By Hannah Patellis When I received the LinkedIn message from a recruiter back in 2016, I had no idea how life-changing it would be. Initially recruited as a teaching assistant for Georgia Tech, I assisted in the school’s very first Coding Boot Camp and then became an instructor. A few months later I joined full-time…
While attending the Georgia Tech Coding Boot Camp, Steve Tucker worked with a team of other learners to develop GhostedBy, an app that allows users to report when a company “ghosts” them by not responding to their follow-ups after an in-person interview. In addition to empowering job seekers, the app is designed to help companies with their online…
When Josh Dodd and his wife moved from Colorado to Georgia, trading the mountains for oaks and Spanish moss may have posed a challenge, but it didn’t constitute a problem. Certainly not for Josh, who viewed the change of scenery as an opportunity to try something he had always wanted to do: coding. So he enrolled in…
Signing up for a coding boot camp is a big commitment. Learning a dozen new programming languages and software to build a portfolio of real-world projects takes a lot of work. Now imagine that you’re also working a full-time job while attending classes. And you just had your second baby. Piece of cake, right? Welcome…
It’s a story that’s all too common. A young professional graduates with all the technical training they need for the job they want. But after just a few years in the workforce, they quickly realize they might not have all the skills they need for the work they’re actually doing every day. Career trajectories change after graduation—often…
Geoffrey Goodwin was flying high in 2018 after he built a voice-controlled drone with his team in the Georgia Tech Coding Boot Camp. That drone may be grounded these days, but his career has since taken off. “It’s been a complete life changer, which I’m very grateful for,” said Geoffrey. Ready to take his career to new heights,…
Rebecca Wieberdink is not an underachiever. Growing up, she had a passion for learning and a tendency to overprepare—often taking double the time to study for a test as her classmates. “I’ve always been a perfectionist. I like to research my research,” said Rebecca. And yet, come senior year of high school, she chose not…
For many in Haiti, a future in technology can seem like a pipe dream. Designated a third world country and still recovering from its catastrophic earthquake, the island is lacking in sufficient technology and education resources. But that doesn’t mean they’re without innovation, creativity, or passion. Esterling Accime is proof of that. Growing up in Cite…
On the first day of their Georgia Tech Coding Boot Camp, Thomas Yeager, Alexander Gonzalez, and Geoffrey Goodwin walked into class separately. Four months later, they walked in as a team—with a fourth team member, not quite human. Taking it to the next level As part of the intensive web development program, students are required to…
