The following is written by Careers in Code’s career coach, Laura Thorne. Oh, the dreaded cover letter. How can something so short, so seemingly simple, mystify so many job searchers? There are a couple of reasons. First, there are so many different opinions out there about cover letters. A simple…

Hey folks! Happy spring! We hope you’re all doing well, we’re so stoked to share what’s been happening with us since cohort 3 kicked off! Cohort 3 Our students have been diving into the curriculum with our Lead Instructor and Dean of Students, Max Matthews along with our amazing teaching…

We’re so excited to introduce and welcome the students of cohort 3 to our community. Here are the amazing stories of our motivated, passionate students! Christi Harlow I was born and raised in Syracuse and attended parochial and public schools. I received an AAS from Cazenovia College in Business Management…

The following is written by Careers in Code’s career coach, Laura Thorne. Mentors can provide invaluable guidance to future coding professionals. Being a mentee can provide professional opportunities and be a personally rewarding experience. Having the support of a mentor to give you insider industry advice will put you miles…

Many of you know Jason Scharf as our student success representative at Careers in Code. In his role, he helps our students navigate and eliminate potential barriers, challenges, hurdles, or problems they might have throughout our program. …

We’re excited to introduce Max Matthews (he/him) as our new Dean of Students and Lead Instructor at Careers in Code! Many of you may know Max already as one of our instructors for Careers in Code from our first and second cohorts. He has been one of our many talented…

Careers in Code Student Success Stories is a series focused on our coding bootcamp graduates. We’re following their progress in the six months after graduation to learn about projects they’re working on, job placements, and other exciting updates. Our first cohort graduated in August 2019. We’re so happy to share…

Careers in Code is a coding bootcamp that teaches computer programming to women and minorities to help combat poverty in Central NY. We provide students with the technical skills they need to obtain internships and entry level software development jobs with local employers after 24 weeks of instruction. We are…

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