March 2018
Ron Gallegos’ Skillful Story
Ron attended a job fair hosted by Skillful at Emily Griffith Technical College. There he met a Skillful representative and was immediately interested in everything Skillful had to offer.
Read MoreDecember 2017
I’m a Woman Who Learned to Code and, Honestly, it Changed My Life
You need more than your inherent wonderfulness to achieve the life you want and deserve. You need a map, a map with options, with multiple pathways and routes; you need…
Read MoreOctober 2017
A Year Ago This Guy Was a Janitor. Now He’s Coding for a Hot Startup
Anthony Pegues last worked as a part-time janitor in New Rochelle, New York. This past March he found himself at General Assembly, halfway through a program called Code Bridge.
Read MoreApril 2017
The Coal Miner Who Became a Data Miner
Annie Evans, a third-generation coal miner, gets her adrenaline rush sitting indoors on a soft swivel chair, fixing code on a computer screen as a data scientist.
Read MoreJanuary 2017
Stories From 300 Developers Who Got Their First Tech Job in Their 30s, 40s, and 50s
Every day, I get emails from aspiring developers around the world who ask the same basic question: “I’m __ years old. Am I too old to get hired as a developer?”
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