Career Development Track

Land Your Dream
IT Career.

Whether you're breaking in from another field, searching for your next role, or building the reputation that brings offers to you — this track has the practical tools to get you there.

3Courses
16Hours
629Students
78%Placed in 90 days

Your Career Path

A three-step process from career decision to first day on the job.

Find Your Path
Breaking Into Cybersecurity
Get the Interview
Resume & Interview Mastery
Stand Out
Personal Brand in Tech

Course Curriculum

Practical career tools — resume templates, interview scripts, and LinkedIn playbooks that actually work.

Beginner8 hr

Career Pivot: Breaking Into Cybersecurity

No CS degree. No prior security experience. A clear, practical roadmap to your first security role in under 12 months.

  • The cybersecurity job landscape: roles, salaries, and entry points
  • Skills inventory: what transferable experience you already have
  • Certifications that employers actually value (CompTIA, ISC2, Microsoft)
  • Home lab setup: TryHackMe, HackTheBox, and BTG lab environments
  • Building a portfolio with no prior experience
  • The 12-month roadmap: week-by-week milestone plan
Enroll — $199
Beginner4 hr

IT Resume & Interview Masterclass

The resume that gets past ATS filters and the interview answers that land offers. Specific to IT and security roles.

  • ATS optimization: keywords, formatting, and what gets you filtered out
  • Quantifying IT achievements without production metrics
  • Technical interview preparation: common IT and security questions
  • Behavioral interview framework: STAR method for IT scenarios
  • Salary negotiation for IT roles: benchmarks and tactics
  • Resume templates for: Help Desk, SOC Analyst, SysAdmin, Cloud Engineer
Enroll — $199
Beginner4 hr

Building Your Personal Brand in Tech

A strong LinkedIn profile and GitHub portfolio can bring job offers to you. Build the online presence that makes recruiters reach out.

  • LinkedIn profile optimization: headline, about section, and skills
  • Creating content that showcases expertise without feeling fake
  • GitHub portfolio: documenting projects for non-developers
  • Speaking, writing, and podcasting as career accelerators
  • Community building: Tampa Bay tech meetups, online groups
  • Personal website setup: portfolio templates and hosting options
Enroll — $199

Career Services

Included with all Career Track enrollments — real support beyond the courses.

Resume Review

Submit your resume for a personal review from a BTG hiring expert. You will receive line-by-line written feedback within 5 business days. One revision review included.

Included with enrollment

Mock Interviews

30-minute video mock interview with a BTG team member. Covers technical screening questions for your target role plus behavioral interview practice. Full recording and written debrief provided.

Included with enrollment

Tampa Bay Job Board

Access to BTG's curated Tampa Bay IT job board — updated weekly with vetted openings from our hiring partners. Filtered by role, level, and salary range. Exclusively available to BTG Academy students.

90-day access

Hiring Partner Network

BTG works with IT-focused hiring managers across Tampa Bay and the Gulf Coast. Exceptional students can be referred directly to open positions — bypassing the standard application process.

Performance-based referral

Certification Path

Three credentials that signal career readiness to employers.

BTG Career Ready
Course 1
BTG Job Search Pro
Course 2
BTG Brand Builder
Course 3

Prerequisites

No IT experience required for this track. Courses 1 and 2 are designed for complete career changers. The only requirement is motivation to break into the technology field.

  • Course 1: Zero IT experience welcome
  • Course 2: Open to anyone in active job search
  • Course 3: Open to anyone building an IT career
Best paired with: Consider starting the Cybersecurity or Microsoft Cloud track simultaneously to build the technical credentials that support your career pivot.

Your Instructor

MW

Marcus Williams

PMP, Executive Coach, Former CIO

Marcus has been on both sides of the hiring table — as a CIO who reviewed hundreds of IT resumes and as a career coach who has guided over 150 professionals through successful IT career transitions. He specializes in helping professionals from non-technical backgrounds leverage their transferable skills to land competitive IT roles in the Tampa Bay market.

Student Outcomes

78%
Placed in a new IT role within 90 days of completing the track
$14K
Average salary increase for career changers who completed all 3 courses
4.8/5
Average instructor rating across all Career Track courses

Pricing

The most affordable investment you can make in your career. Government funding may cover 100%.

Individual
$199/course
  • Lifetime course access
  • Resume review included
  • Certificate of completion
  • Job board access (30 days)
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Corporate
Custom
  • Upskill your existing employees
  • Custom career development programs
  • Group mock interview sessions
  • Invoicing & NET30 terms
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Your Training May Be Free

Unemployed, underemployed, or a veteran? Federal and Florida state programs may cover 100% of Career Track tuition. No debt required to start your IT career.

Check Your Eligibility
WIOA Eligible
VET TEC Approved
CareerSource Partner
Pell Grant Eligible

Your IT Career Starts Today

629 professionals have used BTG Academy to land their first or next IT role. You're next.

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