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Useful info & advice for developers and those looking to hire them

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

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

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

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

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

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

Using Inbox Zero for effective hiring

Nowadays, anyone whose work is related to communication with people has at least once faced the problems coming from an overloaded inbox....

November 2, 2020

How to effectively assess coding skills

It's become a bit of a cliché, but there is some truth to the statement that many of those applying for software developer positions...

November 2, 2020

Inbound vs. outbound channels for sourcing developers

Here we’re going to consider channels that might be used for sourcing developers and why it’s important not to wait for the best...

Ekaterina Bulanova

October 28, 2020