Train-to-Hire
Our train-to-hire partners are IT staffing firms whose clients have a need for tech talent, often with multiple positions open for the same role – typically larger corporations and Fortune 500 companies.
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Career Services Program
The QuickStart Career Services program is designed to help students who have recently completed their IT training program and need to prepare for their job search. Our goal is to equip students with skills to successfully land a related job in the IT industry. Our comprehensive services include:
1-on-1 Student Support
- LinkedIn Profile Guidance
- Resume Reviews
- Accountability Support
- Job Interview Preparation & Practice
- Self-Paced Career Preparation Education Course
- Access to our Career Services Portal and Talent Community
Events & Educational Group Sessions
- A Day in the Life Alumni Presentations
- Job Search Topics
- Open Office Hours/Q&A Time
Additional Areas of Support
- Employer Presentations and Hiring Events
- Employer Partner Introduction & Referrals
- Internship Opportunities
- Alumni Mentoring Opportunities
- Guides, tools, and helpful resources to streamline your job search
QuickStart Learner Career Opportunities
At QuickStart, we commit to your success well beyond the classroom, and we proudly partner with a variety of both traditional and train-to-hire technology companies and will work with you to determine which option best fits your needs and career goals.
Traditional
Our traditional employment partners are employers or companies of multiple sizes that require technical talent. These companies may be expanding operations, backfilling empty tech roles, or requiring additional entry-level positions.
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We partner with well-known companies to provide opportunities to connect our students with available internships, traditional jobs, and train-to-hire jobs in the IT field.
FDM
SkillStorm
Catalyte
American Express
RKMC
Alpha Recon
Meet Our Team
Our career services team members work diligently with online IT learners to help students find the right role and achieve their professional goals.
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Nash Qureshi
Senior Manager of Training Delivery & Operations
Gwen Gayhart
Director of Career Services
Kevin Abidi
Technical Recruiter & Career Advisor
Jessica Cavallaro
Career AdvisorFrequently Asked Questions
When will I get access to career services?
You'll have access to resources as soon as you enroll, starting when you join Prentus, our online career services portal and talent community. You’ll have access to an entire suite of resources to help prepare you for your search, as well as a Slack-style discussion board and all scheduled events. One-on-one support will be available to you once you have completed 75% of your bootcamp program and for up to 6 months post-completion. We're here to provide support once you’ve moved on to your job opportunity - alumni are eligible for up to three 30-minute sessions with one of our career advisors and continue to participate in our talent community as members and mentors.
Are career services included with the cost of the bootcamp?
Yes! All our bootcamps include access to all the resources Prentus has to offer, as well as profile development and resume-building support, interview practice, and employer partner opportunities, where relevant.
Is a job guaranteed after completion of the bootcamp?
A job cannot be specifically guaranteed. Since hiring is a personal transaction, we have no control over whether a student/graduate chooses to accept a job offer once it's received. However, we do take responsibility to empower you with the knowledge, tools, and support necessary to get a job in the industry.
Do you have employer partners? Will you introduce me to them?
Our list of employer partners grows every day, and we will work to connect you with available opportunities whenever possible.
Can I get a job without a degree?
While a college degree is a standard benchmark in many industries, entry-level IT roles may be open to candidates without a traditional four-year degree. We partner with Opportunity@Work in their mission to Tear the Paper Ceiling by providing our non-degreed students specialized career guidance, support, and opportunities with well-known employers like Chevron and Amazon.
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Train-to-hire partners that we work with do not always require a degree or prior IT field experience, however, many do require at least an associate degree for consideration.
This process is mainly driven through our partner, who completes the sourcing, evaluation, hiring, and training to prepare new hires to work with their clients. The graduate is then hired as a W-2 employee under the IT staffing firm, instead of the client company to the staffing firm.
In most cases, our students have signed 2-year contracts with the staffing firm, and will undergo extra training, which may include more certifications paid for by the staffing firm. Once assigned to a specific client, rarely will a contracted employee be assigned to a new client company. Note: the contracted train-to-hire employee can be “converted” at any time to a full-time employee of the client company.
Requirements for this type of career opportunity can vary by client, though a bachelor's degree is a common qualification for consideration.
The career services team works to continually develop our employer partnerships and is also looking to develop a program for internships and/or apprenticeships, which may help to open this opportunity for those students who may not possess a bachelor's degree.
Note: Students who accept a traditional job opportunity will work directly with the hiring company to determine compensation and all other terms of employment.
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Ali is a sales and partnerships professional with a successful track record in B2B sales. In his previous roles- as a CEO of his start-up and with Capital Factory, a startup incubator, he had been building successful partnerships with global corporations and international governments. He is passionate about helping fast-growing technology companies connect with top technical talent.
Gwen is Masters-trained in Psychology with a focus on Community Counseling and Career Coaching. She has broad business experience coaching entrepreneurs and C-suite executives, spent several years leading recruiting teams for Fortune 500 employers and is certified in Performance-based Hiring. In 2017, Gwen applied what she had learned about effective hiring processes to begin her new career of guiding bootcamp graduates and career changers through the job search.
Kevin is a results-focused technical recruiter with experience interviewing and placing a wide variety of tech talent, from Software Engineers to Data professionals to Network and Security Engineers. He has a knack for guiding entry-level talent through the challenges of those intimidating technical interviews. He'll walk you through the interview process and provide feedback on how to improve.