Clarusway’s Career Management System: Helping IT Beginners and Upskillers Find Job Success

Clarusway is an online IT bootcamp with a focus on career reinvention. Whether you’re a beginner looking to jumpstart your career in tech or a tech worker looking to upskill and inject new life into your career, Clarusway’s comprehensive IT bootcamp may be exactly what you need.

After identifying several areas in tech that are ripe with opportunities, Clarusway created accelerated training programs to match the needs of these fields. The programs specifically cater to beginners and upskillers to help them take charge of their careers and get the results they want.

The outcomes prove that Clarusway delivers. Currently, the bootcamp reports a 91 percent job placement rate, with graduates making an average salary upwards of $90,000.

So, how does Clarusway achieve such strong outcomes? 

Firstly, it equips students with in-demand technical skills through a host of courses in the fields of data science, web development, and cloud engineering. However, it also understands that building a successful career goes beyond having technical knowledge.

Enter Clarusway’s Career Management Service (CMS), specialized career-focused training that aims to provide comprehensive support every step of the way. It starts from the moment students enroll in Clarusway and all the way to graduation, job search, and beyond. 

Clarusway’s Career Management Service: Professional Support to Help Students Find Job Success

Clarusway’s Career Management Service is propelled by a firm mindset: “The primary condition for achieving [your] goals is to get the support of professional people.” Experts with vast experience in life coaching and career coaching make up the team who guides students toward career success.

Among them are career and life coach Sarah Brown and LinkedIn expert Harrison Eagle.

“It’s a lifelong family bond,” Sarah said. “We work with students to find solutions to their problems in real-time, whether those problems are technical, social, or individual. And the relationship continues far after graduation.” Harrison echoed this, noting that Clarusway’s approach to career services is one of the most holistic and comprehensive in the IT field.

But, what exactly does the CMS incorporate?

Life Coaching

A major part of Clarusway’s CMS is the one-to-one support that students receive. In these life coaching sessions, students get the chance to voice any concerns or questions they may have and receive advice and insights that correspond to their needs and goals. 

This one-to-one support is critical because Clarusway believes that each student has a different path. As such, they will need different kinds of support, encouragement, and advice to successfully navigate their own paths. It’s not a one-size-fits-all approach to coaching, but rather a tailor-made approach.

“Not every job is suitable for everyone, and identifying which job is right for you and your skillset is important,” Sarah said. “We encourage students, help them go through job descriptions, and determine which is suitable for them. We give them advice and courage.”

Soft Skill Workshops

Clarusway has weekly career management service stations where they hold workshops that focus specifically on soft skills.

“Soft skills are very in demand in the IT world, and in these workshops, we give students techniques to hone their soft skills. We also share real-life experiences that our graduates have passed on to us,” Sarah said.

She noted that Clarusway students often experience similar success for similar reasons, and a large part of those reasons are the soft skills that they hone during these workshops. 

Clarusway experts take this opportunity to identify questions that students might encounter during job interviews. They then teach students how they can demonstrate their soft skills when responding to these questions.

Harrison prefers the term “smart skills” to “soft skills.” He said that at Clarusway, they work hard to create harmony between the hard skills and soft skills that the students possess, and he finds that when people are referring to soft skills, they’re really referring to being socially and communicatively smart. 

LinkedIn Expertise

As Clarusway’s in-house LinkedIn expert, Harrison said LinkedIn is a powerful tool not only for landing a job but for overall career development. It can be used as a lifestyle tool to augment, amplify, and bolster a career in the long run.

“It’s a unique approach to the way we talk about LinkedIn at Clarusway,” he said. “We talk about the LinkedIn mindset, the culture of LinkedIn, the philosophy and ecosystem of it, and how to use it as a tool for your career.” 

Harrison helps Clarusway students optimize their profiles. Beyond that, he teaches them how to use the platform dynamically and to their unique advantages. 

Resumes and Interview Prep

A strong resume is another point of concern at CMS. At different times during the modules, Clarusway experts share the critical dos and don’ts in crafting a resume. Students, in turn, build and receive feedback on their resumes. 

Sarah said that sometimes, students have the urge to augment their resumes with half-truths or inflated language. This, she said, often leads to disappointment or misalignment. That’s why Clarusway puts a focus on helping students communicate exactly what they want and what their true talents are.

“We remind our students that integrity is one of our core values. We never let students make changes to their resumes that aren’t legitimate. We instead give them advice about how to explain their talents, how to improve on their skills, and how to communicate in an interview.”

Later in the program, students also engage in mock interviews. If a student finally sits through a real-world job interview and doesn’t succeed, they come back and share their experiences with the Clarusway technical and CMS team. This allows Clarusway to have a compiled perspective on what interviewers are looking for so they can stay up to date and help incoming students. 

The team also puts the student through another round of interview prep. This gives the student renewed confidence and knowledge to sit through another interview and perform better than before. 

Clarusway’s Career Management System: Beyond Technical Support

Recognizing the toll that attending a coding bootcamp takes on the student, Clarusway seeks to foster a supportive and open environment. As things can get difficult, Clarusway’s supportive model strives to prevent students from getting overwhelmed or discouraged.

Receiving Support in Difficult Times

Given the pace and demands of a coding bootcamp, Clarusway says some students lose motivation from time to time and start to think about giving up. In these instances, Clarusway makes it a point to monitor and reach out to students that are having a difficult time.

A psychologist on staff is there to provide students with mental health support if needed. Students are given a space to discuss their blockers and challenges in the one-on-one mentoring session. 

For students who lack self-confidence, Clarusway makes sure to remind them of all the learning and support tools that are available to them. The school also reassures students that even if they have some gaps in their knowledge, they can land an exciting and rewarding job.

“Sometimes, students think they can’t manage or be successful. [They think] that they can’t get the job, and they need a push. We always give support to our students,” affirmed Sarah.

Connection and Community

Clarusway is also invested in creating a vibrant student community. Its Slack channels, for example, are always active. Students use these platforms to post encouraging materials like motivational videos or articles and start conversations. Book and movie recommendations are some popular topics in the Slack channels.

“At Clarusway, we establish a lifelong family bond that is not limited to the education period. Our relationships continue after students find a job because our graduates also need support during the adaptation process to their jobs,” said Sarah.

The alumni network at Clarusway is connected through Zoom meetings and Slack channels, among others. They create a culture and ecosystem for students to feel supported, play an active part in a community, and receive real-time advice and feedback on their job hunt.

Reinvent Your Career with Clarusway 

Clarusway is dedicated to empowering students to achieve the career transformation that they desire. Its CMS, led by a team of experts, is a clear example of how the bootcamp works to produce well-rounded tech professionals.

If you’re ready to jumpstart your career reinvention and secure a spot in the IT field, apply to the bootcamp’s next cohort on the website or click here to get in touch with Clarusway.