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Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 15, 2025Julie Liu already had an impressive foundation in UX design – a double major from UC Berkeley, the Google UX Design Certificate, and real-world product experience. But when the job market got tough in 2023, she turned to Springboard’s UX Career Track bootcamp to sharpen her skill...Continue Reading →- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 14, 2025Jenna Hunte brings over a decade of engineering and tech education experience to her role as a mentor in Flatiron School’s Data Science program. After starting her career in software engineering and moving into AI consulting and engineering leadership, she now plays a key role in helping bootcamp students navigate a ...Continue Reading →
- Mike McGeeUpdated on July 24, 2025The bootcamp industry continued its evolution throughout June, marked by significant shifts in federal education policy, the mainstream adoption of AI education, and growing momentum around skills-based hiring practices. From new accreditation models to global bootcamp expansion, this month highlighted how alternative education pathways are becoming increasingly central to workforce developme...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 7, 2025You’ve made the leap into tech – maybe you’ve just graduated from a coding bootcamp, or you’re mid-career and wondering what comes next. But once you land that first job, what’s the path to real growth? And how do you move from being the “new person” to someone who leads projects, mentors others, and shapes the future of your team? At a recent panel hosted during an online alumni conference h...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 16, 2025When Kiffany Scammell was furloughed in 2020, she used the unexpected pause to reflect on her career path and take action. After discovering a newfound interest in analytics, Kiffany embarked on many Udacity courses that helped transform her career. Now a Senior Product ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on January 9, 2026In 2025, the tech job interview process is shifting under our feet. The rise of generative AI tools has raised new questions about remote assessments, candidate authenticity, and the skills companies are really testing for. So what do today’s technical interviews actually look like? And how are career changers supposed to prepare? To find out, Course Report hosted a live Q&A webinar with...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on June 12, 2025After graduating from the Yellow Tail Tech Lnx for Jobs program and launching a successful career as a Senior System Administrator at the NIH, Georges Rousseau returned to the classroom to help others do the same. We caught up with Geo...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on June 5, 2025The bootcamp industry continues to evolve this May, with new campuses opening around the world, innovative partnerships forming between bootcamps and colleges, and AI-focused programs gaining traction at universities and training providers alike. In this May 2025 news roundup, we’re highlighting news about big moves from Le Wagon, Resilient Coders, and Zip Code Wilmington, tracking the rise o...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 9, 2025Breaking into tech has never been easy, but in today’s bear job market, it can feel especially daunting for new graduates. The good news? It’s still very possible to land a meaningful tech job – but you have to know how to stand out from the crowd. We sat down with Alisha Patterson, a Career Coach atContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 27, 2025After working in property management, Valerie Rodriguez was ready for a new challenge and set her sights on the tech industry. Drawn to the problem-solving side of coding and inspired by her small projects with Python, she enrolled inContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 22, 2025Fast Enterprises has long been revolutionizing government service delivery worldwide with its innovative FastCore platform. Since they value skilled, adaptable professionals with knowledge of Java and strong communication skills, FAST has looked to Tech ElevatorContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 21, 2025When Isaac Lewin enrolled in Careerist’s Tech Sales Bootcamp, he already had a solid foundation in sales. But Isaac wanted more than experience — he wanted credibility and a better understanding of tech sales. Isaac saw Careerist as a way to lev...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 16, 2025Danielle Cook’s journey into tech began with a desire for change sparked during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a manager and essential worker, she realized she wanted the flexibility and opportunity a remote tech career could offer. With support from friends already in the tech industry, Danielle began researching programs that could help her pivot, eventually landing onContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 15, 2025Running his own website-building business gave him a broad skillset, but Josh Kleckner found the operational demands overwhelming and wanted to focus on what he enjoyed most: improving systems and finding bugs. That desire led him to enroll in theContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 13, 2025When Rachel Yen started encountering more complicated datasets in her job at HubSpot, she turned to the Data Analytics Short Course at General Assembly to level up her skills. Over 10 weeks, Rachel got hands-on experience with SQL, Snowflake, Ta...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 8, 2025René Weiberlenn made a bold career shift from audio engineering to full stack web development, fueled by a long-standing interest in tech. After choosing Berlin-basedContinue Reading →
- Jennifer InglisUpdated on September 24, 2025Coursera and Udemy are well-known online learning platforms, both of which offer a wide variety of learning opportunities in a myriad of fields, including technology. Whereas Udemy is a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) provider, Coursera partners with universities and various organizations to offer degrees as well as online courses. Both Udemy and <...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 5, 2025Happy Spring! Alternative pathways into well-paying careers like cybersecurity and software engineering continue gaining momentum with new apprenticeship initiatives from the federal government and large states like California. We’re covering how Pell grants for short-term training programs may finally become a reality, and what the expansion of AI has meant for coders. Plus, learn about the ...Continue Reading →
- Jennifer InglisUpdated on May 1, 2025You’ve worked hard to earn your tech certifications – and now it’s time to make them work for you. Whether you're job hunting or building your professional brand, certifications from AWS, CompTIA, or PMI signal to employers that you have verified, up-to-date skills. But a certification won’t help your job search if it’s buried at the bottom of your resume or missing from your online presence....Continue Reading →
- Jennifer InglisUpdated on March 20, 2026There’s no doubt that generative AI is changing the way companies do business, from content creation and product design to research and customer service chatbots and virtual assistants. With this increased use comes an ever-growing demand for tech professionals who can design, implement, and maintain this new technology, but also understand the ethical applications of AI. Whether you’re a dat...Continue Reading →
