{"id":88073,"date":"2021-09-08T16:27:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T23:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=88073"},"modified":"2021-10-11T23:19:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T06:19:12","slug":"deep-dive-pursuit-coding-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/deep-dive-build-your-skills-past-your-hire-date-with-pursuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Dive: Build Your Skills Past Your Hire Date with Pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pursuit <\/a>is a unique four-year job training program that enables adults from low-income backgrounds to learn to code and transform their careers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pursuit\u2019s mission has always involved offering coding education and close support to those from underserved backgrounds. These include women, people of color, those earning less than $45,000 per year, those living in low-income housing, those without college degrees, and those who are unemployed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With its long-term model, supportive community, and professional network, Pursuit is not just a coding bootcamp. In this deep dive, let\u2019s take a look at who Pursuit is and what it has to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pursuit\u2019s 4-year program is designed to help people from low-income backgrounds transform their lives through in-demand job training.<\/p>\nApply to Pursuit today.<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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What Is the Pursuit Fellowship?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Pursuit Fellowship<\/a> is a four-year program, one year of which is dedicated to in-depth, full stack web development training, and three subsequent years of career support. Pursuit focuses closely on career training so that their students\u2014or \u201cFellows\u201d as Pursuit calls them\u2014can create an economic impact, earn family-sustaining wages, and give back to the Pursuit community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Fellows go through Pursuit<\/a>, they gain the skills needed to forge new careers and make life-changing salaries. Pursuit Fellows reportedly make approximately five times more than what they were making before undergoing job training with Pursuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program seeks to mend the pitfall of other traditional bootcamp experiences that are short-term, lack a strong, supportive community, and the necessary mentoring and guidance that Fellows receive along the way through Pursuit. Additionally, their Fellows are diverse and come from all backgrounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all that said, how do you get into Pursuit? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pursuit\u2019s Admissions Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pursuit\u2019s admissions process<\/a> is rigorous as it\u2019s designed to \u201cidentify qualified candidates who can thrive in the Fellowship\u201d. However, well-rounded support is available to applicants every step of the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if the admissions team notices that an applicant is missing a resume, they\u2019ll reach out to the potential Fellow and ask if they have one. If they don\u2019t, Pursuit offers some resources to help them build a resume<\/a> and also hosts drop-in info and work sessions to assist applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the initial application, Pursuit also assesses various technical skills like basic math, logic, reading comprehension, and computer basics, among others. There is no need to worry because the school has prepared a guide<\/a> to help potential Fellows ace the aptitude assessment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected applicants will be invited to an HTML and development workshop that simulates the Pursuit learning environment. Since many applicants haven\u2019t coded before, this is also an opportunity to learn more about the industry and see what coding is like firsthand. This exercise connects applicants to coding from day one, keeping them engaged with the lessons. From there, participants take home a coding challenge to complete and submit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once applicants have completed the workshop, they\u2019re invited to get to know the Pursuit community a bit better. In return, the community gets to know their newcomers. Community is a critical component of the Fellowship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicants are invited to an interview and a problem-solving session. Interviewers include not just Pursuit staff but also volunteers and industry leaders from the tech industry. This process may appear elaborate but it offers an excellent insight into how Pursuit works. It strives to provide the necessary resources and work with the skills that potential Fellows already have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\u2019s the Ideal Pursuit Fellow?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pursuit is different from many other programs because of their target audience. They are designed to serve those who traditionally have not had access to opportunities in tech. Their Fellows are representative of the tech industry they want to build: all Fellows come from low-income backgrounds, 70% are Black or Hispanic, 50% are women or non-binary, 40% are immigrants, and 55% do not have college degrees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicants must be at least 18 years old, make no more than $45,000, and have the eligibility to work in the US. They must also: <\/p>\n\n\n\n