As this week winds down, our thoughts are with those affected by Hurricane Matthew Still lots of other news and ideas to talk about, however Stay safe and check out these articles about implicit bias, hiring from within, and what our CEO thinks about robots in the workplace We’re all a little biased, even if we...
Last week, we shared thoughts from instructor Chris Bryant on earning Cisco certification Today, we've got Jason Cannon, the instructor behind "Learn Linux in 5 Days and Level Up Your Career," which boasts nearly 29,000 students Jason's 10 other courses explore various aspects of Linux programming in his same...
Let’s skip the chit-chat and get straight to the good stuff Here are a few articles we hope will give you food for thought this week The one question you should ask about every new job People change jobs rather frequently these days Each time we ask ourselves, will Company X be the right place for me But we feel...
Instructor Chris Bryant has published 11 courses on Udemy focused on helping students earn Cisco and CompTIA certifications More than 4,700 people are enrolled in his "CCNA 2016 200-125 Video Boot Camp" alone! We did an email Q&A with Chris to find out what it takes to succeed as a networking tech and...
Happy day-after-the-autumnal-equinox! Is it feeling like fall where you are Perhaps the new season puts you in a mood to turn over a new leaf in your career, in which case you should check out Udemy's job openings Meanwhile, thought-provoking articles are always in season around here, so let’s get to it Computer...
The lack of diversity at tech companies has gotten a lot of media attention in the last couple of years, but real solutions have been few and far between That’s the backdrop of the documentary “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap,” which was screened to a packed house of guests at Udemy HQ September 14 To get the...
You’ve made it to the end of another work week Take a moment to wind down with a look back at some articles that got us thinking over the last several days Ask an economist: How can today’s college students future-proof their careers Depending on what you read, robots are either coming to eliminate our jobs,...
Back in July we introduced you to Nick Di Vona, a newcomer to app development who took Mark Price's “iOS 9 and Swift 2: From Beginner to Paid Professional” course At the time, we celebrated his Poke Radar app reaching #2 in Apple's App Store It turns out that was just the beginning of big things for Nick and his...
The roundup took last week off for Labor Day weekend, but we’re back and ready to break down some thoughtful articles for you Lost in translation: Can SIlicon Valley export its best practices There’s lots of talk about tech jobs moving out of the Bay Area due to the region’s insane cost of living, so it’s...
We were thrilled to read recently that instructor Ahmed Alkabary was awarded a scholarship from the Linux Foundation—and his Udemy course played a role in his achievement We got in touch to find out more about Ahmed, whose course, “Linux Command Line Basics,” has more than 49,000 students! How did you...
By Jessica Ashraf, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Udemy In my last blog post, I described how Udemy is using learning science to develop new product features and instructor resources Now, I’m excited to share the launch of our Learning Advisory Board (LAB), which will take those initiatives further What does...
We were excited when the blog editor for Newegg, the hugely popular e-commerce site for tech enthusiasts, shared a story about a Seattle-area sysadmin who learned C# on Udemy in order to improve how his employer manages technical documentation Not only does Kyle Wisdom have an awesome name, he has a great love of...
