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SharpestMinds Alternatives: Data Science Mentorship

SharpestMinds is providing a clear path for a career change into Data Science, guided by a 1-on-1 mentor. With Data Science being one of the most demanded jobs on the market today, the popularity of the skill is growing. Indeed, the most popular search terms on MentorCruise today are Data Science and Machine Learning. So what do we do differently?

HireClub Alternatives: Affordable Career Coaching

The difference between mentorship and coaching is a fine line, and we see ourselves with one foot in each of those topics. HireClub is a new startup giving everyone access to a coaching. So what do we do differently?

From Professional Basketball to Cybersecurity

For close to a decade, Ryan Wilson was a professional basketball player all around Europe. After a long career on the court – last at the Manchester Giants – the now-retired player had to look into his future career prospects, and found a new passion in hacking and cybersecurity. How he made the switch, and how a MentorCruise mentor helped him with that.

5 actionable tips to make mentorships work out

Bringing together a mentor and a mentee is hard, but it’s even harder to make sure that a mentorship can work out over a longer period time. Over the months, we’ve collected a few tips on how to make mentorships work out, and we hope you can learn from them.

What a career mentor can do for you, and how to get one

Helping people grow is what we like to do. People on MentorCruise use their mentor for a vast variety of things. The most popular direction: Career mentorship. In this post, we are outlining what a career mentor can do for you, and finally – how to get one.

How to become a self-taught Data Scientist

Data Science is one of the most trending career paths right now, but it’s also one of the most competitive ones to get into. With hundreds of master students and PhDs entering the workforce every year, career changers and starters may get discouraged.

Five Upcoming JavaScript Libraries to contribute to in 2019

Open-Source code gets pushed every single day. In some cases, code is so useful to others, that the project gains popularity and evolves into a useful library, used by many others. In this article, we handpicked a few exciting, fast growing JavaScript Libraries of this year. We did this before for Python - check it out if you haven’t already.

The most exciting upcoming Python Libraries of 2019

Open-Source code gets pushed every single day. In some cases, code is so useful to others, that the project gains a certain popularity. In this article, we handpicked a few of the most exciting, fast growing Python Libraries of this year.

The benefits of formal mentorship

Since early last year, I’ve been running a global mentorship platform called MentorCruise. What started as a small experiment a year ago, has grown into a go-to source when it comes to tech mentorship, with over 120 available mentors that have actively helped over 300 people last year.

Sandrina Pereira — Meet the Mentor

MentorCruise wouldn’t be anything without our amazing mentors. In the ‘Meet the Mentors’ series we talk to the people behind MentorCruise about their experiences and passions. Today, we are talking to Sandrina Pereira, a UI Engineer with a love for Design.

Reasons to find a mentor

At MentorCruise, we’ve helped over 300 people pick out and find a mentor, and when they do, we are trying to learn as much about their needs as possible. In this article, we are compiling the Top Reasons why people are looking for a mentor.

Common JavaScript Interview Questions

Looking to start a JavaScript career? This guide can help you nail some of the most essential interview questions in JavaScript.

Zipping and unzipping files with NodeJS

Imagine you have a directory of zipped files and you want to unzip them all. This can be achieved manually by clicking on all of them to unzip them, but it can also be achieved with a simple NodeJS script. The other day I had do to this with dozens of files downloaded from AWS S3 and surprisingly couldn’t find a clear example online of exactly what I wanted, so I decided to write this article.

Popular Python Interview Questions

Scheduling your first Python Interview or the first one after a while? Preparing for a Python Coding test? This collection of Python Interview questions should help you getting up to speed.

Most Essential Coding Interview Questions

On the way to your first coding interview? This is a collection of some of the most common coding, algorithm and engineering questions. Your perfect preparation for your interview!

20+ Machine Learning Interview Questions and Answers

Once you are invited to a Machine Learning Interview, you wouldn’t want to mess it up! Discover a set of fundamental and advanced Machine Learning Interview questions and succeed!

Georgie Luhur Cooke — Meet the Mentors

MentorCruise wouldn’t be anything without our amazing mentors. In the ‘Meet the Mentors’ series we talk to the people behind MentorCruise about their experiences and passions. Today, we are talking to Georgie Luhur Cooke, a talented blogger, weightlifter, UI developer and mentor from Australia.

Bapusaheb Patil — Meet the Mentors

In this new series, we will take a look at our diverse and awesome mentor team here at MentorCruise. Building this platform wouldn’t have been possible without the support of them. Today, we are going to talk to Bapusaheb Patil.

Adekunle Oduye — Meet the Mentors

In this new series, we will take a look at our diverse and awesome mentor team here at MentorCruise. Building this platform wouldn’t have been possible without the support of them. Today, we are going to talk to Adekunle Oduye.

The advantages of skill mentorship

When talking about mentorship, most people assume mentorship in entrepreneurism, career, growth or similar. But what if you are a Software Engineer wanting to learn JavaScript?

How to make the most out of a mentorship

Since our launch earlier this year, many students had the chance to talk to a mentor from MentorCruise. When a mentorship is formally established, it can be difficult to get immediate value. Some advice and tips.

Jatin Ahuja — Meet the Mentors

In this new series, we will take a look at our diverse and awesome mentor team here at MentorCruise. Building this platform wouldn’t have been possible without the support of them. Today, we are going to talk to Jatin Ahuja.

Jordi Scharloo — Meet the Mentors

In this new series, we will take a look at our diverse and awesome mentor team here at MentorCruise. Building this platform wouldn’t have been possible without the support of them. Today, we are going to talk to Jordi Scharloo.

Adrianus Warmenhoven — Meet the Mentors

In this new series, we will take a look at our diverse and awesome mentor team here at MentorCruise. Building this platform wouldn’t have been possible without the support of them. Today, we are going to talk to Adrianus Warmenhoven.

Sanyam Bhutani — Meet the Mentors

In this new series, we will take a look at our diverse and awesome mentor team here at MentorCruise. Building this platform wouldn’t have been possible without the support of them. Today, we are going to talk to Sanyam Bhutani.

The mentorship model at Udacity

It is now over a year ago that I got the confirmation message to join the “Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree” from Udacity. It is now about three months ago that I graduated — but I’m still very active in the community: I mentor the next generation.

Why mentorship matters

Mentorships are a great way for students and young people to keep track of their progress and have some support when it comes to reaching their goals. So why do so many people don’t have a mentor?