My Honest Avocademy Review 2021-2022
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Pros and Cons of Avocademy's UX/UI Foundations Course and Career Jumpstart. If you're interested in joining Avocademy’s UX/UI Foundations design program and getting $100 off, use my link below and the code AVO100
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UPDATE: I got a job! 🎉🎉 I’ll be posting an update video soon! Stay tuned!
Congratulations on your new job!!!🎉 thanks for your detailed and honest review Lani❤. Def inspired me to participate
I'm definitely interested in the course. After you post the update on the job. I think I might actually consider enrolling. Thank you for such an in-depth video
Tell us about the job
@@suffering_sucks I’m now a UX Strategist at a higher education marketing agency. I work with colleges & universities. I do a lot of redesigns to specific elements to improve the overall UX as well as the conversion rate. This is called conversion rate optimization, or CRO. I also get to drive the strategy of what we A/B test and usability test. I’m loving it!
@@Truthseeker.1111 how is it going ? I’m thinking of signing up
Thank you for this. I am also a teacher thinking about enrolling. I was scared that my lack of background would hinder me. You just helped me make up my mind.
Hi Ashley, you’re welcome! As a teacher you have so many transferable skills. Best wishes to you :)
Also coming from a music teaching background. Thanks so much! 😊
This is such a great overview and review of the course. Thanks for sharing Lani! Please update us with you new career shift. Excited to hear more! :)
Thanks Cristina! The new job is great, I’m loving it!
Okay I think I'm gonna do it lol
That's really good to know they were understanding and supportive when you needed more time because of life getting in the way. That's what I am worried about
Hi Jamie, go for it! Just be open and communicate if you’re having trouble meeting deadlines. I found that when life gets crazy, communicating realistic deadlines is key. I hope you joined!
Thank you so much for this video. You explained the course so will and made it so easy to understand. I would love to see an update
Hi Neko, you’re welcome. Thanks so much. I appreciate the suggestion, I would love to post an update!
Awesome video! You should make more and keep us up to date on your job search!
Hey there! Thanks I definitely will! I’m starting my job search this week!
Lovely video! Is this self paced? My work schedule is nuts
Hi there! It’s relatively self-paced. They request that you finish in 8 weeks, but as long as your completing your lessons and keeping your momentum, they might allow an extension :) I needed an extension and kept communicating with the student advisor. They were very accommodating.
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Thank you for this! I have been on the fence about investing in the program. I am a teacher looking for a career change too.
hi Janis! You’re welcome :) you’ve got an excellent set of skills you can use as a UX Designer! I’d love to know if you joined!
@@lanimott2825 I did! I am working my Hi-fidelity wireframes. It has taken me longer than the 8 weeks, but plenty of time to absorb everything I can!
@@janaimartin2485 yay you joined!! Yea I literally had the same experience wireframes , that was the most challenging and longest section for me too. Yes, the extra time definitely helps when you’re trying to absorb all the new content :)
Hi, I was wondering, is Avocademy the only course you took before you get a job? Does the course cover all the skills you need in the field to get a job?
Do you need to take any extra lessons online such as Google certification or Udemy courses? What was your major in college?
Hi! Yes, Avocademy was the only course that I took to get the basic skills for a job. With any career, you always want to continue your professional development and focus on skills that you think you can sharpen. After you take the boot camp, and if you choose to enroll in the career jumpstart program, you will find the areas that you know you personally want to improve in. Avocademy has added a lot of content to its courses, so that may be sufficient for you. It all depends on your background and skill set. My college major was music education, so I worked hard at developing my design skills and developing a critical eye for design. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn if you’d like to chat more!
Please do a career update!
Hi Eu, thanks for the feedback. I sure will :)
Thank You. This was great information and very well explained. I guess you really are a teacher.
May I ask if you got a job now? and also did you come across google UX/UI course? If so, why did you choose avocado academy over it?
Thanks Emmanuel! Lol yea I guess I’ll always be a teacher. I’m actually applying for jobs this week. So I did look at the google course and it’s very basic, not as in depth as Avocademy. And there is zero mentor help. You’re pretty much just on your own and you don’t have an experienced team of designers who are using their industry experience to critique your work. The key really is mentorship, getting constant feedback as you your develop your skills. The google UX course lacks that. Avocadmey is the most affordable with the most mentorship.
@@lanimott2825 Great. Thank you for your feedback. I pray and wish you the best of luck on your job search . I’m sure you’ll get it! . Let me know how it goes.
Also did you feel confident in what you learned to apply to jobs and taking on clients ?
Yes, I did. I listened to the feedback from my mentors and practiced my interview skills. If there was a topic I wanted to feel more confident about, I read a few articles, and watched recommended RUclips videos. I would take notes and integrate that information into my interview practice questions.
I’m seeing a lot of avocademy reviews made all 6months ago. We’re you paid to talk about your experience with them?
