Blog Category: Career

Today, businesses must be more than providers of products and services — providing a human touch in everything they do is imperative to successful organizational outcomes. While this may sound like an easy concept to implement, most companies struggle with finding an equitable method for infusing empathy, innovative sustainability solutions, and fostering an inclusive and…

Believe it or not, thousands of established professionals believe they’re not truly qualified for the role they hold — even with years of experience. Why is that?  Imposter syndrome is an all-encompassing feeling where an individual feels like they’re not good enough, not qualified enough, or not skilled enough for the accomplishments they’ve had so…

DHL is an international courier, package delivery, and express mail service provider. As a division of the German logistics firm Deutsche Post, it’s a global industry leader — delivering over 1.5 billion parcels each year. Annette Monk is a recruiting partner for DHL’s ecommerce division, which is one the company’s most thriving business units. She…

In 2017, while working for Airbnb, Alexandria Butler — better known as Lexi B. — walked out of a difficult meeting that made her feel unheard and undervalued by her colleagues and into an empowering, eye-opening conversation with a mentor. She learned that “if you want to be successful, you have to be able to…

Out of all the motivating factors that lead learners to enroll in our boot camp, career advancement stands out from the rest. According to a study by Indeed, 80 percent of companies surveyed have offered jobs to boot camp alumni, and 99.8 percent of those who did would do it again. Finding the job that…

In recent years, the Internet has become something of a digital Wild West, a place chock-full of opportunities — and vulnerabilities. Even as the rise of Big Data offers a host of lucrative possibilities to tech-savvy businesses, cybercriminals can undermine them, fighting to seize and (mis)use troves of sensitive, vulnerable data. That’s where you come…

When changing careers, who you know is often just as important as what you know, so it’s a good idea to start building your professional network as early as possible. Industry and networking events are great ways to build connections with others in the tech field by not only granting you direct access to helpful…

Many of today’s leading employers are beginning to embrace new models of education, including online learning. As a result, we see a number of employers hiring online boot camp s due to their work ethic and combination of hard skills (technical knowledge) and soft skills (adaptability, collaboration, creativity, etc.). Because of the fast-paced nature of…

Thanks to the many advancements in modern technology, an online education has become more accessible than ever before, allowing learners to receive the same high-quality experience and outcomes offered by traditional education via a virtual experience. The recent weeks have witnessed an increasing number of schools and universities around the world transition to online-only learning,…

After selling the tech start-up he co-founded, Charles Gedeon wondered what to tackle next. While handling operations at his company, he’d always been fascinated by the work done by the coders on his team, so that seemed like a good place to start.  “That whole process pulled me in,” Charles said. “So I started dabbling…