Thank you for making this video! Just finished the 6 days course from careerfoundry and at the stage of looking into different bootcamps, thanks for the insights and advices! great video!
Thank you so much for this. I'm so thirsty for a career in UI/UX and the country I live in doesn't have many resources. I always went online to find courses but currency stood across. Your video put me at ease. Thank you for a very insightful review.
Thank you so much for saying that! I'm really glad to hear it. We are so lucky to live with so many online resources now, there are plenty of options for us to learn online (maybe too many options haha!) I really hope you find the perfect course for you :)
I am doing the UI careerfoundry course right now, got a few months left til my job prep but I agree with everything you said in the video lol. Good luck when you official start your job search
@Claudia Tommasi yeah ofc, so the UI program is broken up into 3 main parts. First is an intro to UI which gets you familiar with using design tools and actually designing things. The next part goes more in depth and actually teaches a fair bit of UX which is what im doing now. Then theres a specialization course but im not up to that yet. So even though im in the UI course right now I have alot of UX tasks which is really helpful with making me a more well rounded designer.
@@Isaiah48964 Hi Isaiah, if you don’t mind, can you give some updates? Have you found a job yet? How long did it take you to find one? How much weight do you think the certification have compared to a degree/ or what career outlook do this bootcamp offer? Do you think it’s still worth it? I’m sorry if i ask too much. It’s just that I’m trying to choose between this bootcamp and a degree in computer science + fine art for a career in ui design and I’m having quite a difficult time deciding.
Careerfoundry is the first place l stumbled on when l started out in the UX field, fell in love with it. Wanted to do the bootcamp but the priceeee😩 But was glad for their free intro course that cleared alot of questions. I will am now doing the Google UX certificate
this video and the breakdown helped a lot in narrowing my decision in what program to enroll in! I'm currently in the middle of looking to transition careers and UX is something I've been interested in since college. Thank you for sharing your experience!
@@Wingomon Hey, you need to call the Agentur für Arbeit and ask for a Bilgungsgutschein, you'll have to explain why you want it how will it help you why you can't afford it, etc, you can get all the info also in the CareerFoundry website looking for Bildungsgutschein or email them and asked them to help you with the info you need :)
@@Mina-us8jo Hi Mina, I worked in Germany for 2 years so I'm currently registered as a job seeker at the Agentur für Arbeit. I'm not a native German speaker so it was a little hard for me to explain to the lady about the course and she told me that the only way I could get Bildungsgutschein is if I found a company that would guarantee me a job after this course. So I was wondering what your experience was? Could you give some tips? Either way, thank you very much!
@@ivanbronson5584 Hi! I'm also not a native speaker but I do have a german passport, I think you need a B2 german certificate to be able to get the Bildungsgutschein, did you spoke to CareerFoundry? (bildungsgutschein@careerfoundry.com) I think they can give you better advice than me :)
Hi Tanya thank you for your video! it helps me a lot, I think im sold on this bootcamp but I just have one question, how many projects did you get to finish? im just concerned about whether I'll have enough projects in my portfolio by the end of it for job search
Hi Jay, I came out with 3 projects (one for intro, immersion and specialization) but since the intro one was very small, I only included the second two in my portfolio. While I was studying, I also took part in a hackathon and a UX challenge which I turned into two extra case studies for my portfolio :) I hope this helps you! Good luck with making your decision!
Thank you so much for all the advice and feedback. I’m starting CF soon and having a day to day job I was wondering how many hours weekly would I really have to put in for this ? You mentioned you studied daily from 8 - 17 and I know for a fact I won’t be able to put in as many hours daily.
Hi Natalia ooo that's a tricky one! The reason that I put in 8-5 is because I also did lots of additional readings and I spent a longer time working on assignments, which is definitely not a requirement! I can't give you exact hours, but I would think that if you could put in a couple hours for a few nights a week plus more hours on the weekend, you should be good to go. I hope this helps, and good luck with starting CF :)
Hi Tanya thank you so much for your sharing. I’m considering to have a career transition to UX designer. I have no design or similar degree at all. I have studied in totally different area. I want to ask will I get a certificate from CareerFoundry and does it help me to find a new job only with 5 months of online courses? As I see almost all the employer are looking for some wo has the design or computer related degree. Thank you very much!
