CareerFoundry

To take the UX Design course was the best decision I made. I studied cultural science and was a writer before, but not happy, so I decided to make a career change. I began to read the books of Steve Krug last year and read all about UX Design. I began with the course in April and studied 40 hours/week. It was for me, without any experience in UX Design, a lot of work, I had to study on the weekend, too. The course material and the links to important websites were very good, I learned so much, and I’m able to create wireframes and screens with Balsamiq and Sketch, prototypes with InVision, I learned a lot about UX Research, agile UX, scrum, information architecture and concepts. I began the job preparation course (guarantee for getting hired) and found a job as a Trainee UX Designer while applying for jobs. I recommend the course to everyone who wants to become a UX Designer!

To be honest I don't feel like your exercises are designed for people who are completely new to this industry. You constantly mislead students by posting absurd estimated times of completion when in actuality the task takes several days to complete. I am behind because it took 6 f**** days to complete high fidelity wireframes and my mentor was not satisfied because of them. Then the current usability tests are obviously heavy and require WAY MORE TIME! Then the 5 hours est. complete time it states (so fake and misleading) and I receive an email saying that I'm behind. Seriously? I work day in and day out 8 plus hours and still can't catch up. 

I was in need of a career change and randomly came across an advert for the UX design course from CF, I looked into it and spoke with an advisor and never looked back! I have about 1 month left to go before graduation and can't wait to get my portfolio sorted and start a career in design.

Coming from a non design background, I was a bit apprehensive, but right from the beginning the course everything has been tailored to my needs. I can set my own goals + schedules and everything I have learnt so far is helping me for the future.

Highly recommended!

As a formal UI Design Course Student, I´m in the middle of my education and so far It has been great. The provided material is very clear and I really like the fact that includes some extra information for those moments where you want to read more about a specific topic. 

The support that I got from my Tutor has been crucial for me to keep my motivation high and also the feedback from my Mentor helped me a lot to see the things with a different point of view and improve my skills. 

Sometimes It can be challenging to do all of this by yourself at home, but so far I haven't felt completely alone because they kept encouraging me to communicate with other students via Slack and provide the opportunity to reach out the student advisor in case of any question or support. 

I can just recommend this course and I´m very happy with my desition. 

Coming from a totally different background, this experience makes me believe that changing my career will open very interesting opportunities. 

This is my 5th month in on CareerFoundry and so far, I'm really pleased with my experience here! Because of my current job, it's hard to balance time one week from the next so I love how flexible the curriculum is- you go at your own pace. The lessons are all applicable and I'm learning soo much right now. Not only am I learning concepts of UX designing, I'm also learning software programs that would be useful for the future. Lastly, I really like how even though this is an online program, you still have the opportunity to speak with a mentor about anything design related. So far, I think it's a great investment! 

I've been a visual designer for more than 10 years, in both print and digital spaces. However, I've never before had formalized training in UX. The CareerFoundry program is amazing. The immersive program includes the theoretical foundations for a hands-on initiation into executing with industry best practices. While a fraction of exercises covered material I'd learned in art school or learned on the job, the majority of the work was new, and challenging. And the tutors and mentors encourage students to plunge ever more deeply. They are always knowledgable and supportive. And I'm finding that really necessary with Voice Design, since it's a whole new world for me.

I had focused on digital marketing before but it didnt really fire me up. So I was looking round for a new direction that I could be passionate about. Having decided that UX sounded like something that I could get behind and focus on, I started searching for UX courses. There are so many courses available that I relied on reviews to seal the final decision, so I thought I should add my review as well.

After reading reviews I went with CareerFoundry : UX Designer course. The main reason for choosing this was the reviews, and the job guarantee. Also their interface looked clear and the content really focused on the career changer. and that resonated with me. 

Decision made, I started the course in the summer of 2018 and managed to complete it by June/July 2019. The course is tough, it is time consuming and to keep up with deadlines certain other time sacrifices must be made. But  I found the course fascinating and I felt really driven to finish the course so I managed to keep up with the progress indicators. The mentors are great (mine for UX was, Carlo Van Der Pluijim) , they challenge, support and keep you on the right track as you go along, tough but fair is how I would describe them. It's good that they pull you up on certain aspects of your work, as the whole point is to get you into a UX job, so you might as well do it right. 

As the course progresses you start working with a career advisor ( the one assigned to me was Richard Learthart). Richard helps you craft your previous skills into a great looking CV. His attention to detail and my work, definitely got me my first interview (and then job).These sessions and submissions are invaulable, probably best to start this half way through your UX course, it's more work but it gets you prepared for the next stage.  

Perhaps it was with luck, but also hard work and good support from the mentors and career advisors, I landed a great job (UX desginer) within the first month of finishing the course.  I think location is key, be prepared to move if you are in a remote area. 

This course is very good, and it will equip you well for the career change. It's not easy, and it does fill your time, but it is well worth it. If UX interests you, then I recommend this course, highly. 

Thanks, Chris