Today it is possible to learn the critical skills for a high-tech career through the help of a boot camp. With a wide range of boot camps on the market, mastering a new skill set has become more accessible than ever before. While boot camps are a great way to jump-start your career, they also…
Haroon Ahmad could see the future—and accountants weren’t part of the picture. After earning his master’s degree in accounting and starting work in the field, Haroon began to wonder how sustainable his chosen career really was. His job in the auditing department of a major accounting firm in San Francisco had him working closely with venture…
Sarah Kinneer always wanted to do something with purpose. She was a special education teacher for 14 years—a job that demanded a great deal of emotional stamina and energy. Having the opportunity to impact so many students made Sarah proud, but after a decade and a half, she found herself looking for something more challenging.…
Matthew Carpenter’s journey to becoming a web developer didn’t happen overnight. In fact, to get there, it took an almost eight-year stint in the Army, 12 years working in electronics at Verizon, and a great deal of motivation. A born self-starter and lifelong learner, Matt decided a few years ago to seriously pursue the developer…
Dalton Ricker was originally set to enroll at Georgia Tech for college. In a last-minute pivot, he decided to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Little did he know that after earning a degree in marine engineering systems and spending six years as a marine engineer, he would end up back at Georgia Tech. Dalton had…
Home to the fourth-largest tech incubator in the country, a thriving business community, and top-ranked educational institutions, there are more than enough factors that have set Atlanta up as a top tech player. In fact, it’s one of the best places in the U.S. to be a web developer this year. Let’s take a closer…
Will Rackley is a former NFL athlete, a current professional artist, and a boot camp-educated coder. In other words, there isn’t much that he hasn’t tackled. Born in Athens, Greece to a military family, Will moved around a lot growing up. He graduated from Lehigh University, then got drafted to the NFL in 2011 as…
By Jacob Lamont Pop quiz: What do Edge of Tomorrow, Groundhog Day, and Dr. Strange have in common? They’re all movies you say? Yes, that’s true. Good job. But, more importantly, all three demonstrate the power of repetition. Pop quiz: What do Edge of Tomorrow, Groundhog Day, and Dr. Strange have in common? They’re all movies you say? Yes, that’s… Wait a minute.…
If you had asked Anna Sylvester a year ago what her future holds, she would have talked about living in the mountains making tie-dye fabric art. Today, however, Anna is living in Atlanta and focused not on cloth but on coding. Anna’s fascination with coding began when she discovered Georgia Tech Coding Boot Camp. In fact, she was…
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…
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