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How Smarp is growing its tech team to accommodate an expanding client base

Smarp offers a platform for employee communication, advocacy and engagement. It helps businesses create, aggregate, and automatically...

Michael Andreyev

September 28, 2021

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How Platogo hires developers in the changing environment

Platogo is a leading social and mobile games developer focused on the fast-growing multi-billion-dollar social casino gaming market....

Michael Andreyev

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Relocating to Sweden as a developer

Sweden constantly takes leading positions in various quality of living and economic reports. While two-thirds of the land is covered with...

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Counter-offer: should I accept it or not?

Counter-offer is a painful topic for both employee and employer. Let's talk about why that is and how to deal with it. What is a...

Ekaterina Bulanova

February 3, 2021

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How to properly reject candidates

Rejecting candidates is the most unpleasant but inevitable part of the recruitment process. It’s emotionally hard for both parties. That...

Yuliya Basistaya

January 28, 2021

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How to build a diverse team

The term diversity means the existence of variations of different characteristics in a group of people including their individual...

Juliana Valieva

December 25, 2020

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How to prepare for a UX interview

UX designers are now becoming in-demand specialists in software companies, but there is a lot of confusion with regards to what this role...

December 9, 2020

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EU Blue Card FAQ for developers

What is the EU Blue Card? The EU Blue card is a residence permit for non-EU foreign professionals to work in an EU country. What is the...

Anastasiya Surtaeva

December 4, 2020

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How Collective hired three remote senior developers in four months

Collective is a San Francisco-based startup backed by the prominent investors who have financed and built iconic companies like Uber,...

Valentina Sauchelli

November 25, 2020