. Ironhack gave me all the necessary knowledge and tools I needed. Now I know what I need to improve in my knowledge, how can I do it by myself and where to find all the related stuff.
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Felipe V
Excellent BootCamp
Excellent bootcamp with excellent teachers! A life changing experience! One of the best decisions in my life
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Hannes Reinsch
The best start in my Career!
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I just finished the Ironhack Full time Web development Bootcamp in Berlin where I learned to code real world applications using the MERN Stack. In those 9 intense weeks we learned everything we need to know in order to get employed as a Junior Developer. The Bootcamp was very intense, especially the first 2 weeks but it was always fun to learn and I became very close with the other students, even though they were decades older than me :) (I am currently 18). We usually all stayed in class from 9am to 8pm or sometimes even later to catch up on old lessons or exercises. The course material is very good and we have live long access to it. The career services Ironhack offers are also very helpful. A lot of the students got employed from one of Ironhacks Partners. Sometimes there were organizational problems but nothing major.
Summarized the Bootcamp was one of the greatest decisions of my life. I can start my career as a developer right away, even though I don't have a College degree or an apprenticeship diploma. I also have the feeling I learned much more than just coding. My english and my interview skills for example improved a lot!
I can definitely recommend it to everyone who is willing to put in some effort!!
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Franco Vargas
More than coding
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I can honestly say that Ironhack is a greart bootcamp experience not only because of it's capability of turning anyone into a self-taught person in the code world. It is great because it also changes your mentality and your capability to solve problems, it helos develop your taste and passion for reading, improves discipline and stress management.
It was very inspiring to me to see my classmates working so hard and so fast that i had no option left than doing exactly the same. Ironhack is the kind of envyroment for winners and for hard working people, even if you don't get there with those skills, it will take no more than a couple of months til watching a significative change.
Other great fact about ironhack, is the grat job support they offer to its students. They help you out from the curriculum content to the interviews. Ironhack sets the proper enviroment for a jr full stack developer to get a well remunerated job very fast.
Congratulations to the whole ironhack team for such a great experience full of challenges and learning. now I fell I'm capable of achieving enything if a put the proper effort and passion to it.
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Kellyn Cabeza
AWESOME experiece
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I'm recently graduated from Ironhack Miami UX/UI full time and the first thing that I have to say it's that this course changed my life, not just because I changed careers, It's because I have another family now. We are part now of a community of fantastic people.
My instructor, David Fast and our TA's Hector and Hugo, were VERY supportive, they always taught us and helped us with the best disposition possible.
One of the best thing that this course has it is at the end; we had some days to prepare us for interviews, in the hands of Daniel Brito. He will help you to find your dream job, but as he always says, "I'll put you the ball there, but you need to bat it"lol. That means that you need to be constant and put an effort too.
I'm happy that we finished and now we can continue following our dreams, but sad at the same time because its over.
Thank you so much Ironhack, I had good expectations for the first time, but at the end, there is no word or number to measure how amazing it was.
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Paola Arredondo
Great Experience
I attended the Full-Time Web Development course for June. I really loved how all the TAs (teacher assistant) are so supported and helpful. The place where we take classes is beautiful. It is a little bit intense but it is worth it. I will miss this place :(
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Junior A. Mendez Mateo
My best educational experience!
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Great coding school! The curriculum introduces you to everything you need to know to become a full stack web developer as quickly as possible. It also lays the foundation for you to explore additional software development concepts that are not covered for the sake of time.
I recently graduated with an associate's degree in computer programming from my local community college, and after attending Ironhack I can definitely recommend it to anyone trying to start a career in software development, regardless of skill level or experience.
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Javier Romero
Learn web dev with the pros
If your are interested in web dev this is the place to be. I learned a lot in a couple of months at IronHack. 100% recommended!
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Rodrigo Flores Salinas
June 2018 - Full Time Web Development
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I recently just graduated from the Ironhack full time web-development cohort that started in June 2018. It was an amazing experience. I came to Ironhack with a very minimal understanding and experience in coding. Leaving Ironhack and looking back at what I've known from my first day is mind blowing.
It was a very difficult experience that demands a lot from the student, However, I would absolutely recommend this to any serious person that is looking for a career change or a way to break into web development and coding.