@@kjsdesignco Oh which one? It's more of a "DIY course" than I had expected (e.g. there's a lot of articles and videos pulled from the internet) and less content actually curated by the program themselves, but the community is amazing and the career services you get are great (:
Hey Tanya! Im shopping bootcamps right now and Career Foundry is at the top of my list, so thank you for this video! What others were you looking at before you decided because I am finding it difficult to make a final decision..I’m still deciding between Career Foundry, Blocc, Springboard, and Designlab!
Hi Taylor - those are all really good options! My top three were CareerFoundry, Bloc and Springboard :) I was already leaning toward CF based on reviews from grads, and eventually I set up a call with a CF advisor and explained my background and goals to see if we would be a good fit. She was very honest and explained what CF could and couldn't help me with (I didn't qualify for the job guarantee, for example) and she gave me a lot of really useful info! A combination of that and the 6 day course helped me make my decision. But I totally get you - there are SO many reviews and opinions out there about bootcamps now! I would definitely consider chatting to/emailing some advisors from all four of your options to see what feels right to you :)
Hi Tanya! Thanks so much for making this video. I am in the process of choosing the right Bootcamp for me and am choosing between a university Bootcamp, CF, and Springboard. I’m curious how much Figma specific experience you gained from CF? And is the UI specialization enough to be a competitive applicant for UX/UI and Product Design jobs? Thanks so much for your help!!
Thank you so much for this super insightly video! I'm leaning heavily towards starting with Career Foudry soon. It's been about a year since this has been posted - do you have any follow up advise now that you've been out of the program for a year? Were you able to get a job soon after? Do you have anything else you'd add now that you've had some more distance from the program? Thank you so much for any further insight 😊
@@kkcc929 I did not. I actually started Coding Dojo. The more Iooked into CF I learned I didn't like the way they teach. A few people answered me saying it was mostly reading and I was more interested in videos as well as reading. And a little tighter of a program in terms of structure. But a friend of mine who is a web developer looked into CF and advised that it's still a really great BootCamp. Just not my learning style.
@@kkcc929 Sorry it took so long to get back to you now! I really like Coding Dojo. I'm doing the part time accelerated course with one stack and they have a lot of tools and resources I enjoy. Although, I just started on the MERN stack and it's really really hard. Can't even sugar coat it lol. It's TOUGH. But overall, I enjoy the way it's all set up.
Which other bootcamps did you consider when you were looking around? Just curious- I'm debating between GA & Thinkful (but for their immersion program). Did you consider either of those? I see below in some of the comments you were looking at Springboard & Bloc (which I think was acquired by Thinkful).
Hi Keri! Yep, Springboard and Bloc were mainly my other two, but I've heard really good things about GA! They are one of the bootcamps that I was referring to that have projects with real companies, which I think could be a really great bonus for your portfolio. At the time, I remember thinking that CF and GA were quite similar in curriculum, but there was quite a difference in tuition, which really played a part in my decision. At the end it came down to that and wanting to be fully self-paced, so I didn't look into GA as much. But I have heard that it's an amazing program!! :)
Thank you for this video, it will be helpful in making my decision. I am a career changer in my 50's, I'm assuming most students are your twenty somethings. I wonder it that will impact my job search. What do you think?
Hi Lydia! Obviously I can only speak from my own experience, but a big part of making a career change is leveraging your job history and work experience to your new career position. I can only imagine that you have years and years of experience above the average younger career changer - consider using this to your advantage! There are quite a few people that I've seen in the CareerFoundry slack workspace that are 45+. I can only give advice so far, but I would say that if you believe that UX is your passion and would be the right career choice for you, go for it :) you likely have a lot of experience to back you up.
