The following is written by Careers in Code’s career coach, Laura Thorne. Coding bootcamps are one of the most stressful situations you can put yourself in. Free or paid, the pressure to learn one complicated task after another in a short period of time, and — oh by the way…

We’re so excited to introduce and welcome the students of cohort 4 to our community. Here are the amazing stories of our motivated, passionate students! Schneider Joachim My name is Schneider Joachim. I moved to Syracuse from my country Haiti at 5 years old, and this city has been my…

The following is written by Careers in Code’s career coach, Laura Thorne. You’ve made it through Bootcamp — congratulations! Give yourself a massive pat on the back, that’s no easy feat. But… there’s one slight hiccup. After all the classes about coding, you’ve realized that you don’t actually like writing…

We recently added to new members to our operations team at Hack Upstate and would love to introduce them to the community. Karin Thorne & Ariel Murphy have already started helping not only the students but administratively in our Careers in Code program. Read on to learn more about our…

Danielle Floyd graduated from cohort 3 of Careers in Code in September of 2022. She is now a Software Component Technician for Thales Group. When Danielle applied to Careers in Code, she was a stay at home mom taking care of her youngest child. …

The following is written by Careers in Code’s career coach, Laura Thorne. Put yourself in the shoes of a hiring manager at a fast-growing startup who is in charge of hiring a new software engineer. You finally whittle down your long list of candidates to just two people: Candidate X…

We’re very proud and excited to announce the graduation of the cohort 3 students enrolled in our Careers in Code program! Our capstone presentations and graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, September 8 @ the James Commons Campus Center at Le Moyne College. Immediately following the capstone project presentations was…

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. Larry Goodman graduated from cohort…

The following is written by Careers in Code’s career coach, Laura Thorne. Looking for a way to make some extra cash and practice your new skills while in bootcamp or doing your job search? Here are some questions and answers to help you get started. What is freelancing? How do…