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Job & Career Advice

Breaking Up with Your Career: How to Change Careers With Confidence

From minimal growth opportunities to a lack of fulfillment, many people reach a point in their current career where it no longer aligns with their needs or aspirations. In this blog, we’ll help you identify whether it’s time to break up with your career and provide tips for how to change careers successfully.
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Learn to Code

Pair Programming: Your Guide to Collaborative Coding Success

In this guide, we'll dive deep into how pair programming works, uncovering how it can boost code quality, fuel your learning curve, and unlock the power of teamwork.
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Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Red Flags: Guarding Your Heart (and Data) this Valentine's Day

Learn how to keep your data safe this Valentine’s season by knowing what online threats to look for and these cybersecurity tips.
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Job & Career Advice

10 Highest Paying Tech Careers in 2025

The tech industry is buzzing with potential for new opportunities, and we're here to guide you through the highest-paying tech career choices that align with your goals and promise competitive salary potential.
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Job & Career Advice

How to Become a Software Developer in 2024

If you’re looking to become a software developer in 2025, you can encounter a wealth of opportunities. As you set foot on this career path, you need to understand the essential software development skills and nuances of a role in coding.
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Job & Career Advice

Why Now Is a Great Time for a Career Change–And How to Make It Happen This Holiday Season

With all the gift giving, matzo ball making, and festive celebrating we do during the twilight of the year, career development often goes overlooked. But the winter holidays are an ideal time to start or advance a career change–for nearly every type of role in tech!
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Job & Career Advice

What Every Job Seeker Should Have on Their New Career Wishlist This Holiday Season

The holiday season offers many people the chance to reflect on the past and the possibilities yet to come. This is also a great time to start looking for a job if you are considering a career change. But, before you start gifting employers your resume, ho-ho-hold on, and make a list of what you want from a position or company.
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Mission Driven

Indigenous American Innovators Who Broke Down Barriers in Tech

Indigenous Americans are historically underrepresented in the tech workforce. Here are four Indigenous Americans who broke down barriers in tech and made major contributions to the tech industry.
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Learn to Code

8 Best Ways to Learn JavaScript in 2024 - For Beginners

In the rapidly advancing landscape of web development, mastering JavaScript has never been more vital than in 2025. As the digital world evolves, Javascript continues to stand as the backbone of web development.
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Student Stories

Why Veterans Make Great Tech Employees

Members of the military face unique situations and challenges that cannot be replicated in other professions. This makes it difficult for the roughly 200,000 service members who leave the military each year to adjust to civilian life and adapt to a new pace of work.
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Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Horror Stories to Tell In the Dark

In this spirit of Halloween, we’ve created 5 hypothetical horror stories to help inform, entertain, and inspire you to secure your data this season and beyond. Read on to learn how cybersecurity best practices can help you prevent a harrowing tale of your own this Halloween.
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Cybersecurity

10 Common Cybersecurity Myths Debunked

As instances of cyber attacks grow and evolve it’s difficult to know which data is at risk. This uncertainty stems from a lack of context, which can be remedied through a basic understanding of proven cybersecurity protective measures.
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