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Creating To Inspire: Why We Built The HTML500

Community
Jan. 22 2015
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By
Jeremy Shaki

Jeremy Shaki talks about how digital literacy and the learn to code movement spurred his development bootcamp to create The HTML500.

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From Alpha to Beta in 4 Months: Lighthouse Labs and Pressimus

Community
Jan. 14 2015
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By
Sam Razi, Founder of Pressimus

Working at a startup can be a daunting experience, but for this Lighthouse Labs grad it had unexpected (and great) results.

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3 Tips For Getting A Job As A Developer Outside Your Hometown

Career Services
Jan. 06 2015
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Charlyne Fothergill

More and more, students are either coming from out of town to be a part of our immersive program, or are excited about the opportunity to relocate for a job after graduation. My job is to help all our students with their individual career goals, and I love being able to leverage my own and Lighthouse Labs’ extensive hiring network outside of Vancouver. If you are considering looking for work as a developer outside of your hometown, here are my tips for success

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Lighthouse Labs Grad Joins Early-Stage Tech Company via Riipen Project

General
Dec. 19 2014
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By
Riipen (Guest post)

Lighthouse Labs Grad Joins Early-Stage Tech Company via Riipen Project

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So, What Do Dev Employers Actually Hire For? 3 Must-Knows Before Interviewing

Career Services
Dec. 02 2014
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Charlyne Fothergill, Director of Career Services

There are countless resources on “how to rock/ace/nail your interview.” The reality is that a lot of that process is out of your control. Not the answer you want to hear, I know, I know. But knowing that it's the [employer](http://www.lighthouselabs.ca/partners)'s needs (and not necessarily your résumé), that dictates the success of the interview is valuable knowledge on its own. So I’ve broken down the 3 things that employers look for and the best way to prepare for them:

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Demo Day Recap: September Cohort

Student Services
Nov. 17 2014
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By
Romila Barryman

Lighthouse Labs' September cohort presents the final results of their web development bootcamp to a crowd of over 150 people in the Vancouver tech community.

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Teacher Feature: Danny Mathews

Community
Nov. 06 2014
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Romila Barryman

Danny Mathews is an iOS superstar. He's self-taught, he dreams big, and he TAs our awesome cohort of iOS students. Lighthouse Labs opened up the first iOS bootcamp in Canada and Danny was there to see it all happen from the start.

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Teacher Feature: Florida Elago

Community
Oct. 29 2014
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By
Romila Barryman

Lighthouse Labs features their TA Florida Elago, who talks about her coding experience and teaching developers-to-be.

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Employer Speed Dating

Career Services
Oct. 29 2014
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By
Charlyne Fothergill

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Teacher Feature: Ben Komalo

Community
Oct. 14 2014
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By
Romila Barryman

Lighthouse Labs features Ben Komalo as part of our ongoing feature series on our amazing TAs

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August Web & iOS Demo Day Recap

Students
Oct. 08 2014
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Romila Barryman

At last Friday's Demo Day, not only did we graduate a sweet new group of incredible new Jr. Developers, but we also celebrated the first iOS bootcamp graduates in Canada.

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Evolving Education: Why We Use Co-ops

Career Services
Sep. 28 2014
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By
Jeremy Shaki

Jeremy Shaki breaks down Lighthouse Labs' co-op system and why it's ideal for our students

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iOS vs Web Dev: Which Bootcamp To Take?

Admissions
Sep. 16 2014
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Sylvia Rayner

Then-Head of Admissions, Sylvia Rayner, discusses the benefits and differences of Lighthouse Labs' two development bootcamp options.

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From Bootcamp Brainchild To Startup Trailblazer: The Fetch Story

Community
Aug. 27 2014
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The Fetch team (Guest post)

Lighthouse Labs alumni Joseph, Rachel, and Ali talk about 3 keys to the success of their startup, Fetch.

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Turning Baseballs To Apples: How our students learn to learn

Students
Aug. 20 2014
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By
Don Burks

Senior Instructor Don Burks waxes poetic about how our graduating students have learned to code more than just Ruby on Rails, Javascript, and HTML, but also Node, Angular, and more.

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