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Flatiron Alumna Natacha Springer on Finding Work-Life Balance Through Code
After taking time off from work to raise her two children, Natacha Springer found it hard to re-enter the workforce. She had spent years as a successful Biotech Production Manager, yet she was now only receiving offers for entry-level roles. Finding herself drawn to coding and encouraged by the stories of work-life balance that she […]
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From English Major to Dev: Using Your Non-Technical Skills to Switch Careers
Last week, Flatiron School alumna and New York magazine front-end developer Victoria Thevenot and The Muse’s Jody Porowski joined us for our online lecture “Making A Career Switch: How to do it and leverage your non-technical skills to be more successful.” After graduating college with a degree in English, Victoria knew she wanted to work in publishing but […]
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Mobile Dev Corps Alum Daniel Adeyanju: From Operations to iOS Development
After graduating from Binghamton University, Daniel Adeyanju joined an online food-ordering company as their first employee. He headed operations, handling the day-to-day logistics of the early stage startup, but he felt himself being drawn to the engineering aspects of the company. He had always been interested in computers, having dabbled in coding as a child, […]
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Why Learn Ruby & JavaScript? Three Takeaways from our Webinar
Deciding on a first programming language to learn can be overwhelming. We recently hosted an online lecture to help students better understand a few of their options and decide what’s right for them. Our co-founder and Dean Avi Flombaum also explained why, at Flatiron School, we believe in building a coding foundation with a combination of […]
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How to Use a Side Project to Score Your First Job in Tech
An interview is like the professional version of show-and-tell. Not only should you be telling the hiring manager why you’d make an awesome hire, you should also be showing her you’d make an awesome hire.If you’re just entering the tech world—and don’t have a ton of actual on-the-job experience to discuss—that usually means rocking your […]
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Mobile Dev Corps Alum Stephanie Guevara’s Path to iOS Development
After graduating Hunter College in 2014 with dual degrees in Statistics & Applied Mathematics and Dance, Stephanie Guevara didn’t know what she wanted to do. A job in the Executive Development Program at Macy’s presented itself, but after completing the program and spending a year as an Assistant Buyer for Kitchen Electrics and Personal Care, […]
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Five Highlights from GrowthHackers’ AMA with Avi Flombaum
Yesterday, Flatiron School’s co-founder and Dean Avi Flombaum participated in an AMA session on GrowthHackers, an online community that promotes learning around techniques that drive business growth. The curious online audience asked questions on coding, entrepreneurship, and where the two fields intersect; Avi generously shared stories and lessons he’s learned as a lifelong programmer and […]