What is the title of the certificate that you get at the end ? and what weight does it have compared to a degree ? I like Careerfoundry and Bootcamps, they seem so much more worth it and straight to the point
Thanks for this super informative video! I was wondering what kind of tools/programs you need for UX Design? Besides a laptop - do I need to have Adobe Suite and maybe a tablet with a pen? Thanks again :)
I use a macbook and some pen and paper haha! I'd say you could get started with Adobe Xd, which is free, and the tablet and pen would be really useful but definitely not necessary!
Hi Jennifer! So for each course you get to choose between three projects. It's pretty interesting to see how different the outcomes can be even when students choose the same project though! I'm not sure if you could ask to change yours up a bit if you wanted to make sure yours is unique - something you could maybe ask the advisors if you were interested in CF! :)
Hi, Thank you for the video. It’s very helpful. I was considering that I came across a video that she was complaining about she had to do everything by herself, mentors wasn’t leading to her. What do you think about it? Thanks
I was attending a year long boot camp in Cape Town for data science, but found out it might not be for me but during my time I came across the UX/UI career field I’m trying to do all the research I can. Do u know of any boot camps in SA that are not online?
Hmm not sure about any that are not online... I only know of UCT's UX GetSmarter course, which is a bit of an intro to UX. I hope you find the right course for you though!! Good luck!
Hello Tanya, is there a simple reason you chose CareerFoundry over Springboard for example? Springboard seems to have a new program that combines both UX/UI into one program, vs CareerFoundry focuses on either UX or UI in one program, then specialize in either. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
Hey Paul, thanks for watching! I've heard good things about Springboard too! When I was deciding, I'd read a ton of great reviews from CF grads at the time, and I organised a call with the CF team to see if the course would be a good fit for me and found our conversation super helpful. I definitely wanted to focus more on UX, which is why I liked that the UI specialization was kind of like a bonus (but I ended up enjoying it a ton!) I also took the 6 day UX trial when I was trying to make a decision, which basically sealed the deal for me. I think a UX/UI course could be a really good option though! I would just double check to see if it goes properly in depth in both, maybe? :) good luck with your decision!!
Hello, Tanya, I have a question. As this is the full online course, Students are coming from every other country, I am not sure how job prep tutors are giving you some help for the local jobs? If tutors are in the Us or other countries, and you are in South Africa, How will you manage to get the job in your local place? I am considering to get the Bootcamp... that is the biggest concern in me now. I want to hear your advice!
Hiya! The career mentors help more with building the skills that you'll need to land a job (writing your resume, linkedin, creating an elevator pitch, interview practice, etc), but they don't actually find you the job, you have to do that yourself :) so I applied the knowledge that my mentor gave me to create applications/do interviews/etc on my own, so location didn't really matter :) I hope that helps!
Hi, i noticed that youmentioned you can request for the notes for the other courses. How is that ?? I am currently registered in the UI design and was wondering about the ux
This isn't meant to be mean. I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I was hoping to hear more details about the course. All I know is you could be a model saying a bunch of nice things about a career institute. More meat and potatoes, please. What new skills did you learn? Can you tell us about your portfolio? What tools did you use? I'm happy to hear they were nice to you. But are they nice to everybody? We can sense you are a nice person and will treat you nicely in a universal way. Have you found a job? Is your job as a contract worker or were you hired as a permanent employee?
I ended up with three - one from the intro course, one from immersion and one from specialization. The first was super small, so I only added the second two bigger ones to my portfolio :) Hope this helps!
So the UX immersion is the big course, about 6 months of deep dive into UX theory and prac. The UI specialization that comes after is much shorter, about 2 months, and it's more focused on just a few UI topics that can be applied to a shorter project. Hope this helps!! :)
@@tanyaniu Hey, thanks for responding. I have not understood unfortunately. So how does this compare to taking just the UI course. I see the offer a standalone UI course that doesn't require one to complete the UX one first.