The Staff was very friendly and helpful, the TA's answered my questions when I had them and at no point did I feel abandoned or on my own. I have no regrets with my time here at Ironhack.
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Lara Pellegrini
Great experience
Ironhack was a great experience. I relocated to Spain 2 weeks before the beginning of the bootcamp and I was looking for a change of career (I was a librarian). Ironhack gave me the tools to begin a new career in UX/UI design, a community of people that will always support me and share their experiences with me and new friends :)
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Fernando Comet
UXUI Design Part Time
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I made the UX UI Design Bootcamp at Ironhack in Madrid from September 2017 to April 2018.
This is a nice opportunity for people working who want to learn new things or professions, Ironhack has this good offer, it is not as the usual Bootcamp where you stop everything you do to concentrate on the bootcamp. It lasts for almost six months, so on the one hand to be honest it is hard time if you are working but on the other hand you have more time to assume all the knowledge and to practice it.
The place is very nice as Ironhack Madrid is located on a cultural centre in Madrid, Matadero. There are good installations and you can go to study there whenever you want.
The bootcamp is divided in six units, in all of them you have a practice as the lema of the school is “learning by doing”, you can also study online with a nice platform.
Special mention for the teachers, we had six, all of them specialized in their areas, one for UI, other for Research, other for testing, coding, etc.
Finally, there is a great sense of community at Ironhack, not only for the relationships between pupils, alumni and teachers, but also if you are looking for a job. There is what they call a hiring week at the end of the bootcamp.
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José Manuel
What I expected...& much more!!!
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What was my situation before entering Ironhack?
1.- An standstill naval engineering career that was leeding me to a self frustration.
2.- The need of a steady job in which I could feel valued and useful at the same time.
3.- A huge passion for web development.What were my expectations?
1.- To learn the web programming language properly, both in the front, in which I already had some experience (not so much, as I discovered during the first days of the course) and in the back, where I was a complete newbie.
2.- To find a good job to be proud of as a web developer, with opportunities for continuous learning and professional development that would allow me to obtain my desired stability to start building a good vital project.
So...how was it?
Incredible! A week after finishing the course, after metting almost 40 IT companies, all of them convened by Ironhack and most of them of hight standing, with numerous and attractive professional offers, I was signing with one of those companies that I was attracted the most, furthermore, it exceeded my expectations of learning, self development and gave me the possibility of working with cutting-edge technologies. In the end the extended knowledge I got during the Bootcamp allowed me to create three large projects to present to these companies that led them to get a better idea of my new abilities and recently acquired capacities.
What would you highlight?
1.- The training, magnificent, very tuned to what companies require and very refined after the experience of many previous bootcamps' feedbacks.
2.- The teachers, full of knowledge and close to us, they would always be available, either in person or through the chat that we used.
3.- The facilities, forefront and opened 7 days a week in which we passed around 12-14 hours at least 6 of them (7/7 the week of the final project). Comfy, well provided kitchen, WiFi and resting areas.
4.- The great level of camaraderie and union shared among the students. As we spend those many hours together in my Bootcamp the atmosphere was always priceless, I had the opportunity to meet some very interesting people with whom nowadays I continue to maintain contact beyond the mere professional level.
5.- The large number of Meetups and meetings that are offered to help to expand knowledge and to facilitate net-working.
6.- The great work of follow-up and labor orientation that is done during and after the Bootcamp.
7.- The enormous effort that is made to generate community among all the Alumni, encouraging them to maintain contact, arranging open Meetups on the Ironhack campus or simply to share a beer on Fridays.
IMPORTANT: In case it is not clear, the 9 weeks full-time Bootcamp that I did, requires you to be very very focused on your work (as I said, I only rested one day a week and in the week of the final project not even one). There will be many frustrating moments when you face difficulties and hight demanding code problems. Many of the daily exercises you can not do whole. The teachers are there to help but they will not take you by the hand. Actually all that is in fact designed to be that way, it is precisely this challenge that leads you to quickly acquire the knowledge, resources and ease necessary in the 9 weeks of the course.
SUMMARY: Without a doubt, the best decision I ever took. It has allowed me to redirect my career with satisfaction. It has allowed me to acquire great knowledge in a field that I am passionate about. It has helped me to meet great people and to feel part of a community that is always there when you need it. In the end, the reward has been much much greater than the effort invested (also economically speaking). Once an Ironhacker, always an Ironhacker.
