CareerFoundry Reviews 197

My time with this boot camp has been great, the program is pretty detailed and gives you the time to learn a lot of different skills that you'll be able to use in the workforce. I have such a great tutor and mentor, both are individuals who clearly want me to succeed and do my best. Whenever I need help, it's easy to get in contact with my tutor or to reach out to peers taking the course with me. I enjoy the independence the program offers as it encourages students to use problem-solving skills as you would in the real workforce.

It is well written course but I found it really hard to understand tasks and apply after spending hours as a beginner.
When I asked help from the mentor, all he does is telling me to search and watch more videos. There is not much support out there.
It is impossible to complete tasks when you have already job.
When you are signing up, they sound like there will be lots of support.
Job guarantee is only if you can finish the course in 10-months which gives you a lot of pressure.
Waste of a lot of money.

The material is very interesting and uses lots of examples so it’s easy to wrap my head around the concepts. I like that I had the choice of two capstone projects so I can tailor my course experience to my career goals and previous experience. The platform is user-friendly and I feel I have the support I need to learn. Tons of resources and thoughtful feedback on each task. Would highly recommend CF!

Career Foundry is setup where there are multiple achievements. Each achievement teaches you a specific topic which is crucial for that role. At the end of each achievement is a project that requires you to use the skill set you have learned. Building up to the project are exercises - each one building you up in knowledge on that topic. These exercises generally take 1-2 hours to read through, then 1-3 hours to do each task required; Of course the timing will be very individualized. If you are doing this course I would recommend you truly understand each exercise as you are doing them, not just to power through the task. At the end when you do each project record a video detailing what you went through and how you got the results that you do. This will serve as content for employers but also for yourself. Careerfoundry is a very good online school, but its effectiveness will be completely up to the individual.

I enjoyed the product manager program from CareerFoundry so far. One of its standout features is the unique opportunity it provides to forge connections with industry experts/mentors, fostering invaluable relationships. Furthermore, the program nurtures a vibrant slack community where students can engage and collaborate with like-minded peers.

From a personal standpoint, the program's most prized attribute, in my opinion, is the unwavering support it extends when it comes to navigating the job market. Recognizing that networking can be a weak point for me, the guidance and assistance provided by career specialists have been instrumental in boosting my confidence and making me better equipped for the job search.

I truly enjoyed studying with CareerFoundry. I thoroughly selected this bootcamp looking at prices, reviews, course material, and I’m very happy with my decision.

I like the way classes are structured and how material is presented, especially all of the additional resources and recently new suggestions on how to incorporate AI into course work.

I also like all of the communication channels with my tutor, mentor and student advisors. I also like that they encourage interactions with other students.

The only thing I would like to see more is more video instructions especially with it comes to practicing and developing certain skills within platforms.

Other than that the course is truly great and I would certainly recommend it.

CareerFoundry gave me skills and resources to thrive in a new field.

Amazing experience with the mentors and tutors!

I'm currently on month two out of ten on the UX Design Program. I'm learning a lot about being a UX Designer and the exercises provide thorough information on the various aspects of being a UX Designer. The tasks really break down key points of the design process and help take you through the project you'll be doing. There's a lot to learn but Career Foundry gives you all the tools necessary to understand all the new information thrown at you. I come from a completely different background/career (BS in Animal Science, full-time Research Technician) and I was scared trying to learn a brand new career field. But I've enjoyed learning the field thus far and look forward to my future career in this fascinating industry.

Very happy with Career Foundry. I have learned so much and applying what I have learned to real world tasks makes the learning experience that much richer. My tutors and mentors have also made this experience incredible.

The feedback is great on each course and slack offers great interaction with the mentor and tutor

Very well structured UX program from Career foundry. Amazing tutor, mentor and student advisors.
I love the experience and the UX design course at Career Foundry. it's very well structured and guided. You don't feel alone because you can connect with the slack community and the student advisors are very supportive.

I have been really enjoying the boot camp! I am utilizing Career Foundry's boot camp, YouTube tutorials, and self teaching via learning courses. While I am learning things through other methods just fine, I really would have experienced issues with staying on track and focusing in general without Career Foundry's course design. The structure it provides gives my self learning a very supportive backbone and direction. Most invaluable though, is the access to a mentor. I find that I can write down questions throughout the week, from my learning, and they are sooooo friendly about it. The amount of details they provide and the guidance and advice alone is worth the course fee. I am almost halfway through and have not regretted any of it :)!

