Blog: Tech Career Advice

As part of our ongoing career success event series, The Fullstack Academy team held a workshop on overcoming imposter syndrome. Read on to learn actionable tips for overcoming imposter syndrome, then get back to believing in yourself and your abilities–no matter what those are.

It helps to have the right skills, but these tips from Fullstack Academy's Career Success team are proven to work when pursuing your dream career in any field.

We've compiled 5 soft skills you might not have considered essential for a tech career, and how they can be utilized and optimized for the tech workplace.

Meg Duffy, Program Manager at Fullstack Academy, explains why empathy is good for your company, your product, and your team.

Meg Duffy, Program Manager at Fullstack Academy, explains how to change careers.

As technology continues to transform the way we work in media, these 15 developers are having a real impact on the way we are informed and entertained.

A coding bootcamp can seem like a big commitment at any phase of life, but mid-career aspiring programmers have unique concerns about their futures after coding bootcamp. Get answers to commonly asked questions in this post.

As you begin to explore programming and web development, you’ll hear front-end vs. back-end development discussed a lot. Here we’ll define each and identify the skills necessary to become either.

What can you do with a computer science degree vs. a technical certification at an independent coding bootcamp? We’ll help you pick the best path to a career in software development.

Diversity in tech is expanding. Learn about new opportunities for women and people of color as the industry strengthens diversity in tech hiring and inclusion.

The Pew Research Center reports that the total yearly earnings gap between genders is still virtually unchanged over the past two decades. According to their most recent analysis, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned in 2022. These results are similar to the 2002 gender pay gap, when women earned 80% as much as men.

Regardless of the industry, some months are more conducive to job hunting than others. But if you’re preparing for a career move, fall is a great time to get started, especially for careers in technology.