Career advice

In tech, every day is a school day. Part of the challenge (and joy) of working in an industry that shifts and grows constantly is that you never stop being a student. Upskilling isn’t just important when you’re vying for a promotion or looking for new opportunities — learning and developing helps you add more…

Breaking into tech can be hard without guidance. Many self-taught programmers and career switchers have a difficult time figuring out if their skills are up to par, and if not, what they need to learn to bridge the gap. You might’ve finished dozens of courses and even built a few projects, but is it enough…

If there’s one trait that developers collectively share, it’s a love of problem-solving. It’s a thrill to discover a workaround, diagnose a pesky problem, or collaborate with a dev who helps you across the finish line of a project. With advancements in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, there are countless new ways to approach a problem, work smarter,…

I have a friend who makes like high six figures as an engineer. I once asked him his secret and he was like, “honestly man, I just read one engineering textbook every year, which is one more book than everyone else I know reads.” https://t.co/qe1goNdZtg— Charlie Becker (@charlesdbecker) June 2, 2023 For most of us,…

Learning to code so that you can land a job in tech can feel daunting. That’s why we’re sharing inspiring stories from Codecademy’s community — to show how people like you (yes, you!) can embark on a learning journey and end up with a totally new career. We hope these stories serve as a reminder…

If you’ve taken one of our data science courses, you’ve probably seen Jupyter Notebooks, the industry-standard workspaces for developing data science code and visualizations. Jupyter Notebooks are built right into lessons in many of our courses and paths — like Getting Started with Python for Data Science and Introduction to Big Data with PySpark —…

When you’re being weighed against dozens of other candidates for a job, your personal brand can be the thing that sets you apart. But what even is a personal brand, and how do you establish yours? A personal brand is a cultivated presence and public image that illustrates who you are and what you can…

For many new developers, the most intimidating aspect of contributing to an open-source project is realizing that everyone can see your work — but that’s also one of the biggest benefits.  Showing off your coding chops and sharing technical expertise is how you build a reputation in the developer community, which is important when you’re…

We often hear stories about Codecademy learners who land entry-level positions in tech because they used the professional networking platform LinkedIn. For example, learners have used LinkedIn to get discovered by recruiters, share updates about their learning journey, and connect with people whose careers they admire.  But for as ubiquitous as LinkedIn is, sometimes it…

Learning how to code doesn’t stop once you complete a course or hit your weekly learning target. From practice projects to coding influencers on social media, there are tons of creative ways to keep enhancing and understanding the skills you pick up in our courses. One free resource that you should check out is Docs,…