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    Alumni Story From Manufacturing to Data Analytics
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    From Manufacturing to Data Analytics: How to Turn Your Interests Into Job-Ready Tech Skills

    Data Analytics Bootcamp graduate Kirubel Hirpassa shares his experience with bootcamp learning at Fullstack Academy in this video testimonial.
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    How a Bootcamp Graduate Found Her Match in Software Engineering

    Coding bootcamp graduate Molly Morse is an example of a professional motivated by the prospect of a career change into tech. After considering her interests and goals, she ultimately decided to rapidly skill up in preparation for a career in software engineering
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    How Bootcamp Alum Jose Balza Graduated Tech Career-Ready

    Starting with a degree in UX/UI design, plus some knowledge of programming in HTML and CSS, coding bootcamp graduate Jose Balza quickly developed more advanced coding skills alongside his classmates through comprehensive instruction.
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    From Fashion Designer to Software Engineer Advice for Landing Your First Tech Role
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    From Fashion Designer to Software Engineer: Advice for Landing Your First Tech Role

    As part of the Career Success Program at Fullstack Academy, students have the opportunity to attend workshops with guest speakers, including hearing from alums about their experiences in the field. One Fullstack Academy alum, Carmine Yijin Ro, shared her compelling advice for landing a coding job.
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    Alumni Story Landing a Valuable Software Engineering Role
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    How Bootcamp Alum Austin Cox Landed a Software Engineering Role

    Coding Bootcamp graduate Austin Cox emphasizes the importance of building and maintaining the right support system to foster growth throughout your career.
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    How Bootcamp Alum Olivia Graham Supercharged Her Coding Skills

    Coding bootcamp graduate Olivia Graham describes her experience and the path that led her to pursue a tech career.
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    Make your mark as a software engineer.

    The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy gives women and non-binary students the skills and support to land a life-changing job in tech—plus the confidence to turn it into a thriving career.

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    How Bootcamp Alum Maya Obeidat Gained the Skills to Thrive In Tech

    Coding Bootcamp graduate Maya Obeidat shares how she gained technical and interpersonal skills to thrive in tech.
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    From Sales to Cybersecurity One Fullstack Academy Alum Journey
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    From Sales to Cybersecurity: One Fullstack Academy Alum's Journey

    Learn how one Fullstack Academy alum made the transition from sales to cybersecurity.
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    How a Fullstack Academy Grad Got Promoted at Amazon

    Dreaming of a tech career? Learn how Anthony Ruiz, a former warehouse Fulfillment Associate, completed a Fullstack Academy bootcamp through the Amazon Career Choice program and gained the skills to become a Software Development Engineer I (SDE).
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    Why Veterans Make Great Tech Employees

    Members of the military face unique situations and challenges that cannot be replicated in other professions. This makes it difficult for the roughly 200,000 service members who leave the military each year to adjust to civilian life and adapt to a new pace of work.
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    How Fullstack Academy Helped This Alum Follow His Childhood Passion

    Since he was a kid, Jeramy Hrobowski has always been drawn to tech. Through hands-on learning experiences, career simulations, and group projects, he was able to gain the in-demand skills today’s employers are looking for and a new network of friends.
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    How One Fullstack Academy Grad Found Their Niche in Cybersecurity

    After working as a Systems Specialist, and then being unemployed, Kevin Ghee decided to challenge himself and start a new career path. To accomplish his goal, he enrolled in the Fullstack Academy Cybersecurity bootcamp.
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