About SharpestMinds
SharpestMinds is a mentorship platform, looking to help people enter a new career specifically in Data Science. During their program, typically lasting between 4 and 16 weeks, students are being matched with a professional Data Scientist and prepared for the career change. As services, SharpestMind specifically lists:
- Interview Preparation
- CV Building
- Salary Negotiation
- Job Search Support
SharpestMinds does not charge any money upfront, and is instead financed by re-paying 5% to 10% of a person’s salary over a one-year period. If a person is looking to change careers and is already holding a job, this may therefore not be a perfect solution. Instead, the service is specifically built to cater to people located to US and Canadian citizens, looking to enter a technical career in the next six months.
Apart from that, SharpestMinds seems to have recruited a selection of high-quality, vetted career mentors, getting their mentees into jobs at Shopify, Airbnb and similar.
About MentorCruise
MentorCruise is an independent education platform with the goal to connect you with the mentor you deserve for effective career development and skill building, according to your own goals and expectations. The platform allows you to choose a mentor from the marketplace for longterm, career- or skill-driven mentorship and is allowing you to book specialized Sessions, such as a Introductory Call or a Sample Interview with a mentor for a relatively cheap price.
Mentors communicate via chat and/or video calls and support mentees in organizing learning resources, advisory calls, career building and more. There is no limit to the interactions a user can have with their mentor – the program is therefore perfect for anyone looking for the most personal way of doing coaching. Whether you want to chat, have a call or work through e-mail is entirely up to you.
All mentors go through an application process, are educated and continuously audited, promising the highest quality of mentors at all times. Prices range between $0 to $200 per month, depending on mentor. MentorCruise offers access to mentorship in a wide variety of skills, with Machine Learning and Data Science being one of the most popular.
Comparison
| SharpestMinds | MentorCruise | |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | Data Science Mentors, Don’t pay until you’re hired | 1-on-1 Tech Mentorship |
| # of mentors | 300 | 250+ |
| Cost | 5% - 10% of salary over 12 months | $0 - $200 per month |
| Type | Career Change from Non-Technical Position to Data Science | 1-on-1 Mentor offering Daily Messages, Tasks, Sample Projects & Calls per Agreement |