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Our coding bootcamps aren’t just courses, they’re the first step in a new career path for our students which is why it is so important to us to make sure that once you graduate, you not only have the coding skills for your new career but also all the tools you will need to land a rewarding and fulfilling job in the tech industry.

If anyone had told me at the start of this year that, come October, I would be trying to perfect an online portfolio displaying various coding projects I’d made over the previous weeks, I would have sworn they’d mistaken me for someone else. I had never touched code before in my life — let alone heard of concepts like JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS (just to name a few).

Looking for a job can be overwhelming and stressful. Every day can feel the same as you look through the vacancies and check your inbox looking for replies from your applications. Prioritising your mental health and wellbeing can take a backseat, but to make your job-seeking as effective as it can be, it’s important that it doesn’t.

Northcoders graduate Jodi shares some fantastic tips for job-seekers, including creating a diverse coding portfolio, using LinkedIn to share your projects and how your non-tech background could be an asset for employers

The safety of our students, team members and visitors is our priority. So here are some of the changes we've made to keep you safe while you're on our campuses.

If you've created a website, the chances are you want it to be shared. Perhaps it's your portfolio website, or perhaps it's a project you've been working on – whatever it is, you want to make sure that when it's shared on social media, it's displayed correctly.

This is a message from Chris Hill, CEO of Northcoders. He explores what's next for Northcoders, and how we're helping our graduates find work.

I have been asked to write about my experience of looking for a job as a fresh coding bootcamp graduate in the times of coronavirus and lockdown. I was told that other graduates might be lacking confidence and telling about my tips and tricks might help them.