Hi Bianca, nope, I was not paid! The purpose of the video was to enter a contest. Avocademy asked if we could post an honest review about the pros and cons of the UX/UI foundations program and Career Jumpstart. Happy to answer any other questions you have :)
Do you still get mentor support after you graduate ? And how long do you have access to the course after graduation ?
After you graduate Career Jumpstart you can join a slack channel where other grads will post questions and support each other. The founder, Maca, will even reply if she has an applicable answer.
After graduation, you will always have access to both UX/UI Foundations and Career Jumpstart modules.
What was your next step after the initial $1500 program to land a position?
Hi Samantha, the next step the compete your portfolio with real client projects. I shared how I signed up for Career Jumpstart and was able to compete real client projects to add to my portfolio. They also guide you through each step before you’re ready to apply for jobs. I’m in the job intervening process right now.
How’s everything going with the job search?
I got a new job and started September 1! 🎉 It took me 36 days to complete my new job search. It’s going really well so far and thanks to Avocademy I felt very prepared for it!
Did you get a job?
Hi Joey, I’m actually getting my job search this week!
@@lanimott2825 good luck!!!!
@@maynardlim7812 thanks! It all paid off, I got the job! 🎉
Hi! Do you have a job now?
Hi there, not yet. I’m applying for jobs this week!
I have a job now! I started on Sept. 1 :)
7% of 1st years salary to avoacedemy?!!! Wow 😯
I believe they changed it to a flat rate cost ranging from $5k to $6k which you can pay before you start the Career Jumpstart program or once you get a job. The UX/UI Foundations Course plus the Career Jumpstart price Is still one of the most affordable bootcamp programs with unlimited mentorship. You’re paying them for job search assistance and it pays off. They give you personalized help like job opportunities from their network, resume reviews, mock interviews, portfolio walk throughs, interview debriefs, and salary negotiation. Like I said, mentorship is unlimited, not all programs offer that at this price point.
@@lanimott2825 Even if Avocademy changed the 7% to a flat pay back $5K to $6K that doesn’t include the $1997 you paid for the first part of boot camp. So after the dust settles you will be paying $7K to $8K.
You initially stated in the beginning of the video that you didn’t want to spend $7K to $15K on a course since you have your bachelors. Looks like you still spent that money. In the end what I basically gathered from this is expect to pay/invest in yourself and choose a program or boot camp that fits you.
@@ds1755 I took the course in September of 2021 and the cost of the course by itself was $1,500 then which I paid upfront. As I said, I competed the course with a Portfolio which included one case study.
Some courses that offer the same and can start at $7k, like Career Foundry, or General Assembly. If a course is significantly cheaper, they do not offer unlimited mentor support, design critiquing and feedback, and your Portfolio is not reviewed by an actual UX Design professional or Product Manager.
Carrer Jumpstart offers contract work where you can complete 3-5 projects on a design team to add to complete your Portfolio. There is no other learning institution that offers the same volume of real work experience AND a competed Portfolio.
For me, paying 7% of my salary to gain contract work experience, unlimited job interview support, resume critiques, portfolio critiques was WELL worth the investment. I did not have to pay the 7% upfront. I was only required to begin paying for it once I accepted a job, which I did!
Another alternative to gaining UX design work experience instead of Career Jumpstart is doing your own freelance work. This would require setting up an LLC, keeping track of your finances, seeking out business leads, etc. PLUS doing all the actual design work. I was working full-time at my day job and couldn’t possibly manage my own freelance business and all the required design work.
If you have the luxury of time, then freelance work may be the right fit for you! If you’re someone like me who was working full time and couldn’t run a freelance business, Career Jumpstart was the perfect fit for me and worth the 7%. Once I began applying, I was able to land a job in 36 days all thanks to Career Jumpstart mentors and work experience. I’m still at my job now and loving it! Like I said, well worth it
@@lanimott2825 this was the comment I was looking for thank you
@@Sabrina-jd6ve you’re welcome! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Hello 👋🏽 how are you , good content , I wanted to ask you if you found a job ?
Hello Anisley! I’m doing great, thanks for commenting! I am currently interviewing with a few companies and just finished a final interview with one! This week I’ll know if I got the job :) I’ll keep you and the channel posted!
@@lanimott2825 Thank you so much for replying back , good luck in the interview process but you got this 🙂. I being looking into this school and trying to do my research before jumping into this and i saw a lot of positive feedback . i love my job but i know i can do more so just praying i can have the time to study . Thank you Lani and have a great night 🙂
@@anisleyherrera817 thanks so much! Did you make a decision about your career change. By the way I did recently get a job! I started on Sept. 1 😊🎉
@@lanimott2825 🙌🏽🍾🎉🎉 Congratulations Lani well deserve you did it 🧡, I was accepted into front end coding bootcamp 3 days ago but waiting that the cohort open for the afternoon classes, in the meantime I’m playing with Figma and Adobe XD but definitely I will look more into Avocademy