6 Steps to Developing the Perfect Coding Portfolio
Landing any job without an excellent coding portfolio is difficult, especially if you are trying to land your first job. A good portfolio allows a recruiter to see what you can do behind a computer. Having a good resume and…
Ways to Develop Effective Work Relationships
It’s alright if you do not know where to begin when it comes to interacting with coworkers. Having healthy and respectful working relationships is vital in growing your career, keeping steady connections, and making the everyday hustle a little more…
What Is UX/UI Design?
What do you experience while navigating a website? Color, features, content, and layout all make a massive difference in your takeaway. In short, UX and UI designers are the reason websites don’t look like they did in 2002. Virtually all…
How to Learn Programming the Fast and Easy Way
Programming is one of those skills that is always in demand. Nearly every company in the world is hiring their own programmers to build websites and applications for them. If you want the sort of high paying job security that…
The 6 Advantages of a Weekend Coding Bootcamp
While a full-time coding program has its advantages, some of us can’t step away from our lives for such an extended period. Thankfully, there are programs more focused towards busy individuals called weekend programming bootcamps, and they are a great…
Important Technology Skills for Resume Greatness
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: you’re in the middle of a job interview for something non-technical--maybe a marshmallow inspector position or a job along those lines. You and the hiring manager are getting along great until she scans…
Software Engineer New Grad: Excelling at Your First Job
You’ve finished your schooling for becoming a software engineer. Congratulations! This is a time that’s both exciting and a bit nerve-wracking. After graduation, the next natural step is getting a job in your field. This might sound intimidating, but with…
How to Get into the Best Online Coding Bootcamps
So you’re ready to start your journey to learning how to code and making a career out of it? A coding bootcamp is one of the quickest, most effective ways of doing this. However, you’ll want to make sure to…
My Thoughts On Coding Bootcamps (Now That I’ve Graduated)
Coding bootcamps are so hot right now. They come in all shapes and sizes though, but this article is based off my time at Flatiron School’s Access Labs. It’s a 15 week, deferred tuition program, with a focus on React and Rails.…
Part I: What’s A Coding Bootcamp? App Academy vs. Hack Reactor
Update (12/6/2016) - After 2 years of working in software engineering, I decided to start a podcast called Breaking Into Startups where we interview top bootcamp founders and alumni who broke into software engineering. Check it out http://breakingintostartups.com! Today is a very SPECIAL day.…
What I Wish I Knew Before Entering a Coding Bootcamp
Now that I’m 11 weeks into a coding bootcamp, and nearly done (15 weeks), I’ve begun to realize that there were a ton of things I wish I knew from the start. Of course, not all coding bootcamps are created…
The Future of Talent: Inclusive & Technical
Recently, Glassdoor released a list of 15 companies that no longer require a college degree for employment. The list includes companies like Home Depot and Whole Foods as well as tech giants like IBM and Google. IBM’s Vice President, Joanna Daley, told…
How to Build a Programming Portfolio on Github
Well done, you! You did the research, found a good coding bootcamp, did their pre-work, found funding, and quit your job or took a leave of absence and committed 3+ months to acquiring a new, valuable, skill. Most importantly, you…
The Breaking Into Startups Manifesto
You can break into tech from any background, but the first product you build is yourself. The problem is that there is no centralized resource to show you how to do this and employers are still focused on hiring people…
The Reality of Breaking Into Startups
The First Product You Build Is Yourself From the Social Network to Silicon Valley, the media frenzy surrounding the nature of startups has taken on an idealized life of its own. What many people don’t realize is, proving that you have…
Breaking Into Startups
From Cello to Investment Banking to AltSchool Breaking into Tech with a “non-technical” background is hard. The same barriers that exist in finance also exist with Startups. This post lays out the specific action steps that I followed to make…
