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Liz EgglestonUpdated on August 4, 2022Welcome to Ask a Career Coach, an advice-column where real bootcamp career coaches take a minute out of their busy days to answer a question from a Course Report reader. Today, Marlene Tang, the Alumni Director and Career Coach at Coding Temple, is answering a question about the second job after a bootcamp...Continue Reading →- Jess FeldmanUpdated on August 3, 2022Prior experience used to be the greatest barrier to entry at Springboard. But the Springboard team recently launched Foundations courses to help incoming students with no previous tech knowledge get accepted into a SpringboardContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on August 1, 2022Course Report · July 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup This July, the coding bootcamp industry heated up with a $10M fundraise, an acquisition, and a $2B rumor. Drama about OPM regulation continued, and there’s still a lot of back-and-forth about whet...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 28, 2022So, you’re a new product designer. What does it take to stand out in a crowded field and land your first job? Ashley Kays, Product Design instructor at Flatiron School, shares her insights on who thrives in theirContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 20, 2022Robert Salas was a US Army vet with an MBA when the pandemic had him pivoting into tech. Thanks to Sabio’s Deferred Tuition plan, Rob was able to enroll in the online bootcamp to get a foundation in software engineering. After Sabio, Rob was accepted into the highly competitiveContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 14, 2022Brian Zanayed was a mortgage lender when he realized the influence of emerging technology in the industry. He chose Coding Temple’s Self-Paced Bootcamp to level up his skills on his own time, and now he’s a Software Engineer at a robotics company! Brian shares his advice for juggling a full-time job with the self-paced bootcamp, how Coding Temple helped...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on September 30, 2024What is it actually like to be a Software Engineer at MongoDB? Codesmith alum and remote Software Engineer, Cris Newsome, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at types of projects and teams they work on at MongoDB. As a career changer in their 40s who copes with chronic illness, learn how Codesmith’s full-tui...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on February 9, 2023Andrew McGrath enrolled in Springboard’s Tech Sales Career Track to make a career change – Did the bootcamp curriculum and support live up to his expectations? Find out how Andrew made the self-paced bootcamp structure work for his schedu...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on December 3, 2024Many people are turning to bootcamps as an alternative to college after high school, but is it worth it? We talked to Zach Wilcher about his experience taking an online cybersecurity bootcamp at Eleven Fifty Academy right after high school instead of going to college. Zach shares how his summer cohort gave ...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 7, 2022Many coding bootcamps shifted to live online learning, but not everyone likes to learn remotely. Fortunately, there are still in-person bootcamps like LearningFuze available! LearningFuze’s in-person classroom cuts down on the distractions and gives students more instructional support, which is what stood ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 6, 2022After 8 years in the Marine Corps, Sterling “Meri” Meriweather began college during Covid, but quickly realized it wasn’t the right fit for his career goals. Using his veterans benefits, Meri enrolled at Sabio in order to la...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 6, 2022Nick Kulway spent four years in a professional kitchen while being mentored by a chef, and he applied that same work ethic while learning in the Part-Time Bootcamp at DigitalCrafts. After graduating in February 2022, Nick got ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on September 9, 2025Harrison completed a service mission in New England aiding African refugees and asylum seekers in search of a better life – that’s how he realized he wanted to focus on creating tech that increases the quality of life of those who need it most. By enrolling in the self-paced Software Engineering bootcamp atContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 6, 2022Zach Porras studied Russian in college, spent 10 years in the service industry, and worked for Whole Foods in Chicago as a Department Manager before enrolling at Coding Temple. After graduating in September 2021, Zach got a job as a Software Engineer atContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on May 17, 2024Thom Strub worked in a jewelry store, at a local art school, and as a bartender before he enrolled in General Assembly's Software Engineering Immersive. Find out how expectations met reality for Thom, his advice on knowing when you’re ready to enroll at a bootcamp, and how he landed his first job as a Salesforce D...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 6, 2022Learning data engineering is only the first step in breaking into the industry – bootcamps like Jigsaw Labs have externship programs in place to help students get real-world experience. And it takes forward-thinking companies like Cred Protocol to hire and train students in those externships. Find out...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on July 20, 2022For nearly a decade, Jeanette Au has been working in banking as an analyst, but when her job started to feel stagnant, she looked to tech to find a more fulfilling career path. Excited by the creativity and problem-solving found in the UX Design career, Jeanette enrolled in the part-time, onlineContinue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 13, 2023Learn what these five bootcampers wish they had known before they went to a bootcamp – how expectations met reality, how they actually got their first jobs, what surprised them about the teaching style, and whether the experience at Coding Temple,Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 29, 2022Course Report · June 2022 Coding Bootcamp News Roundup Happy Summer! This June, tech hiring was at an all-time high despite news of layoffs and hiring freezes. We caught wind of four workforce developments for aspiring bootcampers in California, Monta...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on December 3, 2024Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing field as employers across all industries look for qualified candidates. With years of experience helping career changers, Eleven Fifty Academy experts, Pat Rhodes (Vice President of Career Services) and Nick Birch (Co-Founder and Vice President of Learning) share their top...Continue Reading →
