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Learn to code without a CS degree

From Formula One Engineer to self-taught Software Engineer

Georgina left a job as a Formula One engineer at McLaren Racing and taught herself to code, and her story shows how she made that career switch.

Read on Learn to code without a CS degree (opens in a new tab)

CareerFoundry

How I became a product designer after management consulting

Garance Rey, a former management consultant, switched to product design through a bootcamp while working, and her story shows that a non-design background can lead to a fulfilling design career.

Read on CareerFoundry (opens in a new tab)

eastamb.nhs.uk

Kerrie's journey from midwife to paramedic, and now both

Kerrie Wykes, a midwife who became a paramedic at the East of England Ambulance Service, shares how she moved from labour ward coordinator to a dual midwife and paramedic role.

Read on eastamb.nhs.uk (opens in a new tab)

watersafe.org.uk

Young plumber Tom Daley on life as an apprentice

Seventeen-year-old Leeds plumbing apprentice Tom Daley explains how he started within his family's business and why he recommends the trade to others.

Read on watersafe.org.uk (opens in a new tab)

adventuresinjournalism.substack.com

I Always Face the Audience and Project

Sari Botton shares how she started writing as a lonely, observant child after her grandmother died, and how her unusual path led to her career as a writer and editor.

By Sari Botton · Read on adventuresinjournalism.substack.com (opens in a new tab)

Treehouse

Michael Duran: from a government job to self-taught software engineer

Michael, a self-taught engineer, switched from federal government work to electrician, then call center manager, before landing a software engineering role through self-paced study, persistence, and networking.

Read on Treehouse (opens in a new tab)

adobe.design

Ask Adobe Design: How did you get into design?

Adobe Design's team members share how they moved into design from careers in film production, game writing, animation, engineering, and anthropology, with each one's pivot toward collaboration and creative work worth a look.

By Adobe Design · Read on adobe.design (opens in a new tab)

Applet Studio

From Journalist to Web Designer: How I Built Applet Studio

Olga Kolgusheva, a former Ukrainian journalist, tells how she moved into web design after a master's in the US and built Applet Studio, a Squarespace template shop and agency.

By Olga Kolgusheva · Read on Applet Studio (opens in a new tab)

CareerFoundry

Jobs for Former Teachers: Nick’s Career Change to Data Analytics

Nick Logan, a former high school math teacher, shares how he moved into data analytics through a CareerFoundry program and landed a job at Lockton, including his reasons for leaving teaching and choosing the course.

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