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Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 15, 2025Julie Liu already had an impressive foundation in UX design – a double major from UC Berkeley, the Google UX Design Certificate, and real-world product experience. But when the job market got tough in 2023, she turned to Springboard’s UX Career Track bootcamp to sharpen her skill...Continue Reading →- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 14, 2025Jenna Hunte brings over a decade of engineering and tech education experience to her role as a mentor in Flatiron School’s Data Science program. After starting her career in software engineering and moving into AI consulting and engineering leadership, she now plays a key role in helping bootcamp students navigate a fast-...Continue Reading →
- Mike McGeeUpdated on July 10, 2025The bootcamp industry continued its evolution throughout June, marked by significant shifts in federal education policy, the mainstream adoption of AI education, and growing momentum around skills-based hiring practices. From new accreditation models to global bootcamp expansion, this month highlighted how alternative education pathways are becoming increasingly central to workforce developme...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 7, 2025You’ve made the leap into tech – maybe you’ve just graduated from a coding bootcamp, or you’re mid-career and wondering what comes next. But once you land that first job, what’s the path to real growth? And how do you move from being the “new person” to someone who leads projects, mentors others, and shapes the future of your team? At a recent panel hosted during an online alumni conference ...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 16, 2025When Kiffany Scammell was furloughed in 2020, she used the unexpected pause to reflect on her career path and take action. After discovering a newfound interest in analytics, Kiffany embarked on many Udacity courses that helped transform her career. Now a Senior Product ...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on July 9, 2025In 2025, the tech job interview process is shifting under our feet. The rise of generative AI tools has raised new questions about remote assessments, candidate authenticity, and the skills companies are really testing for. So what do today’s technical interviews actually look like? And how are career changers supposed to prepare? To find out, Course Report hosted a live Q&A webinar wi...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on June 12, 2025After graduating from the Yellow Tail Tech Lnx for Jobs program and launching a successful career as a Senior System Administrator at the NIH, Georges Rousseau returned to the classroom to help others do the same. We caught up with Geo...Continue Reading →
- Liz EgglestonUpdated on June 5, 2025The bootcamp industry continues to evolve this May, with new campuses opening around the world, innovative partnerships forming between bootcamps and colleges, and AI-focused programs gaining traction at universities and training providers alike. In this May 2025 news roundup, we’re highlighting news about big moves from Le Wagon, Resilient Coders, and Zip Code Wilmington, tracking the rise o...Continue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on June 9, 2025Breaking into tech has never been easy, but in today’s bear job market, it can feel especially daunting for new graduates. The good news? It’s still very possible to land a meaningful tech job – but you have to know how to stand out from the crowd. We sat down with Alisha Patterson, a Career Coach atContinue Reading →
- Jess FeldmanUpdated on May 27, 2025After working in property management, Valerie Rodriguez was ready for a new challenge and set her sights on the tech industry. Drawn to the problem-solving side of coding and inspired by her small projects with Python, she enrolled inContinue Reading →