@@sherlan1886 UI (user interface) is for making apps and websites look nice. It's creative visually. You learn about how to design and make things easy to navigate based on what the user will see. Kinda like graphic design. UX (user experience) is making apps and websites easy to use. Like the backbone of the app/site. Have you ever encountered an app that you struggled using? Maybe it was a bit confusing or links weren't placed where you expected them to be? That's bad UX design. When you use an app and have no difficulty navigating it, that's good UX design. So a UX designer will make the blueprints so to speak for an app (under UX there's an umbrella of specialties like a researcher). A UI designer will make it happen visually. A developer will make it function. And so on because it's a team effort. Also something to note is that you would make presentations to shareholders
@@shawol5253 thanks for the explanation however, I think you misunderstood my question. I do understand what UX and UI design is. However, she mentioned that there is a UI and UX course but if one takes the UX course, they can specialise in UI Design. So I am questioning what’s the point of having a separate UI design course since it’s already integrated in UX Design.
@@sherlan1886 oh it's like a generic course on ui and the actual course for just ui is more in depth. Now I haven't had bootcamp so i wouldn't know, but I did read about different programs. I want to start one soon and have seen many videos on it.
Crazy how your schedule was study from 8-5 then work from 6-10 every day. Mad respect
Just finished my CF UI course. Highly recommend it.
Congrats on finishing!!
Thanks for sharing @Duexo! How is the job hung going? I'm starting UI course on Monday. Can't wait!
@@8rk im thinking too
Cool!! How did workout for u! Find a job yet!!??
What did you think of the online learning aspect of it all? Thinking of applying.
Thank you for making this video! Just finished the 6 days course from careerfoundry and at the stage of looking into different bootcamps, thanks for the insights and advices! great video!
Thank you so much for watching! And good luck with your decision!! :)
Do you choose ui or ux?
Thank you so much for this. I'm so thirsty for a career in UI/UX and the country I live in doesn't have many resources. I always went online to find courses but currency stood across. Your video put me at ease. Thank you for a very insightful review.
Thank you so much for saying that! I'm really glad to hear it. We are so lucky to live with so many online resources now, there are plenty of options for us to learn online (maybe too many options haha!) I really hope you find the perfect course for you :)
Great Video! Looking for the right Bootcamp is scary. Especially when you see the tuition fee haha.
Thanks for the info. I'm thinking about doing a UX bootcamp to enhance my skills.
Happy to help! Good luck for if you decide to join one! :)
I am also starting the same bootcamp next week. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Amazing, I hope you love it! :)
Hi please is this in berline????
@@noranariman1613 Hi Nora, it's a Berlin-based company but everything is online :)
@@tanyaniu thank you for your answer sister that make me happy please is this Requires three years of study
@@tanyaniu i need tolearn juste a java script
Thank you Tanya! I've already begun the immersion, but it was nice to hear your perspective, it felt encouraging!
Aww good luck with the rest of immersion! You got this! :)
I am doing the UI careerfoundry course right now, got a few months left til my job prep but I agree with everything you said in the video lol. Good luck when you official start your job search
Thank you Isaiah! Good luck with you UI course and the Job Prep for when you start, I hope you find it useful! :)
@Claudia Tommasi yeah ofc, so the UI program is broken up into 3 main parts. First is an intro to UI which gets you familiar with using design tools and actually designing things. The next part goes more in depth and actually teaches a fair bit of UX which is what im doing now. Then theres a specialization course but im not up to that yet. So even though im in the UI course right now I have alot of UX tasks which is really helpful with making me a more well rounded designer.
@@Isaiah48964 Hi Isaiah, if you don’t mind, can you give some updates? Have you found a job yet? How long did it take you to find one? How much weight do you think the certification have compared to a degree/ or what career outlook do this bootcamp offer? Do you think it’s still worth it?
I’m sorry if i ask too much. It’s just that I’m trying to choose between this bootcamp and a degree in computer science + fine art for a career in ui design and I’m having quite a difficult time deciding.
Careerfoundry is the first place l stumbled on when l started out in the UX field, fell in love with it. Wanted to do the bootcamp but the priceeee😩 But was glad for their free intro course that cleared alot of questions. I will am now doing the Google UX certificate
Hi there! I’ve recently started the career foundry. Unfortunately, I don’t see it the way you see. 😟
Hi I also want to start it next year, can you please kindly share why you don’t like it? Maybe I can take some advices from you. Thank you very much!
Could you elaborate a little bit more? Sometimes it's just about setting your expectations straight
This is so useful, thank you so much! Do you think it's easier if you have a graphic design background?
this video and the breakdown helped a lot in narrowing my decision in what program to enroll in! I'm currently in the middle of looking to transition careers and UX is something I've been interested in since college. Thank you for sharing your experience!
thank you for this video, i sense alot of positive vibes from this video
and what is said about CF
I didn't know it was self paced. Sounds perfect now.Thanks 👍
I just started this week! I chose CF because here in Germany the government gives scholarships for it, so I didn't have to pay :)
Woohoo that's so awesome!! :)
Hi Mina, i am from Germany as well! How did you manage to get a scholarship for it?
@@Wingomon Hey, you need to call the Agentur für Arbeit and ask for a Bilgungsgutschein, you'll have to explain why you want it how will it help you why you can't afford it, etc, you can get all the info also in the CareerFoundry website looking for Bildungsgutschein or email them and asked them to help you with the info you need :)
@@Mina-us8jo Hi Mina, I worked in Germany for 2 years so I'm currently registered as a job seeker at the Agentur für Arbeit. I'm not a native German speaker so it was a little hard for me to explain to the lady about the course and she told me that the only way I could get Bildungsgutschein is if I found a company that would guarantee me a job after this course. So I was wondering what your experience was? Could you give some tips? Either way, thank you very much!
@@ivanbronson5584 Hi! I'm also not a native speaker but I do have a german passport, I think you need a B2 german certificate to be able to get the Bildungsgutschein, did you spoke to CareerFoundry? (bildungsgutschein@careerfoundry.com) I think they can give you better advice than me :)
This is video is so informative, you literally answered all my questions! Many thanks :)
Do they help you with portfolio buildup and feedbacks on it ? Do they help you with job search and interview tips? Did you took Online course?
Yes, yes and yes! The Job Preparation course that they offer helps with portfolio, job search and interview prep. And the whole course is online :)
Great video. Super helpful. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Tanya thank you for your video! it helps me a lot, I think im sold on this bootcamp but I just have one question, how many projects did you get to finish? im just concerned about whether I'll have enough projects in my portfolio by the end of it for job search
Hi Jay, I came out with 3 projects (one for intro, immersion and specialization) but since the intro one was very small, I only included the second two in my portfolio. While I was studying, I also took part in a hackathon and a UX challenge which I turned into two extra case studies for my portfolio :) I hope this helps you! Good luck with making your decision!
Thank you so much for all the advice and feedback. I’m starting CF soon and having a day to day job I was wondering how many hours weekly would I really have to put in for this ? You mentioned you studied daily from 8 - 17 and I know for a fact I won’t be able to put in as many hours daily.
Hi Natalia ooo that's a tricky one! The reason that I put in 8-5 is because I also did lots of additional readings and I spent a longer time working on assignments, which is definitely not a requirement! I can't give you exact hours, but I would think that if you could put in a couple hours for a few nights a week plus more hours on the weekend, you should be good to go. I hope this helps, and good luck with starting CF :)
Tanya Niu Thank you Tanya 😘😘
Natalia, how did it go? I'm probably going to start CF soon and I'm curious what you think now that it's been about a year later for you! Thanks!
Hi Tanya thank you so much for your sharing. I’m considering to have a career transition to UX designer. I have no design or similar degree at all. I have studied in totally different area. I want to ask will I get a certificate from CareerFoundry and does it help me to find a new job only with 5 months of online courses? As I see almost all the employer are looking for some wo has the design or computer related degree. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for this video!!! It was very very helpful.
Aw thank you for watching! :)
Thank you for making this video! I'm currently in the process of finding a bootcamp so this was super helpful ( :
Aw I'm so glad! Good luck with making your decision!! :)
Did you decide on one?
@@kjsdesignco Springboard!
@@cnidylin How do you like it so far?! I'm currently in an immersive now lol
@@kjsdesignco Oh which one? It's more of a "DIY course" than I had expected (e.g. there's a lot of articles and videos pulled from the internet) and less content actually curated by the program themselves, but the community is amazing and the career services you get are great (:
Hey Tanya! Im shopping bootcamps right now and Career Foundry is at the top of my list, so thank you for this video! What others were you looking at before you decided because I am finding it difficult to make a final decision..I’m still deciding between Career Foundry, Blocc, Springboard, and Designlab!
Hi Taylor - those are all really good options! My top three were CareerFoundry, Bloc and Springboard :) I was already leaning toward CF based on reviews from grads, and eventually I set up a call with a CF advisor and explained my background and goals to see if we would be a good fit. She was very honest and explained what CF could and couldn't help me with (I didn't qualify for the job guarantee, for example) and she gave me a lot of really useful info! A combination of that and the 6 day course helped me make my decision. But I totally get you - there are SO many reviews and opinions out there about bootcamps now! I would definitely consider chatting to/emailing some advisors from all four of your options to see what feels right to you :)
@@tanyaniu Thank you so much!!
Hey Did you make a decision? Which did you choose?
Hi Tanya! Thanks so much for making this video. I am in the process of choosing the right Bootcamp for me and am choosing between a university Bootcamp, CF, and Springboard. I’m curious how much Figma specific experience you gained from CF? And is the UI specialization enough to be a competitive applicant for UX/UI and Product Design jobs? Thanks so much for your help!!
Hi Tanya. Its been a year since you posted this. Did this course help you with finding a job?
Hey Giselle, it sure did! I just made a new video about it if you want to hear more about my career journey after graduating :)
Thanks for your insights! They are very useful. Did you have much prior experience of using the tools needed such as Sketch etc?
The course’s interesting but it costs more than my bachelor degree tuition
I feel you, it's a big commitment! There are some other bootcamps out there that do cost less that you could look into. Good luck!! :)
Thank you so much for this super insightly video! I'm leaning heavily towards starting with Career Foudry soon. It's been about a year since this has been posted - do you have any follow up advise now that you've been out of the program for a year? Were you able to get a job soon after? Do you have anything else you'd add now that you've had some more distance from the program? Thank you so much for any further insight 😊
Thought it was only me looking for updates 🤣
Did you ever start at CF??
@@kkcc929 I did not. I actually started Coding Dojo. The more Iooked into CF I learned I didn't like the way they teach. A few people answered me saying it was mostly reading and I was more interested in videos as well as reading. And a little tighter of a program in terms of structure. But a friend of mine who is a web developer looked into CF and advised that it's still a really great BootCamp. Just not my learning style.
@@cpilat07 Thank you for getting back to me. How are you liking coding dojo?
@@kkcc929 Sorry it took so long to get back to you now! I really like Coding Dojo. I'm doing the part time accelerated course with one stack and they have a lot of tools and resources I enjoy. Although, I just started on the MERN stack and it's really really hard. Can't even sugar coat it lol. It's TOUGH. But overall, I enjoy the way it's all set up.
Which other bootcamps did you consider when you were looking around? Just curious- I'm debating between GA & Thinkful (but for their immersion program). Did you consider either of those? I see below in some of the comments you were looking at Springboard & Bloc (which I think was acquired by Thinkful).
Hi Keri! Yep, Springboard and Bloc were mainly my other two, but I've heard really good things about GA! They are one of the bootcamps that I was referring to that have projects with real companies, which I think could be a really great bonus for your portfolio. At the time, I remember thinking that CF and GA were quite similar in curriculum, but there was quite a difference in tuition, which really played a part in my decision. At the end it came down to that and wanting to be fully self-paced, so I didn't look into GA as much. But I have heard that it's an amazing program!! :)
Thank you for this video, it will be helpful in making my decision. I am a career changer in my 50's, I'm assuming most students are your twenty somethings. I wonder it that will impact my job search. What do you think?
Hi Lydia! Obviously I can only speak from my own experience, but a big part of making a career change is leveraging your job history and work experience to your new career position. I can only imagine that you have years and years of experience above the average younger career changer - consider using this to your advantage! There are quite a few people that I've seen in the CareerFoundry slack workspace that are 45+. I can only give advice so far, but I would say that if you believe that UX is your passion and would be the right career choice for you, go for it :) you likely have a lot of experience to back you up.
What is the title of the certificate that you get at the end ? and what weight does it have compared to a degree ? I like Careerfoundry and Bootcamps, they seem so much more worth it and straight to the point
Thanks for your video! I wonder if they will teach design programs like Sketch or Figma
Do you have a design portfolio to share? I'd like to see some samples of what students produce in this program.
Hi Tanya, I am planning to sign up for CareerFoundry. I tried finding you on linked in, but I could not! Are you using the same name there? Thank you!
Thanks for this super informative video! I was wondering what kind of tools/programs you need for UX Design? Besides a laptop - do I need to have Adobe Suite and maybe a tablet with a pen? Thanks again :)
I use a macbook and some pen and paper haha! I'd say you could get started with Adobe Xd, which is free, and the tablet and pen would be really useful but definitely not necessary!
Thanks for the informative video
Thank you so much for watching! :)
Thank you for making this video! Are the projects the assign different for each class so that you come out with different portfolios?
Hi Jennifer! So for each course you get to choose between three projects. It's pretty interesting to see how different the outcomes can be even when students choose the same project though! I'm not sure if you could ask to change yours up a bit if you wanted to make sure yours is unique - something you could maybe ask the advisors if you were interested in CF! :)
Hi,
Thank you for the video. It’s very helpful.
I was considering that I came across a video that she was complaining about she had to do everything by herself, mentors wasn’t leading to her. What do you think about it?
Thanks
could you share your portfolio link?
I was attending a year long boot camp in Cape Town for data science, but found out it might not be for me but during my time I came across the UX/UI career field I’m trying to do all the research I can. Do u know of any boot camps in SA that are not online?
Hmm not sure about any that are not online... I only know of UCT's UX GetSmarter course, which is a bit of an intro to UX. I hope you find the right course for you though!! Good luck!
I have another question too - how are the courses taught? Are there videos? I thought I read that it was mostly readings and some videos.
Hello Tanya, is there a simple reason you chose CareerFoundry over Springboard for example? Springboard seems to have a new program that combines both UX/UI into one program, vs CareerFoundry focuses on either UX or UI in one program, then specialize in either. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
Hey Paul, thanks for watching! I've heard good things about Springboard too! When I was deciding, I'd read a ton of great reviews from CF grads at the time, and I organised a call with the CF team to see if the course would be a good fit for me and found our conversation super helpful. I definitely wanted to focus more on UX, which is why I liked that the UI specialization was kind of like a bonus (but I ended up enjoying it a ton!) I also took the 6 day UX trial when I was trying to make a decision, which basically sealed the deal for me. I think a UX/UI course could be a really good option though! I would just double check to see if it goes properly in depth in both, maybe? :) good luck with your decision!!
My request to you is to post a video for those who can't afford bootcamps or design schools but want to start new job in ux.
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Yes its worthly,
But i would like to ask you in course 2 week 2
How can you start your project prompt there isnt any info about them?
Hello, Tanya, I have a question. As this is the full online course, Students are coming from every other country, I am not sure how job prep tutors are giving you some help for the local jobs? If tutors are in the Us or other countries, and you are in South Africa, How will you manage to get the job in your local place? I am considering to get the Bootcamp... that is the biggest concern in me now. I want to hear your advice!
Hiya! The career mentors help more with building the skills that you'll need to land a job (writing your resume, linkedin, creating an elevator pitch, interview practice, etc), but they don't actually find you the job, you have to do that yourself :) so I applied the knowledge that my mentor gave me to create applications/do interviews/etc on my own, so location didn't really matter :) I hope that helps!
I had the same concern and attended one webinar of CF yesterday to make it clear. They told me the same thing as Tanya.
Hi, i noticed that youmentioned you can request for the notes for the other courses. How is that ?? I am currently registered in the UI design and was wondering about the ux
You mentioned specializing in UI...do you have options to say specialize in User Research?
Thank you for your video. How are you doing now, one year later?
Did you get hired anywhere? Career Foundry claims they have a 96% success rate but I don't know if I'm believing that.
Heya! I recently graduated and I'm still in the job search/interviewing process, can't attest to that stat. Sorry! Maybe reach out for their data?
Tanya Niu 96% of graduates at Career Foundry land jobs or get a refund for their tuition. Don’t know if I really believe that.
This isn't meant to be mean. I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I was hoping to hear more details about the course. All I know is you could be a model saying a bunch of nice things about a career institute. More meat and potatoes, please. What new skills did you learn? Can you tell us about your portfolio? What tools did you use? I'm happy to hear they were nice to you. But are they nice to everybody? We can sense you are a nice person and will treat you nicely in a universal way. Have you found a job? Is your job as a contract worker or were you hired as a permanent employee?
I might have missed this but did you have any prior experience in UX or UI design before signing up?
will you be able to say that youve learned the tools required to do the job by yourself like figma for example?
Thank you for this very informative video! How many projects did you end up with for your portfolio?
I ended up with three - one from the intro course, one from immersion and one from specialization. The first was super small, so I only added the second two bigger ones to my portfolio :) Hope this helps!
Tanya Niu Thank you so much Tanya! Your video was really helpful :)
@@MM-cw7lh I super appreciate that, thank you so much! :)
Are you on LinkedIn ? I’d love to connect there too x
How much is that if you convert to South African Rands? I mean are there ways to learn without so much tuition fees.
where you job ready and got a job within 6 months as they promised having no experience coming from a different background ?Thank s
What does it cost and how long does it take (I'm in the U.S.)
Now that you mentioned the specialization thingy, I am wondering what’s the difference between the UX and UI courses. 🤔
So the UX immersion is the big course, about 6 months of deep dive into UX theory and prac. The UI specialization that comes after is much shorter, about 2 months, and it's more focused on just a few UI topics that can be applied to a shorter project. Hope this helps!! :)
@@tanyaniu Hey, thanks for responding. I have not understood unfortunately.
So how does this compare to taking just the UI course. I see the offer a standalone UI course that doesn't require one to complete the UX one first.
@@sherlan1886 UI (user interface) is for making apps and websites look nice. It's creative visually. You learn about how to design and make things easy to navigate based on what the user will see. Kinda like graphic design.
UX (user experience) is making apps and websites easy to use. Like the backbone of the app/site. Have you ever encountered an app that you struggled using? Maybe it was a bit confusing or links weren't placed where you expected them to be? That's bad UX design. When you use an app and have no difficulty navigating it, that's good UX design.
So a UX designer will make the blueprints so to speak for an app (under UX there's an umbrella of specialties like a researcher). A UI designer will make it happen visually. A developer will make it function. And so on because it's a team effort. Also something to note is that you would make presentations to shareholders
@@shawol5253 thanks for the explanation however, I think you misunderstood my question. I do understand what UX and UI design is. However, she mentioned that there is a UI and UX course but if one takes the UX course, they can specialise in UI Design. So I am questioning what’s the point of having a separate UI design course since it’s already integrated in UX Design.
@@sherlan1886 oh it's like a generic course on ui and the actual course for just ui is more in depth. Now I haven't had bootcamp so i wouldn't know, but I did read about different programs. I want to start one soon and have seen many videos on it.
What camera and microphone are you using?
Thanks
How could I make contact with a mentor?
Did your tutor speak to you or you can only text her with your questions?
The bootcamp sounds cool and all, but have you gotten a UX job yet?
Hey Tanya, please share your linkdin profile
Can l connected with you on the linkedin
Hi! I'm a 26 year old lawyer (I will be 27 this year) and I'm scared that I'm too old to change careers. How old are you?
No, you are still so young I know ppl who changed their careers at 45+
How hard was it to find a job?
I'd say it's pretty competitive out there! But I had a lot of support from my career mentor, which really helped :)
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