How to Choose the Best UX Design Bootcamp for You

UX design bootcamps are all the rage these days.

People are opting out of the traditional college education route and instead choosing bite size programs that focus entirely on the skill they’re wanting to get hired for.

Personally, I think that’s awesome. But, not everyone agrees with me.

In fact, there’s a bunch of people that don’t agree with me.

Some would go so far to say they’d never hire someone from a UX design bootcamp.

The Problem with UX Design Bootcamps

To be fair, there are some things about UX design bootcamps that worry me a little bit.

After all, this is for-profit education. So, they market themselves pretty hard.

They promise things like a guaranteed job and they make it sound like they are the answer to your career troubles.

But, the truth is UX design bootcamps can be a great thing IF YOU CHOOSE THE BEST UX DESIGN BOOTCAMP FOR YOU.

The key is knowing what to look for and how to find out if a ux design bootcamp matches your specific needs.

How to Choose the Best UX Design Bootcamp

There are a lot of things to consider before you pick which UX design bootcamp you enroll in.

There’s things like:

• Cost
• The amount of time it takes
• The instructors they have
• What areas they focus on
• Whether or not they provide financial assistance
• Their student success rate

The list goes on and on.

Thankfully, our guest this week, Nechari Riley, has been through the process and come out of the other side successfully. AND, she’s telling us what she did to make sure she chose the best UX design bootcamp for her.

You’ll Learn

• How to choose the right bootcamp
• How to know if bootcamps are right for you
• How to have the motivation to learning UX design through a bootcamp
• Why going through a bootcamp alone isn’t enough to have a flourishing career as a ux designer
• How to grow as a ux designer by staying curious
• Why knowing who’s running the bootcamp is important and if you can get along with them
• The right questions to ask before choosing a bootcamp
• How the instructor you get is important for your success in your bootcamp
• How to get the information you need to know if a bootcamp is right for you
• How to know if you should go to a traditional university for learning UX design
• Why building a portfolio is just as important as the education you get
• How to get work after you’re done with a bootcamp
• Why networking is still super important
• How companies really look at UX bootcamps

Resources

• Nechari’s Site
• Nechari’s Twitter
• 5 of the Best Part-Time Online UX Design Bootcamps

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