It starts with &ldquo;yes.&rdquo;

– Jiddu Krishnamurti, Author, Speaker, and Humanitarian

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There is no end to education...The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.

Money isn’t everything, but it’s a good indicator of the market’s most in-demand positions. Here are the best-paying tech careers from coast-to-coast.

The 5 Highest Paying Careers in Tech

Think you're underpaid? Follow these guidelines for making the salary you deserve.

How Much Should You Be Making?

We've compiled salary data from PayScale, Glassdoor, and more from across the country.

What Do Developers & UX Designers Make?

What would work be like if you knew everyone's salary (and they knew yours)?

Pros and Cons of Salary Transparency

Up your odds of getting that raise with advice from a veteran hiring manager.

How to Successfully Ask for a Raise

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Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for it.

– Katharine Whitehorn, Journalist & Writer

Find out from Luke Miller, GA instructor and UX designer.

What Is: User Experience Design

Decide which area of UX is right for you and find the appropriate job to fit your interests and skill set.

Which UX Career Is Right For You?

We’ve broken down some of the top industry tools for a variety of contexts and workflows.

6 Essential Tools For UX Designers

Marcin Treder, CEO of UX design platform UXPin, knows a thing or two about creating a design culture.

Building A Design-centric Culture

Let’s take a look at a range of careers that involve and/or are affected by user experience.

6 Careers That Benefit From UX Skills

7 UX Designers You Should Be Following On Twitter

Why UX Designers And Developers Should Become Bffs

Tips To Recognize, Understand, And Use “Evil” Design

Top 10 Blogs For User Experience Designers

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Great design is deeply human-centric.

– Marcin Treder, CEO at UXPin

From start to finish, PMs act as the glue that keeps the team together, as well as the captain that steers them the right way. Keep reading to see how you can become one yourself.

What Makes a Great Product Manager?

GA graduate Chris Place co-founded and rasied over $1.4M on Kickstarter for Prep'd, the smart lunchbox.

Meet the Lunchbox for Food-Lovers

Want to get hired as a PM? Get some pre-interview tips and exercises from the CEO of Aha!

Win Your First Product Management Job

Tune in as two product chiefs discuss how to build awesome products with awesome teams.

Watch: Building Products That Delight

And what you could say instead to communicate effectively and set the stage for success.

10 Things PMs Should Never Say

The Top 5 Podcasts For Aspiring Product Managers

4 Must-have Attributes Of Amazing Product Managers

The Best Blogs For Product Managers

3 Components Of Every Great Product Strategy

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Great products sell themselves.

– Kevin Systrom, Co-founder and CEO of Instagram

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Beginner's Guide to Tech Jobs

Want a career in tech but not sure where to begin? We created an eBook with HubSpot, Indeed, and Network After Work to give you a look at the many possible career paths.

It's not just about doing what you love – there's way more to it. Learn how to build yours.

Discover Your Dream Career

Create your elevator pitch to use the next time you’re asked, “So, what do you do?”

Craft the Perfect Elevator Pitch

Changing careers doesn't have to be a crisis. Learn how to navigate the move flawlessly.

The Right Way to Change Careers

According to some, companies benefit from actively hiring career changers. But why?

Should You Hire Career Changers?

Think Beyond The Obvious When You’re Changing Careers

5 Career Changers Who Will Inspire You To Take The Leap

What You Need To Know About Making A Career Change In Your 20s

Why Millennials Job Hop More Than Any Other Generation

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There is nothing wrong with change, as long as it is in the right direction.

– Winston Churchill

Data has become an integral part of every industry, meaning the need for data experts is going up. Here are five high-paying careers you can pursue that rely heavily on data analysis skills.

5 Careers That Use Data Analysis

There's a lot of underutilized data out there. See how Open Data Nation is teaching people to use it.

Open Data Can Change the World

Data literacy is a mindset that can apply to any part of your life. Learn how to become data literate.

Think Like a Data Scientist

Learn how Robin Hood, NYC's largest poverty-fighting organization, uses data to craft their solutions.

Fighting Poverty with Data

It's one of the most in-demand skills today, but do you know what they actually do?

What's a Data Scientist Anyway?

What Is Machine Learning?

How VeryApt’s Builds Great Products With Data

The Top 5 Podcasts For Aspiring Data Scientists

Watch: Data 101 with MailChimp

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If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.

– Albert Einstein

The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Getting a Job in Tech

Don't be fooled. Getting past the perceived velvet ropes is within your reach.

Download the Guide

The creative industry takes a lot of self-awareness and self-motivation. Don't get stuck in a rut. We took some creative advice from the legendary choreographer on how to stay creatively sharp.