Complete waste of $$ when there are low cost and free programs available that are far superior in value to what CareerFoundry has to offer. The tutoring and support is almost nonexistent. Every time you ask a question you will most likely receive a link to a youtube video or website. You are paying $6000 to basically learn on your own which you can do just by watching and following youtube tutorials in the field. The certification is worthless when it comes to getting a job in the field. Better off investing in an accredited college or university program. Feedback, support, and communication methods in general are subpar.

This is an honest review from a graduate who finished in May, 2023. Sorry, but it's definitely not the quality I expected. The job guarantee is a joke, forget it. You never get your money back. I am very disappointed after the program when I realized how little value the certification has on the job market and among employers. The company has a fantastic Marketing team, but that's it. Don't believe everything they post on their website and blogs. It's just not true. The value is zero after graduation. Nobody cares about the projects built and you won't find a job, not even for under 20k€ a year. The course itself was okay, but the investment stands in no relation to the job market and present situation out there. Many fresh devs have no other choice than to take a voluntary internship (if somebody hires you). You will by 99% don't get a job, your applications will be mainly ignored, if you don't have a computer science degree and a few years of relevant work experience as a developer yet. Mentor and tutor support is also very poor, although after three changes my third mentor was superb. I was just lucky. Otherwise you will probably get stuck in the course at some point as it gets difficult for at least 1,5 years if no longer. It's impossible to finish the course as a career changer without support from the assiged tutor in 3-6 month. For those who have already completed an acedemic degree in the field of IT with 1-2 years of relevant work experience, yes, it's gonna be a terrific course to sharpen your skills and specialize in. Otherwise, please keep your fingers away. 9000€ for the bootcamp is too pricy, rather invest in a university degree or consider another choice, if there's no time management issue. Don't believe stories like a taxi driver can make it in 3-9 month to a highly in demand Frontend or Fullstack Developer. It's not true.

The course has been teaching me everything I need to learn and grow as a data analyst. Since I joined it has been more of an advantage as I feel comfortable in doing tasks.

Pros
The tutors and mentors are helpful
Cons
Well no downside, you just have to stay motivated and keep working. The tasks keep you going and I like that.

CareerFoundry meets my needs as a parent who is making a transition in a career. Fully online and self-paced. Compared to other bootcamps I researched, the cost to go to CareerFoundry is one of the lowest. One thing I have enjoyed the most is the Student Advisor team. All-around, a great option!

I have been studying Data Analytics (DA) for more than 2 months and I can say that registering for the Program is the best decision I have made in the past few years. What I love the most is that I get so much motivation and inspiration from the fact that I am changing my life and career with every I exercise I submit. It makes me want to move on and do more and more to reach my goal in the end of the program (to find a job, of course ;). I love the stuff I'm learning and I can see how every thing I learn can be applicable in the real life. I am always looking forward to the next exercise, as after each of them I feel like I become more clever and cool. I was very surprised to learn that I am actually not so bad at math and statistics, as the exercises are created in such a way that I quickly understand what to do and how to apply it. However, it's not all about numbers, I am happy I can be creative with DA as well. I am also happy with my tutor and mentor. They are always there to help, respond quickly, and my tutor even gives me additional material to each exercise.
Overall, I am more than happy and grateful to myself that I made a decision to start the program with CareerFoundry! I highly recommend it to everyone who wants to change their career or boost their knowledge in DA.

Pros
- Very friendly and super professional tutor and mentor. Very supportive, reply very fast and give valuable advice (and additional material). They also always encourage me and help me fight my imposter syndrome :-)

- Detailed, creative, logically structured exercises, saturated with valuable information.

- Amazing tasks! - Supportive student advisors, always ready to help.

- Price-quality ratio is adequate. Other schools that I looked at offered shorter programs for a higher price.

- Interesting cases and stories in exercises (especially in the section about visualisations).

Cons
- Sometimes there are small mistakes or inconsistencies which I always try to report to the Quality Assurance team. They sometimes disrupt my understanding and the workflow, and I have to ask my tutor for help, who usually agrees with me about the mistakes I find. It takes time to get a confirmation from my tutor, so I lose time.

- Some sources are a bit outdated, although I understand that good sources have no expiration date.

I have found the format of CF to be incredibly good for my way of learning. Project oriented approach to learning, feeding you relevant information through each step of the process. I have had some communication issues with my tutor, and some of the submission criteria for tasks does not seem to be consistent but overall I am a huge fan of the process and course.