--- title: 'I Completed Yandex Practicum and Got a Job' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=hvVl5AwK-lM' video_id: 'hvVl5AwK-lM' date: 2026-07-22 duration_sec: 383 channel: 'Alexandr Manitsyn' --- # I Completed Yandex Practicum and Got a Job > Source: [I Completed Yandex Practicum and Got a Job](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hvVl5AwK-lM) ## Summary The speaker shares their experience of studying at Yandex Practicum, a popular Russian online education platform, detailing the cost, workload, and outcomes. They completed a 10-month web development course in 2022-2023, paid 110,000 rubles, and eventually secured a job at a major Russian company. The video provides a realistic assessment of the program's value, emphasizing that the course alone does not guarantee employment. ### Key Points - **Course Overview and Cost** [00:03] — The speaker studied web development at Yandex Practicum for 10 months, paying 110,000 rubles via installment plan. The course has since been updated and no longer exists in its original form. - **Course Limitations for Job Search** [01:01] — The speaker warns that completing such courses does not give an advantage in job hunting; a course line on a resume may even deter recruiters. The value is in the knowledge gained, not as a magic ticket to employment. - **Workload and Time Commitment** [01:44] — The official claim of 25 hours per week is accurate on average, but workload varies significantly. Initially easy, it becomes intense mid-course, requiring late nights to meet deadlines. - **Quality of Material** [02:37] — The course material is well-systematized and explains nuances not found in other paid courses, but it is also quite difficult. - **Graduation Rate** [03:18] — Out of 200 students in the speaker's cohort, only about 30 completed the training. Many were expelled or took academic leave due to inability to handle the workload. - **Flaws and Bugs** [04:19] — The program has issues with the simulator, organization, and bugs that become increasingly frustrating as the course progresses. - **Post-Graduation Accelerator** [04:50] — After graduation, students enter an accelerator that helps with employment through team projects organized by Yandex. The speaker found these projects very helpful in landing a job. - **Recommendation** [05:33] — The speaker advises enrolling only if the cost is not a financial burden and if the student is fully committed to changing careers. Alternatives include self-study or personal mentorship. ### Conclusion Yandex Practicum offers high-quality education but is expensive and demanding, with a low graduation rate. The course alone does not guarantee a job; the post-graduation accelerator and personal commitment are crucial for success. ## Transcript Motor Hello everyone, in this video I will tell you about my experience of studying at Yandex Practicum, how much I paid for the courses, who I was studying for, how courses, who I was studying for, how my training went, how the training went for my entire cohort, I will tell you about how many people actually completed the training and successfully passed their diploma project, and whether it is worth paying such a lot of money and going there to study. I will say right away that I will say right away that I found a job by getting a job at one of the largest companies in Russia. I studied on a web development course that lasted 10 months. Now this course no longer exists because some time ago it was updated. And I paid about 110,000 rubles for the course, and at that time I was applying for an installment plan to pay for the training. I do not think that such courses are some kind of evil and they should be refused 100%, but before purchasing, think a thousand times. Do 100%, but before purchasing, think a thousand times. Do you need it? I will say right away that such courses will not give you any advantage in your advantage in your job search because such a line in a resume with a completed course can only push away a recruiter, so keep this in mind, you will go I'd take a course like this just for the knowledge and that's it, but not for some magical way to find a job. As I already said, the training lasted 10 months. I studied from the end of '22 to September '23. Then there was no longer COVID and they began to greatly inflate the requirements for hiring juniors, so there wasn't such a freebie as during COVID when they took Well, practically anyone. The workshop website says that the training takes an average of 25 hours a the training takes an average of 25 hours a week. Well, in general, that's true, but this time varies greatly depending on what stage of training you quite difficult and at first didn't require much effort, but after the middle of the training, sometimes I had to submit assignments at the very last minute. That is, it's not just that the material in the workshop is really good, it's well- systematized, it's well-explained, it explains a bunch of all sorts of nuances that you won't find in other paid courses. But at the same time, it's also quite difficult. As for the workload on the course, I'll say that at the on the course, I'll say that at the time of training, I was simultaneously studying at a higher educational institution by correspondence. and plus I worked 8 hours a I worked 8 hours a day and at first the training was very easy and took Well, literally a few hours a week, but there were moments, especially towards the middle and closer to the end of the program, when I even had to sit at night and finish projects to submit them on time. In principle, the organizers were quite loyal to the students and always to the students and always gave extra time to submit assignments and projects. But even in this case, many, many guys were case, many, many guys were expelled and went to Akadem and did not complete the training. In the end, as far as I remember, at the graduation, out of my stream of 200 people, about 30 people completed the training, that is, from my cohort. At the end of the training, for the last projects, we were even combined with two other cohorts, that is, conversion. You can count for yourself. Very few people complete the program in the stream in which they started, and many have to be expelled. Many take Akadem themselves because they simply do not have time or cannot withstand the workload of the program. Therefore, be be prepared. This program is not without flaws, not without problems with the simulator, not without problems with the organization itself, and not without problems with the organization itself, and The more you study, the more tasks you complete, the more you see some bugs, shortcomings, problems with the simulator that after a certain time begin to irritate you very much. As a result, after successfully passing a result, after successfully passing the diploma, you get into the accelerator. This is the postgraduate part of the program in which they help you with employment. You are given the opportunity to participate in team projects organized by Yandex itself. In them, you will be given some topics for developing applications. They will assemble teams for you and you will thereby receive, developing these applications, Well, some relevant experience, let's say, after completing the training. I participated in several such projects and I can confidently say that they really helped a lot in finding a job. The workshop is one of the most finding a job. The workshop is one of the most expensive course platforms in the Russian segment, so I advise you to go there to study. Only if for you this is not the last money that you give for training and if you firmly and finally intend to change professions. Only under these two conditions, I advise you to go and study, so the choice is yours: study independently using paid materials or go to Paid online courses or find someone who will guide you personally, i.e., Metori, this is now well practiced and really, this will probably bring the most benefits