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Writer to Coder: Jeff in Kansas City
First he Wrote Fiction, Now He Writes Code After getting a BA in English Lit, Jeff supplemented his writing career with various middle-man business..
Forget What You Heard About Tech Career Paths
What we get wrong about new tech career paths Everyone knows work has changed in the United States. With it have changed the skills we think of as..
Placement Profile: Hakim in Kansas City
A Sense of Purpose Paving the Way After moving from Ethiopia, Hakim held several positions that didn't accurately reflect his experience of..
Top 5 Tips for Hosting an Apprentice
Successful Apprenticeships in 5 Steps Whether you're just starting to consider bringing an apprentice onto your team, or you're a couple of months..
Finding the Ability to Transform: Shawn from St. Louis
No Limit to Reinvention: A Web Developer is Born After having several different careers, ranging from serving in the United States Army to working in..
Following a Passion: Jiho in Kansas City
How did you hear about LaunchCode? A year before hearing about LaunchCode, I took some online courses on data science. I managed to get through some..
Mentorship Always Mattered
The Cornerstone of Successful Teams As a LaunchCode Company Relations Manager, I get the pleasure of speaking with some of Portland and Vancouver’s..
Cashier to Coder: Gail in St. Louis
Moving Out of a Job and Into a Career A year ago, I was a supermarket cashier with a bachelor's degree in English. Today I'm a programmer for Express..
Learning Something New: Carly in St. Louis
A Simple Challenge Turned into a Career You often hear that programmers are drawn to coding because it comes naturally to them. LaunchCoder Carly..
Sunmi Finds Programming
Trying Something New, Finding Something Great Sunmi, LaunchCode LC101 Alumni Tell us a bit about your background. I earned a B.A. in Multi-Media..
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