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Coding Bootcamps + Coronavirus: Updates, Scholarships and Tips for Learning Online
3/26/2020
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 here are our tips:
Continue Reading →From Artist to UX/UI Designer with Springboard
3/16/2020
Springboard recently launched their new UI/UX Design Bootcamp with the option to pay after getting a job. It’s an online, mentor-led program which can be completed in about 9 months. We spoke to Stephanie who is a student in the first UI/UX cohort about why she chose Springboard, how she is juggling her job with the bootcamp, and why UX design is actually similar to video game illustration.
Continue Reading →15 Data Science Jobs You'll Land After Bootcamp
2/19/2020
The spectrum of data science jobs is broad – everyone from governments to businesses to non-profit organizations are collecting data. But it takes Data Scientists, Data Analysts, and Data Engineers to turn that data into smart business decisions. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from interviewing so many data science bootcamp graduates, it’s that no two companies use the exact same job titles.
Continue Reading →Inside Springboard’s New Software Engineering Career Track with Colt Steele
1/8/2020
Colt Steele is a long-time teacher who just wrote the curriculum for Springboard’s new Software Engineering Career Track. We sat down with Colt to find out how he’s designed the new Python + Node.js curriculum, the support students can expect throughout the online bootcamp, what bootcampers can do to be successful, and Springboard’s Job Guarantee.
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 →From Microbiology to Machine Learning with Springboard
11/13/2019
Microbiology and MBA grad JK started to learn about big data and machine learning in his job, but wanted to learn more about data science in a structured environment. He enrolled in Springboard’s Machine Learning Career Track to learn about ML and AI online. JK tells us how he balanced his full-time job with the Springboard bootcamp (hint: he didn’t sleep much), and how networking at conferences helped him land his new job as a Data Engineer at KPMG!
Continue Reading →How Top Companies Influence the Springboard UI/UX Design Course
10/21/2019
After running the UX Design Career Track for over a year, Springboard is launching a longer, more in-depth UI/UX Design Career Track with the option to pay after getting a job. Instructional Designer Rebecca Lasky tells us why the team is launching a second design-focused online bootcamp, how designers and hiring managers from companies like Zappos and Upwork are contributing to the curriculum, and what sort of jobs Springboard graduates can land! Plus read Rebecca’s top tip for starting your design learning now.
Continue Reading →Switching Careers in Six Months: Anthony’s Path to Data Science at Springboard
8/27/2019
Anthony Johnson had some experience with Python, but was missing the skills he needed to transition from Materials Engineering to Data Science. He researched flexible data science bootcamps and found that Springboard’s Data Science Career Track checked all his boxes. In under six months Anthony completed their online program and landed a job as a data scientist at TrueAccord – read about his journey and whether he feels prepared for his career today.
Continue Reading →How Amy Stepped Up her Digital Marketing Career with Springboard
6/14/2019
Amy discovered her passion for marketing through non-profits, and decided she needed to formalize her skillset with a digital marketing bootcamp to take her career to the next level. She chose Springboard’s remote Digital Marketing Career Track because of its flexibility while she worked full-time and the opportunity to get additional certifications in topics like AdWords. Amy chatted with us about the value of having a mentor during the bootcamp, a neat partnership with Google Ad Grants that let her put her skills to use, and how her career has changed!
Continue Reading →Meet a Machine Learning Mentor: Srdjan Santic from Springboard
3/25/2019
Srdjan is a mentor with Springboard’s online Machine Learning Engineering Career Track and – as a self-learner himself – he loves teaching the next generation of technologists. We caught up with Srdjan to learn about how he broke into Machine Learning, why he enjoys being the “hype man” for online bootcamp students, and why he believes there will be no shortage of jobs in Data Science for the foreseeable future.
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