Finding a Job

You can add all the skills you want on your LinkedIn profile, but space is limited on your actual PDF or paper resume. You might find yourself trying to figure out which skills and experiences to include, and which ones to leave out. Often, people choose to omit soft skills in favor of harder ones to…

Every so often, when you search specific terms or topics on Google, you’ll find a delightfully surprising feature called an Easter egg. Search “puppy,” for instance, and you can click the paw icon in the right-hand panel to see a puppy paw reach across your screen and hear an adorable bark sound. When you search…

Times are tight for many people, and freelancing is a great option if you want to make a little money on the side or start building professional tech experience. Take it from Kyle Prinsloo, a web developer from South Africa who taught himself to code and launched a successful freelancing business in 2015. “If you’re…

Making the leap from browsing job boards to actually submitting an application often requires some mental gymnastics. You might be coping with impostor syndrome, getting butterflies thinking about an interview, or second-guessing whether you have enough experience to even be considered for the job.  Here’s the thing: There’s no one-size-fits-all timeframe that it takes for…

If you’re learning to code with the intention of switching careers or fields, it can be difficult to wrap your head around how long that will take and how much it’ll cost to learn the skills. (The answer for both is, it depends.) The cool thing about all our courses and paths is that they’re…

It’s not a matter of if, but when you’ll make a mistake at work. One of the best known examples of a very public mistake at work is HBO’s “Integration Test Email #1,” which was affectionately nicknamed  the “dear intern” incident of 2021. People from all industries responded with their own anecdotes of work blunders…

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…

When you’re learning to code to become a software developer, there are plenty of ways to practice concepts and frameworks outside of our courses and paths. Maybe you complete a project, build your portfolio website, or work through a code challenge, for example.   The soft skills that you need as a developer — like…

Getting that dream job as a Machine Learning Engineer involves more than writing good code and building effective machine learning models. To stand out in the field of candidates who are trying to break into the competitive AI space, you’ll need an exceptional technical resume. Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll want to include in…

Freelancing is a great way to bolster your resume and income, and all you need to start designing websites are two languages: HTML and CSS. You can pick up all of these languages and skills in our path Build a Website with HTML, CSS, and GitHub Pages.   On top of your basic programming skills, there…