CareerFoundry

Don't hesitate to enroll! It's the BEST decision you can make and the best online UI program out there on the web. Several companies group UX and UI as the same thing and raise the price for their academies and instruction. When you complete the UI course along with the Job Training you are offered a money back guarantee if you do not obtain a job or get a certain number of free lance hours. Career Foundry makes sure your online presence, LinkedIn, Portfilio, and Resume are the best they can be. They guide you through practice interviews and sample questions. I took a course on DesignLab and General Assembly and the help factor was not as complete and organized as CF. You have advisors, tutors, and mentors that faciliate your journey through the course. General Assembly costs much more as well and you get much less. Seriously sign up with CF and take the challenge to build your career to greater heights. 

I did the UI Design course with CareerFoundry in 2019 and since then I'm working as a freelance UI Designer. I have a graphic design background which helped me to move forward faster. The contents are demanding but so well structured and guided that I had no trouble at all. The focus is on learning technical aspects as well of designing 4-5 different apps, with the goal to built a strong portfolio to get hired. You could learn all the content for free, but personally I struggle to do self-directed study so I needed a course. With this online school you get mentor & tutor support which includes one to one calls with your mentor. That helps a lot because it feels like having a personal design coach, who gives you answers to your questions and reviews your designs.

I earned the price of this course back in no time, because the salaries as a UI Designer are really interesting and nowadays it’s a demanding profession. To get this technical knowledge for your new job makes you feel more comfortable and relaxed than without having spend some intense time learning UI Design.  

I live in Barcelona and I know that companies are hiring graduated students from CareerFoundry. I can imagine the same happens in other cities. 

An other positive thing is that CareerFoundry offers the job guarantee course. I had the chance to meet my career advisor in person because we lived in the same city, and he gives me tailored guidance for my future path.  He helped me to write cover letters and the CV, shows interview techniques and gave me a lot of tips. Paying for a career advisor cost lot of money, and here it's included!  Personally, I didn’t get the first UI job from there because it’s focussed on being hired by a company and I was already freelancing, but I know from other peers about success stories. 

If there is a negative aspect it’s only that I wished a few more video tutorials than all the readings. BUT the practical side balance this point, because as a student you are asked to deliver designs in form of a task after each reading. Aprox. 75% of the time you’re designing and then receiving feedback from a tutor and mentor. For me this practical side was super helpful because I’m not such a good student ;) 

You will create 4-5 apps during the UI Design course which you should include in your portfolio. To have a complete and attractive portfolio is one of the most important aspects while applying for a new job. 

Here a link so you can get 5% discount to any of their courses:

https://careerfoundry.com/en/referral_registrations/new?referral=KrD1AK0D 

Good luck!

Samara

CareerFoundry has impressed me with their ability to transcend the digital divide with general human care. My regular encounters with mentor, tutor, career specialist are all stellar and SO helpful. What really impressed me is the speedy and responsive feedback from the curriculum team anytime I’ve brought up an issue. I do miss being around other creatives in person but I have no doubts my education with CF will lead to my quick hiring on a great team.

I took the "Certified UX Designer" course from July 2018 to June 2019. It included UX Fundamentals, UX Immersion, and a specialization -- I took Frontend Development for Designers. I also took the Job Prep course. The support network is great (great Slack community!) and the tutors and mentors are helpful and very friendly.

The UX course material was well-written and easy to follow. However, the time estimates they put on courses I found to be way off for the meatier assignments as did many other students judging from what they said in Slack.

I feel like improvements could be made in the Frontend for Designers part of the course. When I took it, it had just been re-written. I found it difficult to follow, too much information was given in exercises (I'm thinking of the JavaScript exercise here), and one or two of the tasks felt like they had nothing to do with the material presented in the exercise. It very well could have just been me (since I didn't get much sleep while taking this course and working two jobs!) but at least one other student said the same thing and found this particular part of the course difficult.

I would not recommend taking this course if you work two jobs. I know your goal is to get to a point where you don't have to work two jobs, but you'll spend every waking hour either working or studying and you will lose a lot of sleep over this, which is not healthy. They've designed it so it should be manageable with 20 hours a week of study, but you will need way more than that. If you think 20 hours is manageable, add 10-15 more hours onto that and think twice before you sign up. Also, when you get halfway through your specialization, you can start the Job Prep course. For me, that was tough because I had to add that coursework on top of the coursework I was already doing for my specialization and my two jobs! 

I would suggest a slower track for people in my situation (i.e. stuck between a rock and a hard place because they have to work two jobs to make ends meet and are stuck because they don't have time to upskill so they can get a better job and don't have to work two jobs!) so they can have longer to finish the course.

Having said all that, I feel like this experience has given me the knowledge and tools I need to pursue a career in UX Design. I know I have a very strong network of fellow students, alumni, and mentors I can reach out to with any questions, concerns, or project ideas from now on and that is incredibly valuable! Despite everything, I have truly enjoyed my experience with CareerFoundry.

I recently completed my Careerfoundry UX Immersion course, and looking back, I was overwhelmed by how far I had come and how much I had learned in a small amount of time. I am now equipped with all of the knowledge and skills I need in order to start work as a UX Designer, as well as a portfolio displaying the entire design process.
The simple, informative and practical exercises were easy to follow, and when I had any doubts or issues I was able to contact my tutor via chat to get help.
My tutor and mentor were very supportive throughout my time at Careerfoundry. As a waitress with no design / technology background, I was a bit intimidated by all of the new information, but my tutor and mentor gave me encouraging feedback throughout and helped me to feel confident about my work.

I think Careerfoundry UX Immersion course is great for anyone wishing to change careers or learn more about ux design because it is comprehensive and covers every aspect of user experience design.

I highly recommend it! 

I took a full certified ux design courses, which took me a whole year to finish (including career prep courses). I switched my career and had no design background at all, but I managed to land a ux job within 3 months after graduation. I have to say that CareerFoundry provides a lot of great foundation knowledge for ux design and the teachers are very nice.  My tutor was Jonny who gave me great advice and encouragements during my UX studies, and my mentor Leah who mentored me through my “UI for UX” specialization courses. She is always there for me even when the courses are finished. When I was about to graduate , she even gave me some personal projects to do and it helped me build my portfolio with real clients.  My career advisor Sami always reached out to me and taught me many useful tips about interviewing and job searching. CareerFoundry also has a platform on slack so all students and teachers can communicate there freely admins support each other. However, only focus on the Curriculum is not enough, students might end up having 2-3 projects on the portfolio after graduation from CareerFoundry, but in real world, companies want to see some projects with real clients. If anyone who wants to get a job after graduaiton, he needs to work hard and improves skills after school, looks for clients to work on real projects.  and sacrifices his leisure time. CareerFoundry also advised what to do after graduation. They have done the best they can and I’m glad and grateful that through CF I become a real designer.