Flockjay Reviews

Pros

Instructors High quality training materials Fireside chats Tech stack Classmates

Cons

Career service needs an overhaul

Pros

A place where mission and values do make a difference!

Cons

Some of the "user experience" is disjointed, BUT the Success team is super supportive and things are getting better all the time.

Pros

I was looking to change the industry that I worked in. I have worked in sales for about 19 years now, never in tech. Flockjay gave me the skills and foundation for tech sales to build on what I knew. -10-week program / M-Th / 3 hrs a night 5-8PST I had no issue with the course changing the format from 12 weeks to 10 weeks. As working professionals desiring to get jump-started in a new career, the more compact and efficient the program, the better. -Learning from current leaders in the industry The program is training for a Sales Development Representative. The instructors have all been in this role previously, and are able to deliver the ins and outs of what is expected of the role and how to perform at the highest degree. -Insightful Fireside Chats Talks with Tech industry professionals, giving you an inside look to their career trajectories and how you can grow your career into what you want it to be. -It's a lot of work. Take it seriously. You get out what you put in. -Knowledge to hit the ground running. Just like in any job transition, nothing falls into your lap. However, you are equipped with the tools to conduct an efficient job search and position yourself as a desirable candidate. I received an offer within a month of graduating.

Cons

-Outcomes/ Job Placement was slow in communicating This is one of the most important things on everyone's mind when starting the program. Having an idea of how the process works from the beginning will assist in managing everyone's expectations.

Pros

- World-class instruction and guidance from industry experts (sales leaders, recruiters, C-level execs) - A comprehensive and concise curriculum that will get you up to speed in 10 weeks - Strong student to teacher ratio, and ample access to office hours with instructors - An inclusive and supportive community (from the students to the entire Flockjay team) - A transparent and accessible payment structure (I opted for the ISA) - An incredibly dedicated Career Services team (Brittany, Laura, and Navneet were my champions) - Leadership and a mission you can believe in (Thank you Shaan Hathiramani)

Cons

- Growing pains of newly implemented technology (learning platform occasionally had minor glitches) - If you're expecting to cruise your way into a new job, look elsewhere. This course requires consistent hard work (beyond the alotted class time).

Pros

Community, curriculum, connections are amazing!

Cons

None whatsoever it is awesome.

Pros

My favorite part of the Flockjay is the unexpected, extremely supportive professional community that I got out of the 12 week bootcamp. I've been a successful salesperson and been wanting to break into tech. Initially, I thought I wouldn't get much out of the course since I've had a track record of success in sales, so I really only enrolled because of the job placement part of the program. But I'm so glad that I was wrong about that! After the first week of class, I felt like there's so much new information that I couldn't absorb all of it. Not only did I learn a ton of new skills and industry relevant software, but I also found an amazing professional community that I have always been looking for. It's definitely worth the investment and hard work these past 12 weeks.

Cons

Since they are also a new startup themselves, their hiring partners are mostly in SF and NYC. (They do have hiring partners in other cities, but a lot less). So if you're not from there, you will have to either look on your own or relocate. But, I know the team is working very hard in expanding their hiring partners list in other major cities. So I wouldn't let that stop you from enrolling because the amount of support you get from the team is tremendous. Even if you have to look on your own, the coaching through the interview process will still help you get the job!