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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...
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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...
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Julia Kozeeva
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...
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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,...
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Valentina Sauchelli
November 25, 2020
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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....
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Daria Kurilina
November 2, 2020
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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...
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Oleg Podsechin
November 2, 2020
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Inbound versus 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...
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Ekaterina Bulanova
October 28, 2020
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How to hire and pay remote developers

The number of remote workers is growing and many companies start thinking of distributing their teams but don’t know how to handle it....
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Valentina Sauchelli
October 23, 2020
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Relocating to Germany as a developer

German companies are very interested in attracting foreign specialists. According to the Ministry of Economy and Energy, 55% of companies...
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Anton Korenyushkin
October 14, 2020