Ironhack

I first heard of Ironhack through the Uber Scholarship. I'm usually very careful when making decisions, and while doing my research on the school I found so many good reviews that it was hard to believe. But they are all true. If you have doubts about doing the Bootcamp: go for it! 

Although it is a tough experience, the instructors and TAs are really helpful and will make sure you have all the support you need, even after the Bootcamp is over. We also had the pleasure of having the general manager (Alia) as a classmate and I could see that the school is run by awesome people that really care about its students. 

I joined IronHack on October 22nd. Today is Jan 31st and I already have a job as software developer.

Friendly IronHack staff helps you to build several skills, not only programming. Most important ones were job hunting, interviewing skills, and of course JavaScript. These 3 can easily help you to land your first job in tech. Building provides several types of cofee, amaing roof top, BEER after 5pm if you are 21+.

So, for just 2 months I got what I was hunting for. 

I would recommend IronHack everyone who is looking for career change!

 

I did a lot of research before joining Ironhack and while there are courses out there that teach similar content and/or the information is open sourced it is not being taught by a UX professional like David Fast. He presented the information in a clear manner and incorporated examples that resonated with the class. Most importantly at Ironhack you learn by doing, so it is not just a series of lectures but actual practical tips that you can take with you after you leave the course. For the most part I truly appreciated everything I learned from the curriculum, except for the crammed week of html/css which could have been structured better. However, the Ironhack team was open to feedback and provided some additional insights into a tool that was not originally included in the curriculum.

Regarding job assistance, Daniel Brito does a great job at preparing the upcoming graduates for the best career outcome. He is always one slack message away to answer questions and provide guidance. However, future students, let me be clear that Brito is there to provide guidance, not hold your hand until you find a job. It is up to the graduate to find opportunities and pursue them, but rest assured that Brito will be on your corner to help you close on that future opportunity.

Overall, Ironhack was great experience and one I would highly recommend to others!

 

 

 

 

 

The instructors are all very different as are their teaching styles, which is refreshing and keeps you on your toes when it comes to learning. The environment is very inviting with larger windows, a rooftop work area, and plenty of amenities. The most important skill I learned from Ironhack is that if you are always prepared and organize things seldom go wrong, but if they do you're still ahead of the game. In the course work this skill came forth to me through learning Atomic design, which made my designing easier and faster. My overall experience was encouraging and motivates me to be creative everyday!

I first heard of Ironhack while in my uber ride and I was looking in the app to see that Uber was partnering up with Ironhack to promote a scholarship, after applying and studying a lot I got it and enrolled for the part-time UX course. It was the most challenging and awarding 24 weeks I've ever done in as a student. But the hard work was worth it. They really teach you the value of the tech field and everything that is learned in the classroom is applied in real-world scenarios. The classroom environment is a great inspiration with projects collaboration with fellow colleagues and a fantastic location to easily get a publix sub a block away. The staff is helpful and very knowledgeable about the coursework and it really builds up the fundamentals important enough to start a career with amazing support, and a job fair to really show potential recruiters what you're all about.

I first received an email from Daniel Brito about applying to their UX/UI course because people with my background in design flourished in that field after taking a course...at the time I couldn't attend due to financial reasons but less than 3 months later I applied to the Uber scholarship to attend Ironhack and was accepted! 

I have not regretted it at all...it was more than a bootcamp...I graduated with the skills necessary to be a UX designer along with life skills as well. I'm super grateful for the people I had the pleasure of meeting who I consider life long friends now...

I highly recommend Ironhack to all those who are willing to take a chance and do something non traditional...just because it's non traditional doesnt mean it doesnt have substance or value, just go and find out for yourself...I did and I have no regrets other than I wish I'd had started sooner. 

Thank you to EVERYONE at Ironhack for everything! 

I studied in Ironhack and as most people on my class thoughts Ironhack is not just a Bootcamp, it's an experience. I learned about UX UI methodologies I worked in a team group making sprints, for me is the most similar company environment. 

My mates were incredible, people from other countries, an international environment, other ways of thinking, different solutions. In fact, I learned also, about the background of them.

I'm feeling ready to join a company and show what I'm capable to do

My suggestion is DO IT.

