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Where to get a job in June? Overview of opportunities for beginners from leading IT employers
Finding a job in IT when you have just entered the industry, have minimal commercial experience, and the employer is betting on skilled specialists is a task with an asterisk, isn’t it? Some novice candidates wait for their place in the industry for years, someone drops out of the search distance and goes to work in another field. Opportunities for beginners are indeed limited, but employers assure that they hire beginners and even create separate positions for them. Where to go to work for June — we learned from recruitment specialists from leading IT employers.
Finding a job in IT when you have just entered the industry, have minimal commercial experience, and the employer is betting on skilled specialists is a task with an asterisk, isn’t it? Some novice candidates wait for their place in the industry for years, someone drops out of the search distance and goes to work in another field. Opportunities for beginners are indeed limited, but employers assure that they hire beginners and even create separate positions for them. Where to go to work for June — we learned from recruitment specialists from leading IT employers.
Svitlana Maidan, HRD Pingle Studio
There are positions for which we deliberately hire juniors. At Pingle, we have a well-established training and adaptation system, so we can «grow» specialists within the company. For example, this applies to roles in QA, some artistic areas, and sometimes even in C++ — if we see a high level of motivation and good potential.
Tetyana Lobetska, Talent Recruitment Lead at Levi9 Ukraine
We have junior vacancies from time to time — it all depends on client requests at a certain time. This year we have already hired several Junior Java developers and Junior UI/UX designers.
For Juns, in addition to technical knowledge, spoken English, a willingness to learn quickly, and proactivity are especially important. These are the things we always pay attention to. We don’t have any active trainee programs right now, but we have good experience in the past. For example, we launched a Front-end academy: we selected and prepared a group of trainees, and after training they all had the opportunity to join the company. As a result, in 2022, our Levi9 family was replenished with six Trainee Front-end developers.
Denys Hryniov, Head of Educational Programs EPAM Campus
We are actively recruiting junior-level specialists, this year more than 400 have already joined the company after training at EPAM Campus programs. Among them are several veterans, participants in our special program «IT for Veterans». The plan is to hire 600-700 juniors this year.
EPAM hires junior specialists after completing their training in EPAM Campus programs. At the final stage, participants are offered project training. This stage, in fact, is an opportunity for them to gain practical experience working on real projects and adapt to working at EPAM. The duration varies within three months and in most cases ends with hiring. During project training, future juniors better understand how a hybrid and multicultural team works, how development takes place — from idea to release, what processes exist in the company itself, etc. It is important that during this period they receive the necessary support from mentors and coordinators.
After joining EPAM, juniors can continue their training on internal platforms, as well as use mentoring programs. For this purpose, the company has a special Learning and Development department, which offers various formats — from online training and long-term programs to resources for independent study or preparation for certifications. Recently, the most popular have been courses on the study and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies. In addition, the company integrates AI technologies into the learning process, offering personalized curricula and involving artificial intelligence as a mentor.
Daryna Kuzmyk, Talent&Culture Lead at Railsware
We mostly work with professionals who already have significant experience in the industry, at mid/senior level. However, we periodically open trainee/intern roles — for example, this summer we had some great interns join the marketing team. So for juniors, the path to Railsware is quite real when there is a business need for it.
What do we want to see in interns or juniors?
strong basic knowledge in the field and willingness to learn quickly;
proactivity, responsibility and clear communication;
English at a level sufficient for daily work in a distributed team;
If possible, pet projects/portfolios that demonstrate practical skills.
Onboarding and adaptation of «young professionals» is thought out and planned in the same way as for more experienced specialists, taking into account their needs. In particular, this is an individual onboarding plan with clear expectations and evaluation criteria, which is helped by an onboarding coordinator. Every two weeks, we hold feedback sessions where we share impressions, answer questions, and outline further steps.
Of course, from the first day, a new person has access to the internal knowledge base, where they can learn more about processes, products, features of our work, etc. Gradually, the tasks become more complicated and, ultimately, at the end of the term, a final conversation is held regarding the results and plans for further development.
We don’t have regular «mass» internships. Instead, we launch targeted programs when it makes sense for our products and teams. The best advice is to keep an eye on our website and media for updates and apply as soon as a suitable vacancy appears.
Volodymyr Lobov, Talent Fulfilment Manager at Ciklum
We are open to hiring talented specialists at all levels, including Junior. The share of such vacancies usually does not exceed 10%, but they appear regularly. For example, earlier this month a new junior colleague joined the Ciklum Support team, and now we are looking for candidates for the position of Junior Fullstack QA.
To successfully start in IT, it is important for young people to have high-quality theoretical knowledge, basic practical skills in their specialization, a high level of English proficiency, and developed soft skills: the ability to communicate clearly and correctly, present ideas, argue their motivation, and be willing to learn quickly and take responsibility.
Technical training and commercial experience are certainly important, but the ability to adapt, interact with colleagues, and maintain constructive dialogue is equally important to us. This is especially relevant since most beginners immediately join client projects and work in cross-cultural teams.
We currently do not have separate programs focused exclusively on juniors — all Ciklum specialists can freely use the company’s educational resources. New employees undergo structured onboarding, receive access to technical and non-technical materials, a corporate Udemy account, and English classes. Colleagues can also join various educational initiatives: GenAI Upskilling Program for developing skills in the field of artificial intelligence, academies in Machine Learning Engineering, Software Architecture, DevOps, etc. Thanks to an open culture and transparent processes, beginners can always turn to experienced specialists for advice if they cannot find the answer in the available materials.
We believe that development is a continuous process and support it at any stage of your career.
Anna Bodrukhina, Talent Acquisition Specialist Futurra Group
About 80% of our vacancies today are open to junior level employees. We consciously rely on these specialists to form the right working approaches from day one.
We have external and internal programs:
Bootcamp for our beginners is a series of lectures and practical tasks with buddy support to quickly get started.
Futurra TechTalk is a series of open meetups on the challenges of product IT. We bring together practitioners from different companies to talk about building EdTech businesses, global expansion, or effective supply models. The format is a live discussion with Q&A and networking in Kyiv with online broadcast.
Futurra Case Day — Futurra Case Day — «From scratch to MVP: Sell it before you build it» — a one-day intensive that immerses participants in product IT. After lectures from our experts, participants in teams develop and defend an MVP launch plan. After that, there is an opportunity to receive an offer to join the team.
Internal TechTalks are regular lectures and workshops from colleagues that help you understand the business comprehensively.
To start with us in a junior position, you only need a basic understanding of the profession and proactivity. We will help you develop everything else — the main thing is that you have a desire to grow.
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