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700 applications, 11 graduates and 100% employment: how a free educational initiative from WhiteBIT brought people to the team

700 applications for 11 places. Several months of training. And at the end - all 11 participants who reached the end will receive a job offer at WhiteBIT.

This marks the end of the first round of the Global Talent Program (GTP), a free developer training program that the company launched this year. WhiteBIT had a more ambitious goal than just creating a training program: it wanted to kickstart a new generation of Web3 specialists who could potentially join the team.

How the selection and the process itself was organized

The company received 700 applications for participation in the Global Talent Program, and 11 people were admitted to the training as a result of the competition — more than 60 applications per place. Classes for developers were held several times a week and combined online lectures, face-to-face classes with mentors, and homework. All lectures were also available in recording, so participants could return and review the topic they were interested in. In parallel with the main program, participants worked on additional projects in development, and the stream ended with the defense of the final project.

Mentors played a key role: according to several participants, they were maximally involved in the learning process and answered questions no matter how difficult they were, and at any time, not just during classes. Separately, the training program provided for one-to-one meetings where students could discuss individual issues within the framework of their studies, as well as meetings with C-level and representatives of various areas of WhiteBIT.

Who studied and what exactly?

The training program was attended by developers with different experience: some participants had never worked with PHP before, others came from Ruby on Rails, Go or Python and within the Global Talent Program were able to compare these approaches in practice. The curriculum covered PHP, the Laravel framework, Docker, Redis, working with databases and background task queues.

One of the participants' tasks was to develop a CRM system: at first, the participants wrote it in "pure" PHP, and after a few weeks, they ported the same project to Laravel. "Anatoly said that Laravel is "magical". I didn't believe it until the last moment until I tried it myself. He was right," says Kyrylo Zakharenko, one of the participants of the Global Talent Program.

Not everything was equally easy: several participants called the topic of queues and background processes the most difficult, understanding came while working on the task, not from a lecture.

What made this stream successful?

According to the participants of the Global Talent Program, what made the biggest impression was not the technical program itself, but the opportunity to propose your own solution, and not just perform tasks strictly according to instructions. “It’s much more interesting to work this way, there is more motivation, because you understand that you are being heard,” says Yevgeniya Moiseeva, a participant in the training.

The company itself responded to feedback during the stream: when student Artem Ustimenko suggested analyzing the code with a mentor right in class, and not just in theory, this suggestion was added to the program before the end of the training. Participants also positively noted the meeting with the company's CHRO Inna Gracheva, where they got acquainted with the values and mission of WhiteBIT. The program also included a meeting with the company's vice president - according to the participants, it made a great impression on them.

It is this reciprocity — when the company adapts to the participants' requests, and not just the other way around — that explains why in the end something that doesn't often happen in such programs became possible: the participants enjoyed learning, and the company liked what the students were able to do based on the results of the training. As a result, 100% of graduates receive a job offer.

What does this give all three parties?

Participants received free access to practical skills and a job immediately after training. WhiteBIT gained a team that understood the product and company culture from day one. And for the Web3 development market, where the demand for specialists with applied experience outstrips the supply, another channel for training personnel for specific business needs has appeared.

What's next?

WhiteBIT is already planning the next streams of the Global Talent Program and does not rule out expanding the program and adding new areas in the near future. You can follow the updates on the company's career website .