Many organizations today depend heavily on data regarding their customers, clients, products, operations, and market. There is now an unprecedented shift in how data is accelerating business transformation, and with that we see more and more organizations requiring talented and qualified professionals who can extract information, analytics, and insights from complex data. But what skills…
Why Employers are Drawn to Online Boot Camp Graduates
Many of today’s leading employers are beginning to embrace new models of education, including online learning. We see a number of employers hiring online coding boot camp graduates due to their work ethic and combination of hard skills (technical knowledge) and soft skills (adaptability, collaboration, creativity). Because of the nature of a fast-paced online boot…
Purpose with a Paycheck: How One Grad Went from Uninspiring Jobs to a Meaningful Data Career
When Antonio graduated from Duke University in 2014, he found himself in the position that every student dreads. He had an impressive degree in biophysics from a prestigious college, but the job market wasn’t kind. “It was miserable,” he recalled. “I realized that even though biophysics looks really nice on paper, it’s not really job…