Income Share Agreement (ISA): When Is It Right for You?
For six years, Caitlin Golden worked as a mobile expert for one of the largest wireless carriers in the United States. Then one day, she decided to change networks. “It was toxic,” Caitlin said. She knew it was a risk…
Deep Dive: How Code Fellows Is a Leader in Tech Education
For those looking to pursue a career in tech, the world has opened up. There are more paths than ever before that can usher a prospective tech employee into the industry. When sorting through options in the form of coding…
A Flatiron School Career Hack for Cyber Security Success
Editor’s Note: As of June 15, 2021, Flatiron School is no longer offering the Cybersecurity Analytics course referenced below and is instead offering one full-time cybersecurity course - Cybersecurity Engineering. The Cybersecurity Engineering program teaches students foundational cybersecurity skills and…
Why Choose Dataquest? Boost Your Data Skills for Careers of Tomorrow
In 2012, the year when data scientists became the talk of the town, the New York Times published an article that highlighted the power of data science. It’s something that has made the rounds in the industry, and it started…
Deep Dive: Kickstart Your Tech Career at Lighthouse Labs
Lighthouse Labs was founded in 2013 by a group of software developers with a mission to find the best possible ways to train the next generation of Canadian tech talent.. Seven years later, they have expanded to serve students from…
Software Engineering for All: How Kenzie Academy and Amazon Are Bringing Coding to the Public
“Software is eating the world.” In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen penned a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed declaring such a statement. Behind it was the idea that every industry has grown ripe for or vulnerable to digital disruption. For an…
GetSmarter Career Guide Review: How COVID-19 Led to the Rise of Nonlinear Careers
If the career ladder was only near extinction before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it’s certainly a thing of the past now. At least that’s what the recent Career Guide report of GetSmarter, a 2U, Inc brand, reveals.Titled The Great Career…
App Academy Bootcamp Prep Course: Get Into the Top Coding Schools
Coding used to be a skill for the lucky. Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen first fell in love with programming while attending a Seattle-based private school. It was one of the few schools in the country at the…
How V School Works To Get You A Job: An Interview With Co-Founder and CEO Michael Zaro
“When you sign up for V School, your journey doesn’t end after some arbitrary amount of time. The finish line is accepting a great job in tech,” Co-Founder and CEO Michael Zaro said. Yes, you read that right. Instead of…
Will I Get A Job After Coding Temple?
Job-finding is not a linear process; what works for one person might not work for another. This is especially true when you’re looking to break into the tech industry—a career path with multiple entryways beyond traditional avenues like colleges and…
How The Tech Academy Can Help You Become A Game Developer or Cyber Security Specialist
One of the best things to come out of the tech boom is the variety of digital products and services that consumers get to experience. This has also shaped the way entertainment is packaged and delivered. The Evolution of Game…
Verified Results: Meet A Tech Elevator Grad Who Successfully Changed Careers
The tech industry is still hiring, despite the recent setbacks that the economy has felt. Coding bootcamps can be a great way to enter the industry, but it pays to be cautious. When you don’t have time or money to…
Flockjay: Building a Diverse Tech Community, One SDR at a Time
The lack of diversity and inclusion in the tech industry has been a longstanding issue. While more and more companies are headed in the right direction, it is still difficult for a member of an underrepresented community in tech to…
High School Coding and Data Camps Powered by 2U Bring Fun With a Built-In Future
College admissions trends have been changing recently, but many of the top universities are still very selective. The crucial period for high school students to decide their next steps is getting earlier and earlier. High school students need strong resumes…
How Shillington Education Launches New Design Careers
If you spend any time on the internet, you’ve probably seen a work of art recently that caught your attention. Or you may have, for the first time in ages, stopped to look at a well-drawn advertisement in your feed. …
Deep Dive: How Grand Circus Builds A Positive Remote Learning Environment
In today’s age where remote learning is the norm, many factors that once allowed people considering coding bootcamps to pick between different bootcamps may seem to fade into the background, making all remote bootcamps appear the same. Factors like location,…
An Interview with Digital Marketing Expert: Sotirios Seridis
When it comes to seeking advice regarding a career path, one of the best ways to find relevant and credible information is by speaking with an expert from the relevant industry. With this in mind, individuals looking to switch their…
Get Further Ahead In Your Career with Udacity
Picture this: you’re sitting at a table with an employer on each end. The employer on the left offers to pay you $100 a week. In return, you’ll need to consistently put in five hours of work per day without…
A Deep Dive Into Makers Academy: Eight Years Of Holistic Tech Education
Now that so much of our lives have moved online because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so too has the way that we learn. Remote learning has become the norm, and coding bootcamps are no exception. But how does learning to…
Why Start a Career in Marketing Operations with Highway Education
As a person looking to enter the job market, it is not easy to find a career path that is not only long-lasting but also fulfilling and rewarding. Hitting all of these markers that make for an exciting career can…
Deep Dive: Highway Education Bridges the Gap
Coding bootcamps have become a popular option for young people seeking to enter the workforce and alternative to traditional higher education. Many young people excited about employment opportunities find that after spending money on college degrees, they are floundering to…
How Thinkful’s Academic Success Managers Shepherd Students to the Top of the Mountain
The higher education system in the United States is losing its reputation as the best option for career changers. People are worried about the ballooning cost of higher education. And if you take longer than expected to graduate, the price…
Most Popular Web Development Frameworks in 2021
A common question all web developers ask is: "What is the most popular web development framework?" We have done the hard work of analyzing the data and formulating an answer below. We have broken down the top front end and…
Deep Dive: How CodeBoxx Is Bringing the Workplace Into the Classroom
How wide is the skills gap? According to a global workforce solutions company, it’s a chasm. In its latest “Talent Shortage Survey,” the Manpower Group found that nearly 70 percent of employers struggle to fill vacancies for skilled workers. Leading…
V School Answers, “Does Mastery-Based Learning Really Work?”
“There is no perfect teaching model for one learner. Whether it’s lecture, reading, group projects, or hands-on activities, everyone is going to excel differently. The goal is to try to account for all different types of learning styles by creating…
Ironhack Announces a New Scholarship with Uber
The global bootcamp Ironhack has recently partnered with Uber to award $100,000 in scholarships to Uber users. You can take advantage of this opportunity to immerse yourself in the growing tech community by applying to the upcoming remote or in-person…
Deep Dive: How an Exclusive Product Gym Membership Can Help You Earn Your Dream Job
Product managers have become a key part of the tech development life cycle over the past 20 years. Even though the position has continued to grow, many people still aren’t sure what a product manager does. Product managers are in…
MIT xPRO’s Women-Only Coding Bootcamp Kicks Down Doors For Diversity
The software development field is growing rapidly. Developer jobs are expected to grow by 22 percent by 2029 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, much faster than the four percent growth expected in other job categories. With such rapid…
From Unemployment to Career Success With an Income Share Agreement
Kelly Moreira’s journey to a career started like a lot of others. She went to a university, took out a student loan, and earned a bachelor’s degree in human resources. In the process, Kelly gave up a living-wage job to…
Meratas: How to Be Sure You’re Getting an Amazing ISA
In our last article with Meratas, we discussed how Income Share Agreements (ISA) loans are making education more attainable. So now that you have an idea of what an ISA is, how can you make sure that you’re getting one…
