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The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
Lucas and Luna examine the real economics of career change: how bootcamps, certificate programs, and reskilling initiatives actually affect earnings, hiring, and job satisfaction. They compare the ROI of a 12-week coding bootcamp against a two-year community college degree, discuss which industries currently pay premiums for career switchers (logistics tech, healthcare IT, renewable energy), and analyze data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on job mobility and wage growth. Each episode…
Episodes
The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and ReskillingHow Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Data Privacy
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into data privacy—a field that's booming as…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Sports Tech
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the booming world of sports technology, a field that merges fandom with hardcore…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into HealthTech
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into healthtech, a sector that's…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Proptech
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can break into the booming property technology sector. With venture…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Fintech Payments
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can break into the fintech payments industry. They drill into the…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Ad Tech
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can break into the ad tech industry. They dive into the specific…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Web Accessibility
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore web accessibility as a career path for bootcamp grads. They discuss the growing demand for…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Insurtech
Episode 162 of The Career Change Podcast: Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp grads can break into insurtech, the insurance technology sector. Lucas shares the…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Climate Tech Startups
In episode 161 of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into climate tech — the fast-growing sector where software engineers, data analysts, and…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
Bootcamp Grads in Data Engineering
Lucas and Luna dig into data engineering as a career path for bootcamp grads, using the story of a former teacher who pivoted through a six-month program and…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Voice AI
On this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into voice AI — the field behind smart speakers, interactive voice response systems, and voice…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Renewable Energy Tech
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can land roles in renewable energy tech, a sector growing fast in 2026. They focus on the demand…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Developer Relations
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore Developer Relations (DevRel) as a career path for bootcamp graduates. They discuss the…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Robotics
Robotics is booming, but it's not just for electrical engineers anymore. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down how bootcamp grads with software…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Cloud Architecture
Ever wonder how a bootcamp graduate lands a role as a cloud architect? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the path from coding bootcamp to designing cloud…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing fields, and bootcamp grads are finding their way in. In this episode, Lucas and Luna drill into the specific roles…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into GovTech
Hundreds of bootcamp grads are finding their way into government technology roles, and the path is more structured than you might think. In this episode, Lucas…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into AI Newsletter Writing
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a niche but growing career path for bootcamp graduates: writing AI-focused newsletters. With the AI content boom in…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Land Government Tech Jobs
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a fast-growing but often overlooked path for bootcamp graduates: government technology…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Enter the Electric Vehicle Industry
In this milestone 150th episode, Lucas and Luna explore how coding bootcamp graduates can break into the fast-growing electric vehicle industry. They focus on…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into EdTech
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can break into the education technology sector, focusing on a specific success story: a former…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Product Management
On this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into product management. They break down the skills that…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Fintech Compliance
In Episode 147 of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the often-overlooked intersection of coding and compliance. With the fintech sector…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Use LinkedIn to Get Hired
Lucas and Luna dive into a surprising stat: 67% of recruiters use LinkedIn as their primary sourcing tool, yet most bootcamp grads treat their profile like a…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Use GitHub as a Portfolio
Bootcamp graduates often face a catch-22: they need professional experience to land a job, but need a job to gain experience. In this episode, Lucas and Luna…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Negotiate Their First Tech Salary
In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down salary negotiation for bootcamp graduates — a skill often overlooked in career transitions. They share the story of…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Health Tech
Health tech is growing fast, and coding bootcamp graduates are finding new opportunities in digital health. Lucas and Luna explore the specific skills and…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Site Reliability Engineering
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is one of the fastest-growing roles in tech, with demand far outpacing supply. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into UX Design
Lucas and Luna explore the fastest path from a coding bootcamp into a UX design role. Hosts break down the three pillars of a competitive portfolio: redesign…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Sales Engineering
