Springboard

Overall had a good experience with Springboard. My mentor was awesome and the one on one mentors and career coaches are easily the highlight of the program. I will say - getting into UX is NOT easy and will require a ton of hard work, research, networking,... Read More and upskilling! You have to really want it, but if you put in the effort you can make it happen. Definitely would recommend Springboard to someone who is willing to put in the work required to land a job in this industry. A lot of bootcamps today do not prepare you nearly as well as Springboard does.

The coaches at Springboard really helped me get ready for the job market. There are so many skills to learn but Springboard enables you to understand what employers are looking for. The on-demand coaches also came in handy, and I made sure to utilize... Read More those often.

Springboard was excellent for me. It comes down to calculating what sort of factors affect you the most, personally, but here's the gist. • This is self paced. That means you take the course in your own time. If you lack the ability to stay seated and... Read More engage with lectures / homework / project creation by yourself, this may not be for you, and that's okay too. • You get a mentor. My mentor experience was amazing. We met each week, and many weeks I didn't need much. Every now and again I'd hit a wall and he'd be there to put me back on track. I never had a bad experience with my mentor. • Springboard really does engage with its community to help them find jobs. My experience with 2U, a competing program, was that they were less likely to go out of their way to help. Springboard was very proactive in pushing, guiding, and helping me.

I just completed my UX Career Track course from Springboard. This is my first time working on an online course and maybe in the future I may try something similar to this again. Unlike other online course, what really worked for me was the one-on-one... Read More weekly mentorship calls. This kept me accountable for my progress. Also since my mentor works in the industry he was able to give me practical work advice. The course material was a good mix of relevant videos, blogs and reading material. And starting on my capstone right from day ensured that I had an end-to-end UX project to showcase to my employers during interviews. I opted out of the job guarantee as I am not based in the US but I was able to use the career counsellor calls - which I found immensely helpful despite the counsellors being based in the US.

This program was very in-depth, however, it’s impeccably organized and easy to follow. My favorite things about this career track were the industry expert mentor who was there to help me better understand the concepts along the way and the Career Coaches... Read More who provided me with exceptional career advice that got me great job offers and landed me a job in no time.

Springboard UI/UX Design Career Track Certification is everything the website says it was going to be. No lies no frills, builds up your core UI and UX design skills and apply them to 3 or 4 projects that you can put on your portfolio (which the curriculum... Read More also helps up build!). You're matched with a mentor, someone who you speak with about your progress on a weekly. I heard this was a hit or miss, but mine was a hit. Always had great feedback and great convesation. You're part of a cohort who you can moan and groan about UI/UX with, but also fall back on for support! Springboard does a great job preparing you for post-completion - the dreaded job search. Springboard has career modules embedded in the curriculum that focuses solely on representing yourself as the best UI/UX Designer you can be, and even gives you interview practice and presentation practice. You and your career coach will go back and forth week after week, job application after job application, interview after interview, until you land your first job! I was offered a job as a User Experience Designer prior to completion, so I never fully utilized the post completion career coaching all students has access to (regardless of your job guarantee status). BUT, that goes to show how well Springboad does in preparing you for the UI/UX Design field!

One thing I liked about the bootcamp program was the weekly mentor meetings. Having someone to help me stay on track and answer any questions I had was incredibly beneficial. I liked how there was a variety of topics surrounding cybersecurity to dive... Read More into such as compliance, cloud security, and network security. The career coaches were thorough and detailed and it helped me in my job search and landing a job. If I had to think of at least one con, then I would say I wish there were more labs to go through. Overall, I enjoyed my experience and would recommend it to a friend because it helped me receive job offers, gain a highly sought after certificate and make more money.

Springboard was a great experience! They had a great curriculum that went over all the important topics I needed to become a Data Analyst. It was well laid out and they had a lot of support in place. You have a mentor that helps you out every week, career... Read More coaches to prep you for a new job, a slack community to help you when you get stuck on parts of the course, and great resources to practice your skills. I would recommend to anyone.

Springboard has a strong support system implemented for the students throughout the duration of the course (and even during the job search afterwards). Between the weekly mentor calls, career coach calls, and on-demand mentor calls, I think it was pretty... Read More easy getting the help I needed. I personally have difficulties with deadlines and holding myself accountable at times, however my mentor was pretty good at trying to help me with that. I also really enjoyed hearing about my mentor's and my career coaches' work experiences over the years. If you are considering studying with Springboard, I would try to really think about the 9-month course duration/deadline (if you have any difficulties similar to me).

Springboard was a great way to learn about UX Design. My mentor provided a lot of great information and the curriculum is helpful and in depth. I feel like I have a great portfolio and appreciate that there is a professional certificate I received at... Read More the end of the program. The Career Track provides job assistance with a career coach who acts as a guide in finding a job. If you have the time and dedication to complete the track on time, I recommend the program and making that career change.