According to The Wall Street Journal, the next wave of remote work is outsourcing jobs overseas. The COVID pandemic and the rise of remote collaboration tools such as Zoom and Google Workspace made companies rethink their hiring strategies as they...
The latest advancements in software development focus on deeper process automation and better connectivity between system parts. That’s why companies that use outdated technologies risk losing many resources they could have saved and repurposed...
In 2021, Neil Bradley of the US Chamber of Commerce shared his outlook on small business growth trends. “It used to matter how big the market was in your hometown — how many people would pass by on Main Street. Today, the world is your Main Street.”...
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of job openings in the information industry remains high, with 207,000 jobs reported in February 2022, up from 111,000 for the same month last year. As a result, the demand for developers...
In many cases, salary and financial benefits are the deciding factors for an engineer to stay with the company. However, firstly, every company has a salary budget, and secondly, a salary increase does not always imply the career growth the...
Each software development team has its own unique ecosystem that relies on methods for coordinating tasks and transferring knowledge between team members. The latter is especially important when onboarding new engineers, whether contractors or in...
Performance reviews are often a turning point in the employer-developer relationship. Managers and developers usually prepare for it thoroughly: collect data on KPIs, create a presentation or a report with the most significant achievements, and...
There have been various reasons for layoffs and hiring freezes in the tech industry in 2022. Executives such as Google’s Sundar Pichai cite an “uncertain global economic outlook” as a reason for the hiring slowdown. Meanwhile, Forbes sees the...
Following the rise of cloud services, cutting hiring costs, and the aftermath of the pandemic that left many specialists at home, companies have begun searching around the world for talent. Moreover, remote work can be more productive than on-site...
Hiring a contractor may be easier and faster than in-house hiring, but the onboarding process for a contractor should be as meticulous as for a new employee. Contractors may require as long as one month to become fully engaged because they need to...
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