Sales engineering is one of the fastest-growing roles in tech, blending coding skills with client-facing communication. In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Data Science
Data science bootcamps now represent 15% of all coding bootcamp graduates, up from 8% in 2022. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the concrete steps…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Launch a Freelance Career
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can build a successful freelance career. They discuss the shift…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Ace Technical Interviews
In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle the number one stressor for bootcamp graduates: the technical interview. Citing a 2025 Course Report survey that found…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Use Side Projects to Land a Job
Episode 136 of The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna break down what separates a resume-padding side project from one that actually lands job…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
Skills-Based Hiring Opens Doors for Bootcamp Graduates
On this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how the rise of skills-based hiring is creating new opportunities for bootcamp graduates…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Product Operations
Episode 134 of The Career Change Podcast explores the emerging field of Product Operations (ProdOps) — a role that sits at the intersection of product…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Start a Career in DevRel
Developer Relations, or DevRel, is a growing field that blends technical skills with community engagement, content creation, and public speaking. In this…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Navigate the Return-to-Office Mandate
Episode 132 of The Career Change Podcast tackles a dilemma many bootcamp grads face in mid-2026: their first tech job was fully remote, but now the employer is…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Quantitative Finance
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into quantitative finance. They break down…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Augmented Reality
Episode 130 of The Career Change Podcast explores how bootcamp graduates can pivot into augmented reality roles. Lucas and Luna break down the specific skills…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Transition Into Cybersecurity
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how coding bootcamp graduates can pivot into cybersecurity roles. They break down the specific skills bootcampers…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Pivot Into Climate Tech
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how coding bootcamp graduates can break into climate tech — a fast-growing sector that combines software engineering…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Transition Into DevOps
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into DevOps roles. They break down the specific skills…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into AI Product Management
Episode 126 of The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo dives into how bootcamp graduates can pivot into AI product management. Lucas and Luna explore a specific…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Data Engineering
Data engineering is one of the fastest-growing roles in tech, with job postings up 40% year-over-year as of mid-2026. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Build a Personal Brand on LinkedIn
Coding bootcamps teach technical skills, but what about visibility? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can use LinkedIn…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into EdTech
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can pivot into EdTech — a sector that's hungry for tech talent…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into HealthTech
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how bootcamp graduates can break into the HealthTech industry. They focus on a specific…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Transition Into Technical Program Management
Episode 121 of The Career Change Podcast explores how bootcamp graduates can pivot into Technical Program Management. Lucas and Luna break down the specific…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Transition Into Technical Writing
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore technical writing as an overlooked career pivot for bootcamp graduates. They focus on the case of Maria Chen, a former…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Transition Into Solutions Engineering
Episode 119 of The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo explores solutions engineering as a career path for bootcamp graduates. Lucas and Luna break down the…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Thrive in Contract-to-Hire Roles
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the contract-to-hire path for bootcamp graduates, using the story of a 2024 data analytics bootcamp grad who landed a…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
Bootcamp Grads Landing Remote First Jobs
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how coding bootcamp graduates can successfully land remote-first jobs. They dive into the…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
Bootcamp Grads Breaking Into Freelance Consulting
Episode 116 of The Career Change Podcast explores how bootcamp graduates can transition into freelance consulting — a path that offers flexibility, higher…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Pivot Into Fintech
Fintech is booming, and bootcamp grads are uniquely positioned to break in. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the specific skills fintech employers…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Transition Into Sales Engineering
Episode 114 of The Career Change Podcast explores how bootcamp graduates can pivot into sales engineering — a role that blends technical knowledge with…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Negotiate a Job Offer
Episode 113 of The Career Change Podcast dives into the often-overlooked skill of negotiating job offers for bootcamp graduates. Lucas and Luna break down why…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
How Bootcamp Grads Can Navigate Age Bias in Tech Hiring
In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna tackle a sensitive but crucial topic: age bias in tech hiring for bootcamp graduates. Drawing on a…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
Bootcamp Grads Transitioning Into Developer Relations
Episode 111 of The Career Change Podcast explores developer relations (DevRel) as a career path for bootcamp graduates. Lucas and Luna discuss what DevRel…
- The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling
From Bootcamp to Cloud Architect A 12-Month Roadmap
Episode 110 of The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo explores how bootcamp graduates can pivot into cloud architecture—a role with median salaries above…