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Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 26, 2024Ivan Connors had a background in criminal justice when he enrolled in the Cybersecurity Bootcamp at Lighthouse Labs to direct his career into digital security. Now a Digital Evidence Technician for the Calgary Police Serv...Continue Reading →- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 18, 2024Landing your first tech role can be a difficult process without previous technical experience. To ease the transition and prepare recent graduates for the workforce, App Academy has partnered with HTD Talent to offer ...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 7, 2024Welcome to Ask a Career Coach, an advice column where bootcamp career coaches answer a question from a Course Report reader. Today, Sharahn McClung from TripleTen is answering a question about whether employers are still hiring bootcamp graduates in 2024. TripleTen surveyed over 1,000 decision makers across the United States. They come from compani...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 31, 2024This May, training programs and nonprofits helping women, people of color, low-wage workers, and nonbinary folks make career changes into tech received extra support from investors, philanthropists, and regional government organizations. Numerous grants are now available to Canadians looking to gain technical skills, and a cybersecurity bootcamp announced it is now offering college credit. At...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 30, 2024Hackathons are exhilarating (albeit sometimes stressful!) events where technologists come together to innovate and build projects within a limited timeframe. We’re delving into four reasons to participate in hackathon events, and insights on what you can expect once you’re signed up. Find out where to find your next in-person or online hackathon, plus learn from the hackathon experiences of t...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 22, 2024Product managers are an essential part of a technical team, and now these professionals are turning to AI tools to enhance their productivity and impact. From bug identification to market research, learn about five AI tools and how product managers are using them on the job. While AI tools can be a boon to product management, w...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 30, 2024Asheville-based musician Lee Dyer’s coding journey began by building his own songwriting website. When his self-taught technical skills hit a ceiling, he realized he needed structured guidance and support, so he enrolled in the part-time Software Engineering Bootcamp at Coding Temple. Lee shares how Co...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 20, 2024User Experience (UX) design is where creativity meets technology, and with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), UX designers are discovering new tools to revolutionize how they craft digital experiences. From image and prompt generators to enhancing wireframing and collaboration, learn about the seven, most commonly used AI to...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 8, 2024Madison Wiebe loved the research, analysis, and experimentation involved in her neurobiology degree, but she realized that to effectively use data she would need to learn to code. After some research, Madison landed on the Data Analytics Bootcamp from Ligh...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 6, 2024Flatiron School’s Hackonomics hackathon asked participating teams of bootcamp alumni to create personal finance applications that leveraged AI. We caught up with three members of the winning hackathon team, Continue Reading →
