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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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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 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

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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....

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...

November 2, 2020

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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

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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....

Valentina Sauchelli

October 23, 2020

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Why asking candidates for long commitments is a bad idea

When you’re looking for a new tech hire, you definitely want the collaboration to last for years, not months. So why don’t you ask...

Anton Korenyushkin

August 27, 2020