Juan Pablo Sada was wearing a nifty pair of glasses when we spoke to him via video chat from his apartment in Mexico City. He works for a trendy eyewear startup called Ben and Frank, so that makes sense. Like many prospective boot camp students, Juan Pablo was looking for a simple way to enhance…
A Valuable Lesson in Entrepreneurship: How the Coding Boot Camp Helped Alejandro Palacios Remain Calm in the Wake of COVID-19
Before enrolling in a coding boot camp, Alejandro Palacios worked for Globalization Partners as a business development representative. Although he thrived in sales, he wanted to switch his career and start all over again. With that, he decided to return to his studies and pursue a Master’s in Business Intelligence and Data Science. Despite Alejandro’s…
Fourth Time’s a Charm: Santiago Martinez Vara Tested Three Career Paths Before Settling on Web Development
Santiago Martinez Vara’s career hasn’t been linear — but it’s afforded him the chance to discover what he’s truly passionate about. At first, Santiago thought he wanted to become an engineer, and he began his undergraduate studies with this goal in mind, acquiring some basic programming skills along the way. “I liked it,” he said.…
Your Top 15 Online Boot Camp Questions Answered
You’re interested in an online boot camp—but you first want to know how it actually works. What can you expect from the online format? If you’re just discovering our boot camps, you likely have many questions that you’d like the answers to before taking the next step. It is important to make an informed decision…
Why Employers Are Drawn to Online Boot Camp Learners
Many of today’s leading employers are beginning to embrace new models of education, including online learning. As a result, we see a number of employers hiring online boot camp s due to their work ethic and combination of hard skills (technical knowledge) and soft skills (adaptability, collaboration, creativity, etc.). Because of the fast-paced nature of…
7 Characteristics of a High-Quality Online Boot Camp
As the unprecedented shift towards online learning continues to grow, more s are seeking out the combination of skills development and flexibility offered through an online boot camp education. Today it is more possible than ever to break into fields such as web development, financial technology, UX/UI, cybersecurity, and digital marketing through the help of…
10 Tips for Effective Online Learning
Thanks to the many advancements in modern technology, an online education has become more accessible than ever before, allowing learners to receive the same high-quality experience and outcomes offered by traditional education via a virtual experience. The recent weeks have witnessed an increasing number of schools and universities around the world transition to online-only learning,…
10 Effective Job Search Strategies
After selling the tech start-up he co-founded, Charles Gedeon wondered what to tackle next. While handling operations at his company, he’d always been fascinated by the work done by the coders on his team, so that seemed like a good place to start. “That whole process pulled me in,” Charles said. “So I started dabbling…
COVID-19 Update: Transitioning to Online Class Sessions
Updated as of April 2, 2020 For the health and safety of our students, in cooperation and in accordance with Tecnológico de Monterrey, Tecnológico de Monterrey Boot Camps will be moving its classes online until further notice due to increasing concerns about the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). To ensure a seamless transition, we’re…
Understanding Data Science Roles: Who Does What?
Today’s world revolves around data—there’s no getting around that fact. Every time we use our smartphones or log into our computers, we leave a trail of data behind us. That data holds key insights into our behavior, our likes and dislikes, and the products we purchase. How do businesses make sense of all that data?…