I was a full-time student for the Full-Stack Web Development Cohort that graduated Dec 18, 2018. I had an AMAZING expereience with Ironhack Miami. To give you an idea of how the class is structured, Week 1 and 2: FRONTEND: learn JS, HTML, CSS, jQuery, DOM Manipulation, Canvas. Week 3: Use those skills to create a game application, present at end of the week. Week 4 and 5: BACKEND: learn Node.js and Express, amongst numerous other topics. Week 6: Use those skills to create a full-stack application, present at the end of the week. Week 7: Learn React.js. Week 8 and 9: Create a Full-Stack MERN application, present at the end of Week 9. All non-project weeks are pretty much structured the same: Topic 1 in the monirng, then a paired lab. Topic 2 in the afternoon, then a solo lab. The class was structured to have one lead instructor and 2 TAs. While this might sound similar to other bootcamps you've researched, I would like to point out the "stand outs" that make Ironhack Miami unique, which are the reasons why I ultimately choose it instead of other bootcamps i looked at:

1. Career Services: I can pretty much gaurantee you will not find another bootcamp with a Career Services Manager like Daniel Brito. Not only is he incredibly well connected and great at creating partnerships with the school and local companies, but he is SO resourceful and involved. He typically lectured once a week to the class for an hour, and once you graduate the meetings get more frequent and more specialized to each student and their current job situation. I've been a working professional for 10 years and Brito still had great LinkedIn, Resume and Career advise to offer that I had never heard. While Brito is not the ONLY benefit to joining Ironhack, he is the most impactful benefit, hands down.

2. Pre-Work: This was the second most beneficial part of Ironhack for me. Other bootcamps I looked at did not require pre-work, but this was by far the difference that made me not completely lost when I started school. While the pre-work was VERY hard for me, as I was a career changer and not used to the terminology, the technologies or anything, the pre-work was SO helpful becuase it . forced me to familiarize myself with all of this BEFORE class started. If there had no been . pre-work, I don't think I would have been nearly as successful in the class as I was.

3. Building.co: this is the building Ironhack is located in. Some great features to note about it that were super helpful being a student- 24 hour access to the building, via secured access, unlimited free granola bars, unlimited free coffee (of ANY type), unlimited beer on draft starting at 5 PM, cool kitchen/outdoor space with picnic tables and corn hole to relax adn take breaks. Building.co is a co-working space so there are a lot of tech people who have desks there to work, which is ideal for networking as a tech student. 

4. Guest speakers: tech speakers were brought in typically once every 2 weeks to talk to the calss. This was helpful for networking purposes, but also more for insight into the industry, what people do, waht they are looking for, etc.

5. Lisa - the Growth Manger, was always great about hosting industry events at Building.co and in the area for students to attend with Miami tech industry people. This, again, was great for networking and more exposure to the industry.

6. The curriculum was well thought out and offers a lot of resources for you to have outside of class. If you pay attention in class, then go back and read all of the lectures, you will get the most benefits. Now that I am out of school and interviewing, I realize how many of the interview questions/vocab were in our lesson plans, I just nevere read them during class. READ THE LECTURES!!! They are super helpful!!

7. Laslty, the overall atmosphere created by the Ironhack Team is truly incredible. It is such a family/friend atmosphere where you work super hard, pull intense all nighters, but there is a sense of "we are in this together" and "we are here for you" which makes the whole process more fun and enjoyable.

Motivating, encouraging and challenging environment. Everyone can grow and push its own boundaries at it space while being given a meaningful path to follow; with the right tool set in hands and a strong support to do so. The program is built in a smart way for us to focus and questions on the right things. It geniusly build a link between technical knowledge and practical business perspective. What a smart and complementary teaching team. On top of that, everything is done in a way to feel home, and meet a rich mix of students and Ironhack team members.

I learned about Ironhack through Uber, there was a scholarship opening and I applied, started researching about this place, and actually went to the campus. The process ended and I won a partial scholarship to go to the UX / UI course. After this I started going to events, everyone was super inviting and they hosted a lot of these events that were really interesting. 

The course is 2 months intensive bootcamp, took me about 8 months to prepare for this, save some money because working through the camp is really hard. Have to say I was blown away. The content, classes, staff, everything is up there. 

The teacher is David Fast and he is incredible. He's a humble guy with a lot to offer. He knows that he doesn't know all the answers, and if he doesn't he will surely get back to you with the answer. The process they teach is the process many up to date companies are using and the tools they teach are what you will be using in the job market. 

Jessica, who is the program manager, is super reachable, she is mostly in and always has the time to meet you if you have the need.

After finishing all of the program they assist you on getting a job, from the how to the tracking and even putting a good word for you in companies all around South Florida. Daniel Brito is in charge of this, and if you are in the South Florida tech ecosystem you probably know him, if not, then everybody else does. He is greatly connected and does a great job in helping every student in this important task. 

The overall experience of this place has been perfect and would recommend it to anyone.