What is Kenzie Placement Services?

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The Kenzie Placement Services team prepares students with the essential interpersonal skills and tools to help them land a job. In addition to valuable career readiness training, the job placement team also engages with employers to garner interest in Kenzie students and grads. This puts job opportunities right within reach of our students so they can take action!

Learn more about our Employer Partners below.

While the Placement team is here to support each and every Kenzie grad to reach their individual employment goals, ultimately the responsibility of landing a job belongs to the student. Our career readiness curriculum is designed to give each grad the skills and confidence to land the job they deserve. 

Kenzie’s Job Placement Services is built for you.

Kenzie Academy graduates are well equipped to succeed in the job market. In addition to receiving high-quality technical education, students receive a career readiness curriculum through Kenzie’s Placement Services team.

  • The Placement team supports Kenzie students through all phases of their job search, assisting with resume review, interview preparation, job search advice, networking skills, and moral support.
  • Our job placement Advisors are former technical recruiters, so they’re well equipped to advise you on your job search.
  • From their first day at Kenzie, students have access to a Placement Advisor.
  • Our Account Managers can connect you with Kenzie Employer Partners, getting your resume directly in front of hiring managers and decision-makers.

“Kenzie helped me grow in many ways beyond just teaching me how to code.” – Drashti, Associate Software Engineer at Infosys

Here to support you in your job search

  • Support from Placement Advisors 
  • Access to apply for openings thanks to our Employer Partner outreach
  • Career readiness curriculum built into each Kenzie Academy program
  • Open office hours
  • Resume & career artifact support
  • Cover letter guidance 
  • Social media & networking tips 
  • Interview prep & follow up
  • Tech skills prep 
  • Career days/weeks 
  • Speakers & events 
  • Job boards
  • CareerScore Job Tracking Software — Looking for a way to track your job search progress? Kenzie’s Placement team uses the application info you enter into CareerScore to reach out to certain employers on your behalf.
  • Kenzie Profiles — Our Employer Partner site allows hiring managers to review Kenzie grads. Your profile includes a short bio, resume, top tech skills, and a link to your LinkedIn profile, GitHub, and/or personal website. This is a special service provided by the Placement team to help market you in the tech industry.
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How does Placement work with graduates?

A Placement Advisor works with each graduate to understand their background and how it applies to their job search. They’ll also discuss current strengths + weaknesses, interests, and the challenges a graduate may face in the job search process.

To start, information is collected via a Placement questionnaire designed to get a better understanding of each graduate. Once completed, an Advisor will personally be assigned to the graduate and have a 1-on-1 session together. The Placement Advisor will build a relationship with the graduate/student, offer customized career guidance, and streamline candidate matching to Employer Partners.

The student will be expected to take the lead in their job search while working with their Placement Advisor and applying their training from the career readiness curriculum. 

Kenzie's curriculum & Placement services go hand-in-hand

Kenzie's curriculum & Placement services go hand-in-hand

Let's market your certified tech skills to potential employers.

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Placement Services Team

Students can get assistance by attending office hours or by contacting Placement staff on the advising Slack channel. Any student or graduate is welcome to attend office hours as often as they would like. Office hours are offered 4 days a week.

  • Andrea VanderStelt
    Andrea VanderStelt
    Assistant VP of Talent Placement
  • Kaitlynn Callahan
    Kaitlynn Callahan
    Account Manager of Partnerships
  • Tenille Jones
    Tenille Jones
    Account Manager of Partnerships
  • Jai Cook
    Jai Cook
    Talent Advisor & Trainer
  • Tonya Dove
    Tonya Dove
    Placement Advisor
  • Klaudia Rossol
    Klaudia Rossol
    Talent and Placement Advisor
  • LaShea Barnes
    LaShea Barnes
    Placement Advisor

Where do Kenzie Grads work?

Kenzie graduates earn an average of $50,000-$85,000 in their first professional roles after completing their certification program. They work at companies around the country in roles such as Software Engineer, UX/UI Designer, UX Researcher, and Full Stack Developer. Here are just a few of the companies our graduates work for:

Employer Partners

Get a leg up with Kenzie’s network of Employer Partners.

Kenzie Academy graduates alumni are from every corner of the country, and so are the companies they work for. Many work at fast-growing tech companies in addition to larger corporations. Check out some of these Results stories to learn how our programs have helped them land the jobs they deserve.

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Check out these student stories.

Amira

Amira had a degree in International Studies but wanted to work in tech. Now, she's a Kenzie grad and a Product Designer at Toast Inc.

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  • New Job Title
    Associate Product Designer
  • Employer
    Toast Inc.
  • Salary
    228% Increase in Annual Income

Kevin

Kevin worked in tech support and as an Uber driver while facing homelessness. He decided to pursue a career in tech and now he's a Front End Developer with Quotum.

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  • New Job Title
    Front End Developer
  • Employer
    Quotum
  • Salary
    150% Increase in Annual Income

Alexander

Alexander was working at a warehouse in Indiana but wanted a career change. He attended Kenzie Academy and is now a Software Engineer for Glew.io in North Carolina.

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  • New Job Title
    Software Engineer
  • Employer
    Glew.io
  • Salary
    118% Increase in Annual Income

Taylor

Taylor was a paramedic who wanted to enter tech while supporting his young family. Now, he's a Kenzie grad and a Full Stack Engineer at Iris Works.

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  • New Job Title
    Full Stack Engineer
  • Employer
    Iris Works
  • Salary
    53% Increase in Annual Income

Darlyze

Darlyze graduated from a 4-year university with a bachelor’s degree but saw more opportunities in tech. Now, she's launching her career as an Associate Software Engineer at Infosys.

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  • New Job Title
    Associate
    Software Engineer
  • Employer
    Infosys
  • Salary
    137.5% Increase in Annual Income

What Kenzie Employer Partners are saying about our Alumni:

“Darlyze was very professional and organized… She was proactive about going to Kenzie and getting additional education in something she wanted to pursue. I think that’s crucial because you have to be up to date with technology. You have to continuously learn on the job. That’s the type of student we look for.” – Robin Custodio, Senior Associate Lead, Talent Acquisition, Infosys

What Kenzie Employer Partners are saying about our Alumni:

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