"I didn’t have to wait 4 years to start my career. I have no debt. I’ve got experience under my belt, and I know I can do well whatever happens going forward.”
"Praxis has helped me carve out my own career path. It has been the perfect atmosphere to inspire my personal and professional growth."
"After 3 months, my business partner has already offered me a full-time job. Praxis has exceeded my expectations."
Praxis was a game-changer for me.
It challenged my belief that college was the only path I could choose to create a great career.
It showed me how to take charge of my education, and ultimately, my life.
It helped me learn how to get any job I want. It landed me a job at a startup in Silicon Valley and provided me with the support I needed to thrive.
Praxis showed me it's possible to become the best in the world in whatever I want.
–Cassius Carvalho
If you're ready for a career development experience unlike any other, the next steps are:
Listen, we know application processes can be intimidating. But don’t sweat this. We don’t care about your high school GPA or how many clubs you were in.
Our aim is to get to know the real you – to understand what makes you tick, what excites you, and hear about your ambitions.
The first phase of the application includes basic contact info, a few brief questions, and professional references.
Our team reviews each application within 2 business days and issues a preliminary decision. Finalists are invited to interview with our team. Within 1-2 weeks of interviewing, you’ll receive a final decision.
If you’re accepted into the bootcamp, first off, congratulations! You’re at the starting line of what we hope is one of the most rewarding periods of personal and professional growth in your life, to date. (We kinda envy you, honestly. It’s an awesome time.)
Between acceptance and starting the bootcamp, you get to dive into the program experience. We’ll introduce you to your new peers you’ll be completing the bootcamp with. You’ll also get access to the program portal and your pre-program checklist to complete before you start – this will set you up for success.
Want to dig a little deeper? Check out our FAQs.
The bootcamp is your chance to prove yourself (almost like an ongoing audition) – you’ll create content and projects to showcase your skills alongside your peers, attend workshops and one-on-one advising sessions, and get to explore different role types.
But it’s not a walk in the park. We cannot stress this enough – the bootcamp will challenge you, regardless of your skill and experience level at the start. So don’t take it lightly.
By the time you complete the bootcamp, you’ll have a strong professional portfolio full of projects. You’ll understand what it takes to succeed as a future startup employee. And, you’ll have developed a strong support group through your peers, program advisors, Praxis alumni, and experienced professionals you meet through weekly workshops.
During the placement experience, you’ll be introduced to a number of different companies and be given the chance to pitch yourself to join their teams. Our placement team will work closely alongside you through this process to help you determine which opportunities are the best fit for you and how to pitch them. During this phase, you’ll be racking up interviews, exploring companies, and putting what you created through the bootcamp on display.
By the time you win a job offer that excites you, our aim is for you to understand exactly what it takes to navigate the job market successfully. Not only do we want to help you win your first career opportunity, but for you to walk away feeling confident and prepared to navigate your career.
By this stage, you’ll have earned and accepted a job offer. We want to set you up for long-term success. So, throughout your first 90 days in your new job, our team will be here to support you as you make this transition. Whether that means helping you negotiate an offer, guidance through relocation, one-on-one and group coaching sessions, or even preparing a plan for your first 30-60-90 days on the job – our team will be with you every step of the way to help you start strong from day one.
Your journey with Praxis does not end when you get a job. In fact, your professional journey has only just begun. As an alumni, you’ll have lifetime access to our private professional community, our resources, Praxis workshops and events, plus all special offers available to bootcamp participants.
Wherever you go in the future, you’ll have a strong support community through Praxis – whether that’s changing careers, starting a business, launching a side project, or learning a new skill.
Our most successful participants are hands-on, embrace big challenges and focus on delivering results. They have ambition and responsibility to own important projects and drive their own development.
Our most successful applicants have the following traits:
Commitment to Self-Directed Learning
Openness to Feedback
Strong Communication
Adaptability
Remarkable Work Ethic
If you feel like that describes you, then what are you waiting for?
Participants engage in bi-weekly group discussions with founders and thought leaders where they can hear stories, get advice, and ask questions. Praxis team members also host professional development workshops where participants and alumni receive actionable ideas on a variety of topics and skills.
Work 1 on 1 with professional advisors who are 5-10 years ahead of you in their career paths and who can help you learn new skills, navigate the challenges of being a young professional, and achieve your goals. Advisors come from backgrounds as diverse as professional comedy and startup marketing.
All participants and alumni have access to an online community where they can ask questions, collaborate, and get to know other participants, advisors, and Praxis staff.
"Praxis not only helped me land an awesome job that I love doing, but helped me develop a mindset of personal growth and value-creation. Thank you, Praxis!"
"Praxis was a quarter million dollar decision for me. I completed the program and was promptly promoted by my business partner to VP of Business Development."
"Just 1 month in, I already have several promising apprenticeship prospects. I definitely recommend looking into the program to anyone who is curious about it."
"At Praxis, it’s not about following the well-worn path in life or purposefully following a different one. It’s about creating my own path as I go down it."
"I’ve gone from a completely unskilled marketing intern to manager of a company’s marketing department in just a little more than a year, with no college degree and no student debt. I’ve finally started and finished creative work that I’ve always wanted to do."
"A year ago, I was accepted into Praxis. It has been one of the best decisions I ever made. I’m more motivated, engaged and productive than I’ve ever been and happier too."
During placement, we connect participants with companies that offer high career growth opportunities aligned with their goals. Past participants have found the most success and satisfaction working at fast-growing, early-stage startups. Here’s a small preview of hiring partner companies within our network:
