From Stuck to Hired

You’ve done the courses. Now build the work that gets interviews.

From Stuck to Hired is my program for aspiring and early-career data engineers whose projects aren’t turning into interviews. Eight modules take you from figuring out where you actually stand to interview prep, with portfolio projects built around real business problems in between. The goal is a mid-level data engineering role. Take it self-paced, with a weekly group, or with weekly 1:1 coaching.

Not a bootcamp

The work has to survive contact with hiring teams.

Target realistic roles, build project proof, explain tradeoffs like an engineer, and make your technical work easier to evaluate. I built Gambill Data’s consulting practice by being good at this work. Coaching is me helping you get good at it too. It’s its own practice: it makes you better at your job, not a way into Gambill Data’s client work.

Choose your program

Pick the support that matches how you work.

All three include the full course and the private student community. Pay in full or in installments at checkout. Full refund within 14 days of purchase, as long as you haven't gone past Module 1.

Self-paced course

From Stuck to Hired

$997

Or 3 payments of $349 ($1,047 total)

  • All 8 modules, at your own pace
  • A 1:1 Roadmap Review call with me after Module 1
  • The private student community
Enroll for $997
Course plus 6 months of 1:1 coaching

From Stuck to Hired + 1:1 Coaching

$4,997

Or 6 payments of $897 ($5,382 total)

  • Everything in the course
  • Weekly 1:1 coaching sessions with me for 6 months, except major holiday weeks
  • Limited to 4 students at a time
Start 1:1 for $4,997 Book a Coaching Fit Call first ↓

From Stuck to Hired supports your job search. It does not guarantee a job offer. Results depend on your effort, experience, and the market.

Coaching is about your growth, not staffing. No program, including 1:1, creates access to Gambill Data client engagements. Those are two different practices, and they stay that way.

What’s inside

Eight modules, from where you stand to interview day.

Every program includes the full course. The group and 1:1 programs add live time with me on top of it.

  1. Module 1Figure Out Where You Actually Stand
  2. Module 2Pick Your Target Industry and Find the Right Jobs
  3. Module 3Build Portfolio Projects That Solve Real Business Problems
  4. Module 4Learn to Fix Things When They Break
  5. Module 5Understand How Data Teams Actually Work Inside Companies
  6. Module 6Talk About Your Work Like Someone Who Has Done It
  7. Module 7Make Your Resume and Online Presence Work Together
  8. Module 8Prepare for Interviews and Get Placed

From Stuck to Hired supports your job search. It does not guarantee a job offer. Results depend on your effort, experience, and the market.

  • Self-paced course. All 8 modules at your own pace, a 1:1 Roadmap Review call with me after Module 1, and the private student community.
  • Group Cohort. Everything in the course, plus a weekly live group session with me on Wednesday nights for 6 months.
  • 1:1 Coaching. Everything in the course, plus weekly 1:1 sessions with me for 6 months. Limited to 4 students at a time.

Free guide

Build portfolio projects that read like real work.

A free 6-page guide for aspiring data engineers whose projects aren’t turning into interviews. Most portfolios are tutorial projects with a new name, and hiring managers can tell. The Mid-Level Portfolio Blueprint shows you how to build projects that look like the work a mid-level data engineer actually does.

Free. Enter your email and the PDF is yours.

Earlier in the path?

The Foundations Track is the study path I give people who are not ready for coaching yet: 32 hand-picked courses and books, six projects, and a readiness check at the end.

See the Foundations Track

Coaching Fit Call

Book a 20-minute Coaching Fit Call.

Not sure which program fits? Twenty minutes, no pitch. Bring the role, project, portfolio, or career question you are working through. You will leave with a specific recommendation: one of the three programs or an honest “not yet”.

Booking takes under a minute. You’ll be asked one optional question about what you’re working toward so I can make the 20 minutes count.

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Member perspective

Structure turned scattered learning into interview-ready work.

Aileen used the Coaching App, an earlier Gambill Data coaching tool, after graduating.

For over a year after graduating, I felt like I was constantly learning but never actually moving forward. I followed endless tutorials, started what felt like 100 different courses, and spent hundreds of dollars on random programs hoping one of them would finally give me the direction I needed. Instead, I ended up stuck in ‘tutorial hell.’ I knew I wanted to build a career in data engineering, but I didn’t have a clear roadmap or know what I should actually be focusing on.

That changed when I started using the Gambill Data Coaching app. The project milestones and resources gave me something I had been missing the entire time: structure and direction. Instead of jumping from course to course or trying to learn every tool at once, I finally had a clear path to follow and understood what I should be working toward.

The coaching app also built my confidence. It gave me the boost I needed to speak about my projects in interviews and solid examples I could share. Without Chris, his content, and the coaching app, I would not have had the confidence to start applying for jobs. I was able to land a job quickly after completing projects and having real experience I could talk about in my interviews.

It turned learning data from something that felt overwhelming and endless into something much more manageable and intentional. Looking back, I wish I had found that kind of guidance much earlier because it would have saved me so much time, money, and frustration.

Aileen MolinaGambill Data Coaching member

Aileen’s experience is her own. Coaching outcomes vary based on each member’s goals, effort, experience, and circumstances.