In today's professional landscape, the concept of T-shaped skills has gained significant importance. "T-shaped skills" means having deep expertise in a specific area (the vertical bar of the T) while also possessing broad knowledge across various disciplines (the horizontal bar). However, as workplace demands grow more complex, evolving this T-shape...

In today’s globalised business environment, employee relocation has become increasingly important as it allows companies to access a larger talent pool, expand into new markets, and facilitate knowledge transfer and collaboration between different branches or departments. However, a failed relocation can have severe consequences for both the organisation and the...

Introduction In the ever-changing field of tech, it has become increasingly difficult for companies to hold on to their skilled developers. The high demand for proficient software engineers and programmers highlights the need to understand the reasons behind developer turnover. This article explores the common factors that lead developers to...

Everyone hates being ghosted, but in the tech world, when we're talking recruiters and candidates, some of whom maybe some of the best in the world at what they do, it's next-level frustrating. For them, they spend days crafting the perfect application, researching your company, planning their approach, getting excited...

Preamble In my carrier as an applicant to open engineering/tech positions I have done hundreds of interviews, and as an hiring manager I interviewed hundreds of candidates. I then also collect feedbacks from colleagues all around the world about the same topic. Rarely I found someone happy about a live...

Coding interviews are hard and sometimes stressful. I recall vividly the interview process I did while interviewing at Google, who are notorious for their intense interviews schedules. I had 6 interviews in one day and a further 3 on another. I was so tired by the end of each day...

Remote work has come a very long way. In previous years, remote work was widely seen as ‘not real work’. Then Covid-19 happened, and… well, you know the rest. Even since the pandemic, our understanding of the positive impacts of remote work — both for tech professionals and companies—has evolved...

This article offers insights and career guidance on data science and software engineer The tech industry offers a plethora of exciting career opportunities, and two of the most in-demand professions are software engineering and data science. While both roles involve working with technology, they have distinct responsibilities, skill sets, and...

Want to switch to that high paying job? Or are you already been preparing hard to give interview the next weekend? Do you know how many people get rejected in interviews by preparing only concepts but not focusing on actually which questions will be asked in the interview? Don’t be...

Said no manager ever. Money is the one thing every candidate at any job interview is advised never to mention. The salary on offer for the role is treated almost like a *dirty secret. Job advertisements only reveal a band or range, which makes sense to a certain extent,...

Many programmers wonder whether they will still be hired as they enter their golden years. If you are a programmer and have been working for more than a few years, I won’t be surprised if thoughts have gone through your head about whether you will still be hireable as...

We put together a comprehensive resource hub for all things remote work. This mega guide on remote work has guidance on getting started working remotely, from finding a job to setting up your workspace. Do you remember the days when selling Avon, entering data into spreadsheets, and answering customer...

Мировой рынок IT стремительно развивается. С каждым годом профессия разработчика софта становится все более востребованной — уже в 2017 году в мире насчитывался примерно 21 миллион программистов различных направлений. К сожалению, русскоговорящий рынок IT находится еще на начальной стадии развития — уже есть крупные и успешные проекты, но рынок еще...

Привет! Меня зовут Тим Чаптыков, я работаю в VK — руковожу командой разработки раздела сообщений на вебе. Мы отвечаем за мессенджер на vk.com, в мобильной версии сайта и в VK Messenger (приложение для компьютера). Последние пять лет я провожу много технических собеседований — чаще всего у фронтенд-разработчиков. И в этой...