Mandy Arola

Mandy has been following developers & tech companies at meetups since 2016. She is NSS’s chief content wrangler, a.k.a. marketing manager. When she’s not writing blogs, managing social media, pestering instructors & graduates for content, or attending meetups, you can find her traveling the world or at home with her beloved dog Lola.
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Day Cohort 21 And Evening Cohort 5 Graduate to Kick-Off 2018
Jan 10, 2018
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On Tuesday we graduated 25 new full stack Ruby developers and 15 new full stack C#/.NET developers. Check out their websites and podcasts. Read More
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Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?

A New Financing Option With Skills Fund
Jan 5, 2018
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We’re excited to announce our partnership with Skills Fund. Skills Fund offers a simple, transparent financing solution that allows students to focus on what matters- gaining skills and getting hired. Read More
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Topics: News

2017 Wrap Up | A Year Of Growth
Dec 19, 2017
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As 2017 comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reminisce about all of the great things that happened this year! We've added new programs and instructors, but our favorite thing about 2017 is the transformations our students have made. Here are a few highlights. Read More
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Topics: News

From A Dead-End Job To A New Career | Graduate Spotlight
Dec 8, 2017
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Cohort 20 student Sam Staff was working odd jobs as he searched for a career. His family and friends suggested software development and Sam was drawn to the creativity of it. Software development has given Sam a platform to make a difference. Here is his story... Read More
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Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?

The Journey Though Coding Bootcamp | Reflections from Dr. Teresa Vasquez
Dec 5, 2017
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We ask all of our students to blog weekly about what they’ve learned. This practice serves two purposes. First, it’s an easy way for students to start applying what they’ve learned week one. Second, when the learning gets tough, students can pause and reflect on how far they’ve come. We asked Cohort 21 student, Dr. Teresa Vasquez if we could share her blog and she graciously agreed. Throughout her blog Teresa shares the challenges she’s faced in an open, honest, and encouraging way. Read More
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Topics: Student Stories, Learning

Nodevember Brings Opportunities For NSS Alumni
Nov 29, 2017
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We spent the last two days hanging out at Nodevember meeting developers from around the country, catching up with alumni, and listening to a lot of great talks! A few of those talks came from our alumni. We heard from Delaine Wendling on D3, Matt Hamil on ReactVR (both from Cohort 15 which graduated this past January), and Aimee Knight from Cohort 4 gave a keynote on debugging stylesheets. Read More
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Topics: Alumni, Community

The Learning Doesn't Stop When You Graduate | Seth Dorris - Cohort 10
Nov 27, 2017
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Seth Dorris was an Army Captain prior to joining Cohort 10 at NSS. He’s now is a full-stack developer for Sierra Trading Post and the learning hasn't stopped...from databases such as PostgreSQL, SQLServer, MySQL, and MongoDB, to technologies such as Node.JS, ASP.NET, Angular and React. Seth offers advice on defining your career objectives and coding outside of work to grow your skills faster. Read More
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Topics: Alumni, Student Stories

Early Adopter | Sam Walton - Cohort 1
Nov 20, 2017
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When a student considers attending NSS today, many of them spend a lot of time researching the school. They look at reviews on Course Report, read our blog, comb through every page of our website, and talk with our graduates. But five years ago, none of that existed...well we had a website with a few blogs that read more like social media updates than blog posts, but there were no reviews or graduates to talk to. In fact, even the idea of a coding bootcamp was still a new concept. So who were these early adopters that decided to take a chance on NSS as part of our very first cohort? Read More
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Topics: Alumni, Student Stories

Cohort 20 Graduates - Wraps Up Our 5th Anniversary Year And Last Class In 2017
Nov 15, 2017
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On Friday we graduated 21 new full stack Node.JS developers. This is our eighth class of software developers to graduate this year and wraps up our fifth anniversary year. Cohort 20 spent 6 months with instructor Joe Shepherd, who shared the class became like “siblings” and learned to work together despite their differences. Listen to their podcasts. Read More
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Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?

UX Designers Do A Lot More Than Design
Nov 7, 2017
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You’ve heard of UX Designers, but do you know what they actually do? The title can be a bit misleading. While design plays a role, UX designers do so much more. Let's explore the six stages of UX design. Read More
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Topics: Student Stories, UI/UX

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