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Javier Sevilla Esteban
New profesional challeger
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My name is Javi Sevilla, I just finished a UX / UI Bootcamp in Ironhack (Madrid) and I'm delighted with the result. My background in design was, to say the least 0 as my background lay in the world of Marketing, sales and business. Thanks to the Ironhack team, especially Fabio, who was our lead teacher and absolute master, I have reached a level of expertise I could have never imagined. In UX, we learned key tools and methodologies which are powerful and crucial in the development of businesses, to say the very least. Our learning went beyond technical knowledge and skills, by the end of it you had acquired everything you need to thrive in the UX world.
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Luis
Ironhack-Madrid
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I studied computer engineering, once I finished my degree I did not know what to do, because I did not opt for a specific sector, so I decided to direct my professional future towards the sectors where there was more demand, and in my case it was SAP, I was working with this tool for 6 months, enough time to realize that I didn’t like what I was doing, so I decided to try other technologies, I changed course to another branch in boom, the Big Data sector. I remember this stage with special enthusiasm because I took it with much enthusiasm, I had the opportunity to enter a training in which I learned a lot, and I could make projects for large companies, until the time came when everything starts to seem monotonous, the projects start to be migrations of traditional technologies to Big Data technologies, and all the projects that I was offered were oriented to banking.
Just a couple of years, before I got to consider my future I met Ironhack for the WeCode, and the truth is that I left the bug to be able to do it someday. Thanks to the partial scholarship of ForoCoches I could get to consider changing the direction of my career and focus on what I really liked, web development, I do not regret at all, the Ironhack experience has enchanted me, it has been two months of effort and continuous learning that have been worthwhile, I finally feel fulfilled, I feel that I do what I like and that I enjoy going to my future work. -
Frantzie E. Bazile
Student
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Previously, I was teaching English overseas and discovered UX design. I decided to join Ironhack (Miami) because of the positive reviews I heard from alumni, on sites like Course Report, who had gone through the program and alumni that I had met locally in South Florida. I also read about graduates in the local paper who had transitioned from careers like bartending to web development or UX Design. I was also presented with a partial Uber scholarship to attend Ironhack. I wasn't familiar with design or technology. One great thing about Ironhack (Miami) is that people come with a diverse background. Entrepreneurs, lawyers, former construction workers and some who weren't tech savvy. It affirmed to me that these skills can be learned no matter your background.
I especially appreciated their instructor’s hands-on learning approach. Like most bootcamps, Ironhack emphasizes a learn by doing approach. I worked on 3 different projects and my instructor and teacher’s assistant were very invested in my work, the process and in honing my skills.
I also got comfortable presenting. We presented to each other and at the end of our cohort were required to present our final project.
I liked the knowledgeable and friendly staff. Although I didn’t work with the staff, I would constantly see their faces and they were invested in our work out throughout the creative process. They’re often checking in our progress and overall satisfaction with the program and instructors. They also dedicated time for pulling industry leaders from the community to come into our class and present to us. This only affirmed my trust in their level of design knowledge, insight and showed how much they are invested in their students’ success.
They dedicated time to job search support. Ironhack (Miami) prepares you well to develop a resume, and offers career support. There is a week devoted to working on interviewing skills (both technical and soft), resume feedback, and a hiring fair. And, at the end of the cohort, they’re constantly checking in on you to make sure you’re working on your career goals even if you didn’t obtain a job through the hiring fair.
Ironhack is 9-5 (in-person) but I found the students typically stayed later and sometimes slept in the building. You should come in prepared to work hard. Collaboration is crucial and spending time in Building Co. in Miami will be a part of the experience.
Ironhack is fast paced. It doesn’t give you as much time to sit and think about ideas. Often it is more about taking action and figuring it out as you go. Failing fast is something you will have to get used to. Time management is key.Ironhack is highly collaborative. I worked in teams often during hack-a-hons and my cohort. It is a great opportunity to practice communicating ideas to others, but it can also be challenging. Be prepared to learn to have empathy for your teammates. My cohort became a family at the end.
The expectations for designers going through Ironhack (Miami) are high. They have a positive reputation in the Miami tech ecosystem.
Overall, Ironhack (Miami) was a challenging but great experience. I grew immensely as a designer and as a person.