Our Careers Team works hard to help our students secure a job in tech. They introduce themselves to a cohort around midway through the bootcamp and explain to students what to expect for the rest of their bootcamp journey and beyond. 

Each student is then allocated a dedicated careers coach and gets access to a private Slack channel to communicate with their coach and the rest of the Careers Team.

The Careers Team also provides students with recorded careers materials and supporting documentation covering topics such as:

1. CV Writing: videos around personal statements, how to add Northcoders to your CV, and how to set up your CV through layouts and designs.
2. Industry Insights: a regularly updated session on what the job market currently looks like, and the types of roles available and their salaries.
3. Interviews: how to prepare for interviews and answer common questions.
4. LinkedIn hints and tips: how to network via social media. 
5. Proactive and reactive job searching to get the most of your job search.
6. Workplace professionalism and positive mindset for job searching, including handling imposter syndrome. 

After careers materials are released, students work on their CV in their own time and submit it to the Careers Team. Their careers coach then reviews their CV and arranges a 1:1 call. This call is a great opportunity for the student to discuss their CV and receive feedback, but also to talk about their individual career goals and get help to set in place some actions. 

The team can also provide support with covering letters and help practise mock interviews. 

Once their CV is ready, students get access to our exclusive job board and are able to apply directly for opportunities with Northcoders’ hiring partners. 

Throughout the bootcamp, students also get access to:

1. Hiring partner presentations: the employers we work with host these sessions to tell students all about the opportunities for which they are recruiting. 
2. If arranged, Match Me if You can events to meet our hiring partners.

This support doesn’t end with the bootcamp though! After graduation, careers coaches keep in touch with graduates for up to 6 months to see how their job search is progressing and to provide any required support throughout the journey.