How Is Everyone Feeling About Returning To In-person Classes?
May 20, 2020
Given all this uncertainty, how does NSS decide when and how to reopen? How do we judge when it’s safe to ask 30 people to sit shoulder to shoulder in a classroom for six or seven hours a day? To help us measure attitudes and sentiment, we took the first of several surveys of continuing students and of all staff last week. Read More
Take Control of Your Future | Graduate Spotlight
May 18, 2020
After years of hearing his sister Brenda, an instructor at NSS, share stories of students’ successes, John was ready for a change himself. “I have always loved solving problems and learning new things. Web development has opened pathways for this that I could never have imagined.” Now a full stack developer, John Long is ready to start his new career and is excited to keep learning! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

From Deployment to Development | Graduate Spotlight
May 13, 2020
Prior to NSS, Michelle Johnson of Web Development Cohort 36 was working on her MBA and serving in the Air National Guard as an Avionics Technician on C-130H Aircrafts when she decided to bring her knack for fixing things to solve problems with software. Now a full-stack developer, she is ready for her first job in tech! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

New City, New Skills, New Opportunities | Graduate Spotlight
May 11, 2020
James Chapman of Web Development Cohort 36 was looking for a career shift when he discovered a passion for coding. This passion led him to Nashville, 800 miles away, where he could learn the skills required to become a full stack developer. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

The Call to Code | Graduate Spotlight
May 6, 2020
Lauren Riddle of Cohort 36 always knew she wanted to work in the tech industry. After completing an Associate’s Degree in Computer Information Technology, she decided to focus on learning to code at Nashville Software School. Now a full stack developer, she is ready for her first job in the tech industry! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

A Creative Career Change with Coding | Graduate Spotlight
Apr 29, 2020
Christian Pippin was looking for a creative shift in his career when he decided to try his hand at software development. He shared, “I like coding because it's an extremely creative field with a variety of applications.” Now a full stack developer, he is ready to put his creativity and coding skills to use in the workforce! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Remote Learning For Remote Working
Apr 28, 2020
With many freelancers working 100% remote and even more traditional organizations allowing developers to work remotely at least part of the work week, we want to prepare our students for opportunities of all kinds, including remote work. Read More

Topics: Learning

What's The Plan For Reopening Nashville Software School
Apr 23, 2020
Now that Nashville Metro government has shared their plan for how the local economy reopens, we know that our students and community want more insight into the plan for reopening NSS. Here’s what we know as of today. Read More
Back Home for Back-End | Graduate Spotlight
Apr 22, 2020
Jesie Oldenburg first came to NSS in Web Development Cohort 24 where he learned front-end development and UX/UI. After some time as a freelance front-end developer and working as a teaching assistant for another web development bootcamp, Jesie returned “home” to learn back-end development. Now a full stack developer with experience in UX/UI, he is ready to start a full-time job in full stack web development! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Has the Job Market Caught the Coronavirus?
Apr 16, 2020
Day-to-day life has stabilized a bit for our students and staff. It doesn’t mean we’re liking it, but we are adjusting to it. Now it’s time to lift our gaze, look to the future and try to anticipate and plan for what will, and may be, happening in the next weeks and months. Read More

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