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Why Veterans Make Great Tech Employees

Members of the military face unique situations and challenges that cannot be replicated in other professions. This makes it difficult for the roughly 200,000 service members who leave the military each year to adjust to civilian life and adapt to a new pace of work.
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4 Ways the Grace Hopper Program Celebrates Community and Collaboration

If you’re making a career change, having a supportive community is crucial. Get to know the Grace Hopper alum community through this collection of videos.
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What It Takes to Be a UX Engineer at Google

At a recent panel hosted by Fullstack Academy, UX engineers at Google discussed the field of UX engineering and offered insight into the skills needed for the role, what the day-to-day is like, and more.
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One Alum Shares the Soft Skills You Need to Land a Job at Etsy

Learn how the culture at the Grace Hopper Program set one alum up for success as a junior software engineer at Etsy.
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How Community Helped One Alum Find Her Calling as a Software Developer

Learn about the Grace Hopper Program’s focus on creating a supportive and inclusive space to learn fullstack JavaScript.
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How a Marketing Professional Used JavaScript to Transition into Tech

Etsy software engineer and Grace Hopper alumnae Wendy Sung on how she made a career transition from marketing to software development.
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Make your mark as a software engineer.

The Grace Hopper Program at Fullstack Academy gives women and non-binary students the skills and support to land a life-changing job in tech—plus the confidence to turn it into a thriving career.