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As Ivan says, before design, he had an average career as a manager. Recalling his love of photography, when he could spend hours editing photos and creating videos, he found the perfect fit in UI/UX design. After joining the Academy on the recommendation of a friend, he successfully completed his studies and found a job. Find out why Ivan dropped out of his first courses without completing them and what four projects he is working on now below.

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Throughout 2023, the Beetroot Academy faced numerous challenges, leading us to adapt and evolve. While russia continues to destroy Ukraine and its economy, the beets of the Academy did everything humanly possible to demonstrate their resilience, hard work, and support for others.

During the pandemic, Vadym's family-owned toy store had to shut down for a while. It led to a financial strain on the family, and Vadym decided to explore remote work. He joined the Front-end course at Beetroot Academy based on a friend's recommendation. Despite facing several challenges in his job search, Vadym was able to gain his first commercial experience thanks to one of his Academy teachers. After six months, he finally landed a job as a full-stack developer at the Latvian company eWave.

Adaptability is one of the best skills to master for a successful career in any field. According to a LinkedIn study, it is currently the most crucial skill employers are looking for. You might ask, what does the updated AI module have to do with it? Let us tell you more.

While still studying at university to become a physics and math teacher, Daria was introduced to Python in a separate course dedicated to this programming language. A few years later, while already working as a tutor, she decided to try to change her profession and learn more about what had interested her as a student. After completing the Beetroot Academy course, Daria decided to move into machine learning and artificial intelligence. After gaining her first commercial experience through the Academy's community, she became a freelance developer, and her portfolio currently includes three AI projects, namely chatbots for various needs.

Mikaela, a former technical consultant in the transport industry, leveraged maternity leave to enter the UX/UI design field. Beetroot Academy's online course fit her busy schedule, allowing her to learn UX/UI design while caring for her child. After highlighting her combined skills and experience to employers, Mikaela landed a UX lead/design consultant role at a specialized firm within a month and a half. She now enjoys collaborating with a team of designers and recently took on an additional leadership responsibility.

As the dream to work in art vanished after obtaining a degree, Antonia decided to look for something else. On her husband's advice, she joined Beetroot Academy and started her journey in the UX/UI design field. Yet, finding a job is a hard task, even more so when you are a foreigner with no one to give you recommendations. After over a year of sending CVs and going to interviews, Antonia reached out to the people in the field she knew and trusted, her teachers from the Academy. And that’s how she found a job as a UX designer at Nets Group, Sweden.

A graduate of a UI/UX course shares her experience of how she combined her learned skills with her previous work experience to land a UX writer job. Nawara, a writer with a background in tech, wanted to make a career shift and explore the field of UX design. She enrolled in a course to learn the ropes and was fascinated by the UX thinking process. Despite the challenges of finding a UX design job, Nawara's writing skills proved to be a secret weapon, and she landed a UX writing job that blends her design knowledge with her passion for writing.

Working as an administrator since my university years, I knew that was not for me. And though I gained great soft skills, such as communication and time management, I decided to pursue a career in Tech. I tried studying independently, but free courses are usually self-paced, and I wanted to go even further. That’s how I found Beetroot Academy – and my experience was amazing. I mastered all the necessary skills to find a job, and after three months of active search, I got an offer as a Junior Tester at Level.works.