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How to Get a Remote Tech Job
Frida Chacin Kulak - 2022-08-17
Remote work is here to stay: after being forced to work from home in 2020, it seems we’ve sort of realized it’s actually fine to skip the commute and join the company meeting from the comfort of your sofa. Or is it? While remote work certainly sounds easy and laid-back, it’s not just about remembering to unmute yourself on the Zoom call: remote brings its own challenges, and if you’re aiming to get hired for a remote or hybrid role, you have to get comfortable with it, and show you’re capable of giving your best in an online environment and aligning with the company and with your coworkers.
How To Pivot To A New Career (And Get Into Tech!)
Frida Chacin Kulak - 2022-08-05
Have you been thinking about switching careers? You wouldn’t be the first: about half of the workforce is considering a job change, and 20% have already taken the leap in 2022, joining professional fields with growing demand, such as Tech. They call it the Great Reshuffle for a reason: even in the most unpredictable of times, workers have raised their standards and aren’t afraid to go for it, because pivoting careers might not be as difficult as you think.
Ironhack News
What Makes an Ironhacker
Frida Chacin Kulak - 2022-07-28
The Ironhack community includes everyone who enrolls in our bootcamps, as well as everyone who has already graduated from them– our Ironhack alumni! It also includes our awesome teachers and TAs (because what’s a school without teachers?), our on-campus staff and, of course, Team Ironhack! (Like the people writing this article… hi there!)
Ironhack News
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Wild Tech: Becoming a Digital Nomad
Ellen Merryweather - 2022-11-16
If you're thinking of starting your new life as a Digital Nomad, we've made a new book for you! In partnership with Tropicfeel (the experts in gearing up for adventure), we're excited to bring you...
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What is MongoDB? A practical guide to MongoDB and How to Install It on Catalina OS
Ironhack - 2020-11-20
Web Development
Web Development
We all know how fun and efficient it can be to work on an Apple computer where you can prototype graphical interfaces, do data analysis, develop web applications, and even run database servers with your own equipment.
What a Junior Developer can learn from a Coding Bootcamp.
Ironhack - 2020-10-21
Web Development
Lisbon
Alumni
“Why do you need a web development Bootcamp?”, an old classmate from college asked me. I had just told him I was attending Ironhack’s web dev Bootcamp, and what would have been an ordinary catch up turned into a challenging discussion about what a developer can take from an intensive course of coding. I understand it may seem an unlikely career choice, so I decided to share some lessons I, a junior developer, learned from my bootcamp experience.
5 Key Skills needed to succeed in Cybersecurity
Ironhack - 2020-10-07
Cybersecurity
All Courses
Cybersecurity is an issue that has begun to generate a great deal of interest from companies of all kinds, lovers of new technologies, and users from anywhere on the planet. Unstoppable digital development has made the protection of information crucial to avoiding sensitive data theft and other virtual crimes.
The career opportunities in cybersecurity: 8 job titles for a cybersecurity professional
Ironhack - 2020-09-28
Cybersecurity
Global
One of the key factors when deciding on a professional area of expertise is the potential job opportunities, this is especially true when making a career change. When we decide to turn in a new direction, different from the one we have taken for years, it’s either because we do not feel valued, we have stopped learning, the opportunities in the new direction are far greater, or we want our economic situation to improve. No matter the driving reason for change, the goal is always the same: job stability.
How Companies can Build Up their Data Science Competency for the Future
Ironhack - 2020-09-28
Data Analytics
The data science revolution is coming, and businesses are trying to keep up with the changes that it brings along. That means, businesses around the globe are building big data adoption strategies by encouraging their employees to build data science competency and implementing technology for big data analytics. Check out these stats:
Cybersecurity: A Promising Career in the Technology Sector
Ironhack - 2020-09-25
Cybersecurity
All Courses
Every time you turn on a computer, install an application on your mobile phone, or even when you use tools like WhatsApp or Instagram, you are putting your security at risk without being aware of it.