Lighthouse Labs

I never imagined I'd be able to create websites by myself, but Lighthouse Labs got me there. I just started an internship at a large tech company as a front-end developer (I didn't have much work experience before starting), and I love it! The internship program hires more than 90% of the people who are accepted into the program for full-time positions. I want to thank everyone at Lighthouse for this incredible experience and I'll definitely be back to learn even more advanced development skills soon.

First of all, big shout out to Course Compare for helping me find Lighthouse Labs! They recommended I learn the basics of HTML/CSS on my own -- I'm not sure I would have survived without the pre-course prep. I'll admit I struggled through a few classes anyway, but today I'm employed by an amazing startup and working on fascinating projects. I worked hard, and things really began to click for me after the first month.

The best thing about my experience was easily the instructors and mentorship I received. I came to the bootcamp with a four-year business degree and about a year of experience in the financial services industry. Having experts in my court who could coach me not only through coding challenges but help me understand the job market for developers was incredibly helpful. I think I'm a rare case, but I had a job offer within a few days of Demo Day (when you display a portfolio project to employers that the school invites in house). Others students took longer, but about 8/10 students had job offers within two months after graduation.

Needless to say Lighthouse Labs helped make a tough career transition a whole lot easier. Now back to work!