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The Coding Bootcamp & New Career Experience

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How Esther Kim went from Technical Recruiter to Support Engineer
Hack Reactor graduate Esther Kim
Hack Reactor graduate Esther Kim
"The diversity of my daily tasks keeps the work engaging and varied so every day is different and exciting...Each day offers a new opportunity to solve problems and enhance our platform's user experience."
Career change from pre-dental to software engineer
Natalie Tang, graduate
Natalie Tang, graduate
"The bootcamp has taught me not to cram, not to try to know everything, but to learn at a pace that’s enjoyable. After all, what’s great about being a programmer is the continuous learning."
Graduate Kye Lindholm’s path from fine dining to Site Reliability Engineer
Graduate Kye Lindholm
Graduate Kye Lindholm
"It was a useful experience to undergo such a rigorous program with a bunch of other people who were doing the same thing, as we're all making presumably big pivots in our lives together. It built a lot of comradery and trust, and we could lean on each other."
How grad Kyle Merckx leaned on his network to land a new role
Graduate Kyle Merckx
Graduate Kyle Merckx
"I was talking to my Career Services Manager, and she told me I should consider doing more outreach. It was one of those things that felt a little bit unnatural to me, to just reach out to someone on LinkedIn, or something like that. But I happened to know someone through Twitter who worked as a software engineer...as it turned out, her company was hiring."
How a group of Hack Reactor grads are supporting a youth-led nonprofit organization
How a group of Hack Reactor grads are supporting a youth-led nonprofit organization
How a group of Hack Reactor grads are supporting a youth-led nonprofit organization
“MNI provides a fresh start, empowering pregnant youth and young mothers to do things that others around them may be telling them they can't do. It was very important to me, and to our group, to use the new skills that we have – like the ability to deploy websites – to help MNI get more visibility.”
Grad’s new role tests performance of future military aircraft applications
Grad’s new role tests performance of future military aircraft applications
Grad’s new role tests performance of future military aircraft applications
“The work we’re doing directly influences the design of aircraft that will end up being used by the military, which gives us a strong sense of purpose and desire to succeed."

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Meka James on her journey from the Navy, to a coding bootcamp, to a new career
Meka James, MCSP graduate
Meka James, MCSP graduate
"Remember to have fun! This can be a challenging program but also an exciting time in your life. Take the time to enjoy the experience and make the most of it."
Tommy Gaessler, from high school to bootcamp to lasting career in tech
Tommy Gaessler
Tommy Gaessler
"During the program, I built a solid foundation in software engineering thanks to my great instructors...I loved all the hands-on learning and building, vs. just reading out of a textbook like in traditional schooling."
From working with software engineers to becoming a software engineer
Adjoa Reeves
Adjoa Reeves
"I was interested in that whole process of problem-solving, debugging, and understanding more about how things were being built. That got me interested in enrolling in a coding bootcamp, because I was just trying to figure out what was the best way to learn what I needed to know in the time frame I was looking to learn it."
At the intersection of art and technology, this grad found software engineering
Cise Babatasi, Beginner Coding Bootcamp graduate
Cise Babatasi, Beginner Coding Bootcamp graduate
"I'm fascinated by the problem-solving aspect of [software engineering]...But more than that, I'm excited about the creative possibilities that software engineering offers and the ways it can be used to bring art and technology together in new and innovative ways."
Jason Wesson on his new career and why he values mentorship
Jason Wesson on his new career and why he values mentorship
Jason Wesson on his new career and why he values mentorship
"Now that I’m on the other side, I realize that nobody should have to feel as lost as I was when I was learning to code on my own."
Kevin Weng on how the bootcamp ‘supercharged’ his ability to learn
Kevin Weng
Kevin Weng
"To say the program sharpened my ability to learn is an understatement; it supercharged it! I gained a new-found appreciation for the importance and value of learning, which in turn gave me a massive boost in confidence."