Thinkful

When I decided to change my career, I had a research which program could be best fit for me and when I compared Thinkful with others its pros overweighed. * First it was a flex program and as a mother of two toddlers, it gave me the flexibility for the... Read More time I could study. *The curriculum was easy to follow and understand. Also it gave me the chance to apply my newly earned skills. *Mentorship sessions are the meetings that I could find answers for all my questions. Even if it was a flex program those meetings made me study to be able to have a topic to discuss with my mentor. * After I completed program, I had an assigned career coach who was really resourceful and guided me through job search process. As a result, I totally recommend Thinkful for the one who are searching a program to change career or want to develop their skills.

Would recommend! I came to Thinkful to make a career change possible and I can confidently say it worked. The curriculum was thorough and highlighted all of the on-demand skills in the current job market for Data Analysts. The peer driven project work... Read More was effective and fun. Post-graduation, the my Career Coach helped me navigate, job applications, interviews, and eventually an offer! Thank you Thinkful!

Going through Thinkful to learn and hone my data analytical skills was one of the best things I have ever done. The curriculum solidified skills I already had and taught me skills that I never would have thought I would be able to learn such as Python... Read More and SQL. What is different about Thinkful is that not only do they teach you the skills necessary to perform the job, they provide skills on interviewing, culture fit, networking and cover letter/resume writing. They provide the full gamut of landing your next job. They even have a post curriculum career coach that works with you until you land your next job. Because of Thinkful, I was able to make a career change and land a job as a Data Manager for an amazing company. I will definitely turn to Thinkful for additional learning in Product Management and Data Science.

Thinkful is a great boot camp that is both flexible and structured in a way that most university courses would be. The curriculum is rigorous and thorough, but like any course, the student needs to put in the time to practice and do further research outside... Read More of class and pair-programming time. If you’re looking for a career change and/or already have a college degree in something other than computer science, then I’d recommend Thinkful. It will provide you with a solid foundation on which to build as you advance in your career. It doesn’t guarantee a job ( and neither does a bachelor’s or master’s in CS) but their career services are awesome and my career coach helped me so much so that I was able to find a great job only a month after graduating.

I started the Thinkful Digital Marketing Flex program back in late 2020 and the whole experience was top-notch, to say the least. I learned so much about today's digital marketing tactics such as Google SEO/SEM, social media marketing, email campaigns,... Read More google analytics, and so much more! I also love that the grading system has high standards for all the assignments, especially when working on your resume and cover letter. Overall, I enjoyed the whole program and I highly recommend anyone looking to expand their horizons and learn and new, valuable skillset for your future endeavors. Thank you, Thinkful team!

I enjoyed the Digital Marketing flex program. I was able to finish early and complete this while attending college courses full time, so if you're looking to take this on while transitioning from one thing to another it's totally possible. My mentor was... Read More fantastic and very experienced in the industry. She was really encouraging but also helped keep me accountable. I have always worked for myself, so career counseling and resume building and Linkedin guidance has been a game-changer. I feel like I actually know how to present my value to potential employers. I found the content of the modules to be a little easy, however, I went into this with some experience. The projects were great for getting real experience and culminated in an attractive portfolio. If you don't know which aspect of digital marketing you want to go into, this is a great way to explore it. I'd say for just the career counseling alone this is a great value.

Curriculum Thinkful advertises their courses as the equivalent of a Master's program. Data science is a broad and deep multidisciplinary topic, and no program could hope to cover everything, but I do feel that Thinkful's program gave me a solid base in... Read More data science concepts and practices. No prior knowledge of programming or statistics are assumed, and those basics are covered. Python and its packages for math, statistics, machine learning, and visualization became familiar and comfortable tools (including NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Seaborn). There are opportunities to explore further topics via an elective specialization topic later in the course. Course material is also updated to keep up with topics and trends. Be warned--Thinkful will tell you this program can be completed in six months, and it's definitely possible, but you need to be ready to commit to it as if it is a full-time job, seven days a week, if you want to finish in that time. I worked a part-time job as I worked through the program, and ended up needing to extend my enrollment to complete the full course. Your program manager and mentor will work with you if/when extending your enrollment seems necessary. Instructors Thinkful pairs you with one of their mentors for the duration of the course. Mentors have both education and business experience in your chosen field. Students meet with mentors regularly for review and questions about course material. Thinkful offers students the opportunity to change mentors as necessary. If I have a complaint, it is only that when I reached my specialization topic near the end of the course, and the topic I chose was not familiar to my mentor, I had to play "mentor roulette" to attempt to find a mentor with experience in my chosen area. As I understand it, Thinkful has already addressed the issues I had, and a better system is in place to better match students with mentors for this part of the curriculum. Job Assistance Job searches are brutal, and probably the most difficult to handle when attempting a career change. Thinkful's job coaches are your best cheerleaders and a needed source of accountability on this part of the journey. I had been working with a career coach even before I committed to Thinkful's program, and it was encouraging to hear my Thinkful career coach offering advice that lined up neatly with a professional who has decades of experience across a broader range of careers. They most likely will not find a job for you, but they will help you develop the skills you'll need to successfully navigate a job search, and find a job in your new chosen field.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Thinkful. They offer good information where you are working on starting your career immediately. It is CLEARLY their focus to get you going. You will learn the different aspects of digital marketing and apply what you... Read More learn to your own portfolio by completing projects. Instructors will give you valuable insight to your projects. I find that the best part about the Thinkful program is the mentorship and the career coaching you get with the program. They will give you amazing resources to use to advance your career. Their goal is to get you going. It has worked for me as I am now working for an agency. Thank you Thinkful!

Thinkful's Software Engineering Immersion course was a rigorous, insightful, valuable and worthwhile experience. I was taught the in's and out's of modern day web application development, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PostgreSQL databases, with a focus... Read More on React client-side and Node.js server-side programming. 5 days a week (sometimes 6, if I felt I needed to study more!), for 5 months, I received tutoring from seasoned developers and a dedicated personal mentor. I learned so much during my time there and definitely recommend it to anyone that is looking into a computer programming career, but cannot use conventional routes, such as a computer science degree. The support students get, from the prep work before admittance, to career services leading up to your first breakthrough in the web development industry, Thinkful shines in a sea of coding bootcamps that are becoming so prevalent now. The $1500 per month living stipend was a huge help and the staff really cares about what they do. The only gripe I had was how I went about my first capstone project towards the conclusion of the course: I used a newer development feature for my React application, and was forced to refactor it to use the way we were taught to in the course. Other than that, top-notch experience and would recommend it to anyone that is interested in getting into coding.

Overall this was a solid educational experience for the price. The curriculum laid a strong foundation for using excel, python, SQL and Tableau. However in my experience I felt that some of the programming units could be more developed to be used in a... Read More professional environment. I enrolled in the course to upskill and pivot my career. After the course I was ultimately able to find a new job but it required work outside just the given course work. The one on one mentoring was strong and the mock interviews and presentations were helpful and informative. The career support was outstanding, and probably the single most important part of the program. I would recommend this course to someone looking to break into the data space but be aware that it will require a fair amount of work.