"There's a difference between a job, a career, and a calling." — Ruben Harris
Ruben Harris is the CEO of Career Karma, an online coding bootcamp designed to help people become software engineers and support them throughout their careers. Prior to founding Career Karma, Ruben worked across education, health care, politics, finance, and augmented reality — doing it all while documenting his experiences in blog posts. After receiving thousands of emails asking him for advice on how to break into tech, Ruben co-founded the Breaking Into Startups podcast. Eventually, this project sparked his desire to create a his own product, Career Karma, that prepares workers for the fourth industrial revolution.
Coding bootcamps allow individuals to become programmers at a much faster pace than traditional computer science education. There are many coding bootcamps, but from teaching styles to acceptance paths, they are very different from each other. With the Career Karma app, users are matched with the bootcamp that fits their lifestyle and goals. There's also a networking component that helps the new software engineers connect with mentors and peers across the industry.
Coding bootcamps may be the fundamental education in Career Karma, but technology is changing every field. Rubin recognizes this and is working to expand Career Karma’s offerings.
"We decided to focus on software engineering first, the reason being that, people keep referring to the tech industry as separate from everything else. But, the tech industry is no longer an industry anymore. It's everything. If you're not tech-driven, you're either going to die or survive for a few years and adapt to the next thing and become tech-driven."
On this episode, Ruben sits down with Stephanie to discuss the unique difference he's making for software engineers during their job hunt, lessons he’s learned over his career, and finding the right education that aligns with your career choice.
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