Freelancing Tips from Twyla Tharp

There's never been a better time to be self-employed. See why, and decide if you'll make the leap.

Make Your Own Rules

We don't teach a history class, but we do know a bit about the hustlers of history.

Hustle: A Comprehensive Retrospective

There's a lot they don't tell you about getting started in freelance. That's where we come in.

Watch: Freelancing 101

Looking for extra income? Here are eight ways to create a side business with your skills.

Turn Your Skills Into Profit

12 Signs You're Ready to Go Freelance

Transform Your Side-gig Into A Full-time Hustle

9 Things I Did To Become A Solopreneur

5 Ways A Side Hustle Can Advance Your Career

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Good things happen to those who hustle.

– Anais Nin

Code isn't just a programming language. In many ways, it's a key to making things happen, whether it's better communication with your dev team or building your own prototype.

5 Reasons You Should Code

Creative technologist Matthew Epler is giving "color coding" a brand new meaning.

The Intersection of Art + Code

Banking coding skills is useful no matter what field you're in. Take it from a GA Alumnus.

Starting Up With Code

We told you coding was in. Check out some celebs who've taken up a new hobby.

Be Like Kloss And Bosh

Today's most in-demand languages have less to do with verb conjugations.

Programming Languages You Should Know

Getting Started with Front-End Web Development

Learning To Code? Why You Should Learn Javascript First

Full-stack Web Development Deconstructed

7 Essential Skills You Need To Be An Android Developer

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Everyone should know how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think.

– Steve Jobs

Learn how to make your ideas come alive from the people who’ve done it before. We interviewed creative leaders about how they made their way to the top.

Stop Talking. Start Making.

Get practical startup advice from entrepreneurs who've been there and done that.

Advice For Entrepreneurs, By Entrepreneurs

Most business ideas don’t start with socks, but GA Alumni Anthony Liang’s idea wasn’t like most.

Dress Socks To Impress

Check out this chat on the next generation of leaders and how to create a culture that will sustain.

Watch: Eric Ries & The Lean Startup

Fuel your fire with help from these young entrepreneurs, bloggers, scientists, and all-around gamechangers.

10 Millennials Inspiring Us To Hustle

Alumni App, Splittable, Lands $1.2m To Track Roommate Expenses

How To Master The Art Of Bootstrapping Your Startup

Top Personality Traits Of Every Successful Startup Founder

Beyond The VC: 4 Places For Your Startup To Find Funding

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If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

– Jim Rohn, Entrepreneur & Author

Get acquainted: Startup culture is much different from your typical 9-to-5. Take the right steps toward having a solid startup interview with these 5 tips.

Startup On the Right Foot

Make your move to get that interview. Here are 5 ways to stand out as an applicant.

Fresh Ways To Score An Interview

Avoid these 4 common mistakes to nail your next coding interview.

The Code to Interview Success

Psst — your interview isn't over until you follow up. Learn how to finish strong.

Close the Deal: The Follow-up

Work experience is crucial, but how you come off during the interview is just as important.

Learn to Think Past the Resume

5 Questions You'll Be Asked In Your Next Digital Marketing Interview

New to Product Management? Here's How to Ace Your First Interview

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Opportunities don't happen, you create them.

– Chris Grosser, Entrepreneur

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The Pursuit of Passion

Get lessons, advice, and stories about tapping into your passions and turning them into a career from top entrepreneurs at companies like eBay, Indiegogo, and ClassPass.

Overcome 4 common mental hang-ups and get in the right mindset to land your dream job.

What Stands Between You and Your Dream

Here’s what you need to know to translate your passions into a successful career.

How to Actually Do What You Love

Get to know one Digital Marketing alum who turned a passion for music into a thriving career.

Hitting the Right Note

Hear from speakers that will inspire you to make the career move you've always wanted to.

5 TED Talks To Spark Your Passion

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Turning your passion into your job is easier than finding a job that matches your passion.

– Seth Godin

You Can't Love What You Don't Know

Take the next step in your career by enrolling in one of our courses in topics from coding, design, data, marketing, and more.

Explore Our Courses

Looking to get hired? Get practical tips for building a LinkedIn profile that will showcase your personal brand, distinguish you from the masses, and grab the attention of potential employers.

7 Ways To Optimize Your Linkedin

Googling is the new reference check for most employers. Learn how to manage your search results.

Own Your Online Reputation

Meet one GA alum who pivoted from journalism to content marketing by rebranding herself.

A Story of Career Reinvention

A strong personal brand can propel you forward at work. Here's how to use your natural strengths to captivate your colleagues.

Get Noticed At Work