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State of Tech 2025: Key Trends & Opportunities
Whether you're a seasoned professional, recent bootcamp graduate, or looking to make a career shift into tech, staying informed about the evolving landscape is essential for your success. To help you navigate this dynamic year, we’ve compiled some 2025 tech industry trends, tips, and resources.
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Job & Career Advice
Exploring the 7 Best Entry-Level Tech Jobs in 2025: Your Career Guide
Explore the best entry-level tech jobs of 2025 and learn how to jumpstart your career in the tech industry. Find out which roles offer the most promising opportunities and start your journey to success today!
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Bootcamp Student Projects: Mitigating Cyberthreats
Cybersecurity bootcamp students complete a Capstone Project to demonstrate what they’ve learned and offer real-world solutions to potential cyberattacks. Watch a few cybersecurity projects completed and presented by bootcamp students.
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AI & Machine Learning
12 Top-Rated Generative AI Tools in 2025: Your Expert Guide
Start automating, ideating, and creating with our guide to the top digital generative AI tools in 2025.
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Student Projects
Coding Bootcamp Student Projects: Guides, Games, and Social Apps
These full stack coding bootcamp projects are examples of just a few types of web applications you’ll learn how to build in the coding bootcamp. As a coding student, the capstone project is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and creativity—in bootcamp and beyond as a professional software engineer.
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Cybersecurity
Cyber Bootcamp Student Project: How to Use OSINT Tools
Cybersecurity Bootcamp students learn by doing throughout the project-based curriculum. Watch an example of a completed cybersecurity bootcamp capstone project about open-source intelligence tools.
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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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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
Top Cybersecurity Jobs & Salaries in Chicago: How Much Do They Make?
Let’s uncover the range of cybersecurity salaries in Chicago—answering the question: How much do cybersecurity professionals make in Chicago?
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Job & Career Advice
How to Become a Software Engineer in Chicago
With its iconic diverse culture and vibrant tech scene, Chicago, also known as “The Windy City,” offers unique opportunities for aspiring software engineers and web developers.
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Job & Career Advice
Top Coding Jobs & Salaries in Chicago: How Much Do They Make?
Chicago offers aspiring coders a diverse range of high-paying opportunities and a thriving tech community. Let's dive into the top coding jobs in Chicago and their potential salaries to help you find the perfect fit for your skills and aspirations.
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Best Tech Bootcamps in Chicago
If you’re considering a career in tech, the first step is to develop the in-demand skills and knowledge employers are seeking. Continue reading to learn how a tech bootcamp can help you reach your career aspirations and discover several of the best tech bootcamps in Chicago.
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