In today's world, having strong tech skills is about more than a route into the tech industry. Technology impacts all of our lives and its reach has grown significantly over the last couple of decades. But despite this, many people still feel overwhelmed by it and worried that their lack of skills in this tech-filled world is holding them back. Are you one of these people? Does the very thought of data analytics, coding, digital marketing, software development, and cloud computing make you nervous? If so, you're not alone.
At Ironhack, we can help you develop or enhance your knowledge of the technical skills that are so essential in the modern world through our bootcamps or new AI School and in doing so, you'll be developing powerful knowledge that will enhance both your professional and personal lives. Still not convinced? Well, we’ve put together five reasons why you shouldn't fear learning a new tech skill–or further developing the ones you have.
You Can Transform Your Career
Whatever your degree subject, taking an Ironhack Bootcamp or AI School course can enhance your career prospects or give you the skills and confidence to advance your existing career. And in addition to the tech knowledges our courses provide, you’ll learn:
The technical knowledge and terminology to write an engaging CV
The keys to talking confidently during an interview, which will only improve your job prospects in many industries
Technical skills often come with a higher pay range, even at the start of your career–if you enter an industry already knowing how to code, design a web page, or analyze data, you're going to be an asset to your employers right from your first day of work. But if you don’t have experience in tech, don’t worry: an Ironhack bootcamp can help you develop the skills you need.
At Ironhack, we offer a range of part-time and full-time bootcamps either remotely or at seven in-person locations as varied as Madrid, Paris, Berlin, and Lisbon. Our courses are intensive and fully hands-on, leaving you ready to tackle the digital world.
You Can Become a Better Professional
Learning new tech skills or taking your existing ones to the next level is a vital step in successfully transitioning to a new job or even a new career path. How? Let’s see:
Not only do you have the benefit of new skills to apply, but having these technical skills also makes you better at both multitasking and tackling the challenges of a more complex career path.
Colleagues and clients will appreciate your technical confidence; any other skills will help set you apart from the competition.
These skills and confidence are also going to give you a definite edge when negotiating contracts and salaries.
Immerse yourself in our UX/UI Design Bootcamp and you'll become an invaluable asset to any company's workforce. Among the tech skills you'll learn are Figma, user interface, user experience, and design thinking.
Advance Your Career
If you're happy with your current employer but want to progress within the company, acquiring a new technical skill set such as product management or market analysis sets you apart as a valued and well-performing employee. Someone who is happy to go that little bit further is definitely someone ready for a promotion.
When you've taken this initiative to further your training, your ability to troubleshoot and solve tech problems is guaranteed to save your employer money and raise your profile even further.
Take our immersive Data Analytics Bootcamp and learn about Tableau, statistics, Python, and more, adding to your value as an employee. And the best part? You don’t need previous IT knowledge to benefit from this course.
Launch Your Own Business
Every business today, whether online-based or not, involves tech. And if you're thinking of launching a business, having your own technical skills and knowledge is going to save you both time and money, reducing your dependency on expensive professionals:
Build your knowledge of coding and you'll be able to build an MVP (minimum viable product).
Manage the technology needed for your marketing and invoicing efficiently with tech knowledge.
Manage the setup of your business, using resources and people effectively.
Our Web Development Bootcamp takes you from coding a favorite childhood game (remember Pacman and Asteroids?), using fundamental tools such as HTML and JavaScript, to create a full-stack web application. You'll come away with all the coding skills you need to launch a successful business.
Open Up Additional Income Streams
Becoming tech-savvy is a great way of generating extra income. A successful blog or social media stream can generate income, or your tech expertise can be marketed as an additional income stream. Spend some time researching to see which technical skills are currently in demand and start to build a diverse tech portfolio that may include, for example:
Producing gifs, graphics, and graphs for clients that match both the client’s brand and their user needs.
Becoming an expert in cybersecurity and offer companies your help in protecting vulnerable systems from sophisticated threats.
Learning how to code so you can build websites for small businesses.
Mastering data analysis, helping companies (or yourself!) better understand the effects their actions have.
Taking our Cybersecurity Bootcamp gives you the hands-on skills needed to help a range of businesses identify their security weaknesses, build programs that develop hardening techniques, and configure effective Firewalls.
Tech skills are for everyone and we’re sure that with a little time and effort, you’ll be able to find the right area for you to focus your skills on, advancing your career and employability. If you’re not sure where to start, don’t panic:
If you want to stay in your current field but add marketable skills to your resume, consider our AI School, where we teach today’s most in-demand AI skills to working professionals.
If you want to change careers or reskill, explore our tech bootcamps in web development, UX/UI design, data analytics, cybersecurity, data science and machine learning, DevOps and cloud computing, and AI engineering.
We’re sure you’ll find the right fit: you just need to take the first step.
